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Pretty sure weeride tell you not to run one on a bike with drops.
I'd be going with the rigid urban assault beast plan. Something that gives you a sense of stability and solidity is going to be much more fun for you, which will make it more fun for the kid. I have my weeride on a Surly Troll, 800mm risers, 2.35" tyres. It's a tank, and it means that I can take the offroad route if I want to, which is a great option to have as the kids love it.
Got my 2 year old out on the weeride for the first time last week (poor little bugger has been having to share a trailer with her older sister up till now, but now older sister is at school I don't need a trailer for the nursery run). She absolutely loved it - screaming in delight as we whizzed down the hills. We stopped at some traffic lights and she said 'I love bikes'. Yes you do, good kid.
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Interested on people's views on what makes a great kid carrier, clearly there's a wide range of possibilities.
My little one will be 1 year old next April which seems like a good target date to have a kid carrier up and running - my wife is not keen on her being on a bike before then, and it'll be winter too.
For the actual carrier I'm thinking Weeride but I'm more interested in thoughts on what sort of bike is best to base it around. I'm planning to go for turning my 29er hardtail into a rigid forked, fat slick tyred, urban assault beast rather than converting my drop bar Velo Orange Pass Hunter. Partly because I want to keep the Pass Hunter for me more than I want the 29er, but mostly because I reckon flat bars and their more upright riding position and less twitchy steering will feel less scary with a baby on board than drops.
Clearly some people are using all out 23c tyred road bikes as kid carriers so it can be done, but I'm aiming for the least anxiety inducing experience possible for me.
Will update as the conversion progresses. Views very much welcomed