Crazy Dad or Crazy Cool?

[Tricia]

Regardless of that guy's choices, honestly, I have never fallen on my bike while riding my bike. Superman style, sure, plenty.

It doesn't matter which way you fall if you have a baby on your back. Its not likely to end well.

Like you, I've never fallen backwards that I can recall, and have never had a camelback mishap.

 

[Monique]

It doesn't matter which way you fall if you have a baby on your back. Its not likely to end well.

Agreed. Just an observation. I don't think falling on your back is common (except for @scott43 , apparently!)

 

[Tricia]

Agreed. Just an observation. I don't think falling on your back is common (except for @scott43 , apparently!)

I wonder if he got any video on that

 

[scott43]

Regardless of that guy's choices, honestly, I have never fallen on my bike while riding my bike. Superman style, sure, plenty.

You're not trying hard enough.. Over the handlebars, off the side-hill cliff and down 6'..oof..

 

[scott43]

I wonder if he got any video on that

No vids..but friends to tell the stories!!

 

[Lauren]

Agreed. Just an observation. I don't think falling on your back is common (except for @scott43 , apparently!)

I've never seen a fall backwards to your back, but I have witnessed (on more than one occasion), the ol' over the handlebars, front flip, somersault, land on the back.

As for the video, I see nothing wrong with it. As Monique pointed out, it looks like the kid is pumping off a couple of the rollers, and leaning into the berms. Good teaching opportunity, IMO. The dad (assuming it's the father), isn't going that fast. Seems like if there was a fall, it would be no worse than if the kid was on his own bike. I agree with everyone else, the kid seats on a bike or kid in a backpack makes me significantly more nervous. The idea of being strapped in during a crash seems much scarier and more dangerous than being on a trail-a-bike.

 

[Monique]

You're not trying hard enough.. Over the handlebars, off the side-hill cliff and down 6'..oof..

Can't "like" this!

 

[scott43]

Can't "like" this!

The sad part is one foot was still clipped in..

 

[Monique]

The sad part is one foot was still clipped in..

No comment!

 

[Pumba]

Cool.

 

[Tricia]

No vids..but friends to tell the stories!!

I must have a drink with said friends.

 

[Doug Briggs]

I saw a double trailer the other day at Keystone. They were riding asphalt, though.

Here is a double I was able to photograph:

The parent must be in pretty good shape hauling that around Summit County.

 

[scott43]

No comment!

I honestly thought I could ride it out...

 

[Magi]

What if the baby/kid in a backpack apparatus had a roll cage?

Or maybe put another way - is there *any* way you can think of to safely bring a baby along on a trail ride or alpine ski.

Edit - can anyone remember the movie/skier who was in one of the major ski films of the last few years (probably 2 years ago) that was pregnant?

 

[Tricia]

 

[Primoz]

I've never seen a fall backwards to your back

Me neither... except one idiot who goes by his name Primoz here on forum This idiot tried to learn wheelie (which after riding bikes for all my life, I still didn't) with clipless (I know I should read the other thread first ), and once you start to go over to your back, it's just too late for anything So probably I'm the only who managed to wall on his back on mtb

 

[Wilhelmson]

I fell on my back doing a wheelie on a sloped sidewalk. I hit the concrete so hard my neighbor thought I was dead. No wonder my back is screwed up now.

 

[François Pugh]

FIFY

When I was doing the bike clinic last month, there was a dad with his Back Protector (maybe 1 or 1 1/2 years old) in a pack on his back, and his dog running along side. Dad had a helmet, but the Back Protector didn't.
One of the women in our group commented, "Thats irresponsible."
I really try not to jump to a conclusion, but that left me shaking my head.

As to the OP, that's cool; he is riding well within his capabilities and the child is in no more danger of being injured than if he were doing just about anything else children might be doing.

I was going to ask why the child isn't he riding his own bike, but that's been answered above.

 

[luliski]

I saw a double trailer the other day at Keystone. They were riding asphalt, though.

Here is a double I was able to photograph:

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The parent must be in pretty good shape hauling that around Summit County.

That type of set-up is very common where I live, but it's flat here!

 

[Tricia]

I saw a double trailer the other day at Keystone. They were riding asphalt, though.

Here is a double I was able to photograph:

View attachment 48985

The parent must be in pretty good shape hauling that around Summit County.

That's ambitious.