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Full face helmet for 2 year old

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flag Buzzard720
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 at 3:11 Quote
Hey everybody,

My son has been on a Strider for a while now and I'm thinking about ordering a Kids Ride Shotgun seat so he can ride on my bike for tough sections of trail or when he gets tired etc. I already have a regular Bontrager helmet for him but I would like to get a full face helmet because he will be higher off the ground and I also worry about falling on him in the event of a bail. So my question is what full face helmets are your little people using?

Thanks,

J.D.
flag cmcrawfo
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 at 4:32 Quote
I haven't found a full face that fits children that young.

Personally, The idea of strapping a kid to my bike or body, through technical terrain is a non starter. there are plenty of fun things on two wheels you can do with your kid that isn't going to result in you being directly responsible for breaking them.
flag T4THH
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 at 7:19 Quote
you could cut a melon to size...
flag geoffreywolter
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 at 10:41 Quote
First, I picked up a Kids Ride Shotgun seat for my 3 year old son about a month or so back, and he loves it. With that said, like others have already replied finding a full face helmet for a kid that small is going to be difficult, but the point I'm going to try to make is it really isn't all that necessary in my opinion, at least at first. Just get the seat first and do some small rides to get started, you'll be pretty amazed how easy it is to ride with them on the bike. I really can't imagine taking him on any trails I would honestly feel the need for a full face on at this point, but your mileage may vary. At the point that he wants to go faster than I'm comfortable with, or start looking to get some air I may change my tune, but for now a foot down around the corners seems like enough caution. Oh, and if you do get one, don't forget to throw some extra air in the shocks to compensate for the additional weight.
flag Falcon991
Posted: Mar 16, 2020 at 15:01 Quote
You may find it difficult to find a full face for such a little one. Their necks aren't usually ready to handle that much weight.
flag Staktup
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Posted: Mar 17, 2020 at 18:58 Quote
cmcrawfo wrote:
I haven't found a full face that fits children that young.

Personally, The idea of strapping a kid to my bike or body, through technical terrain is a non starter. there are plenty of fun things on two wheels you can do with your kid that isn't going to result in you being directly responsible for breaking them.

This. Don’t rush it, let him grow up healthy and he’ll be ready soon enough. Sure it would be cool, but are you doing it for him- or for you?

My wife would kick my nuts a thousand times if I pulled this stunt at age two...
flag Uchwmdr
Posted: Mar 19, 2020 at 13:29 Quote
This is a very bad idea. Not only you are not willing to spend some real time with your son, but you are essentially forcing a 2 year old kid to practice a very risky activity. I understand that being on the trails is the life for you, but hell, you dont need to force feed that passion of yours to your son while attaching him to your bike and riding hard. Nope, there is not a full face helmet for 2 year olds for a few reasons: 1. At this age neck muscles are too weak to support such a helmet. 2. No one in the world is willing to take this shitty risk. 3. Eventually falling on your kid will cause damage that is much severe and an eventual full face will be less than enough to protect it. This idea of yours is rather childish and very iressponsible.
flag Dustfarter
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Posted: Mar 21, 2020 at 10:00 Quote
JD. While I agreed on the full face thing I have to respectfully disagree with some of the replies here. I had my child in a bike seat ( a fully strapped Thule Yepp mini) at 8 months old.
He's now 2 and some change and has graduated to a MacRide seat. I literally have to sneak out of the house for solo rides and riding with him is an almost daily occurrence.
IMHO the trick is to start them REALLY slowly on completely flat and smooth terrain so that they learn the feel and more importantly the rules...#1 rule is to never let go. Ever!
I'm now at the point where we ride mellow single track and fire roads.
When it comes to safety I think you have to be ver realistic about your ability as a rider and then rein it in a lot from what you usually totally comfortable riding on your own and ride really slowly and mindfully. It's not a time to daydream. When in doubt WALK.
I'm fortunate that I have a fair amount of disposable time on my hands so I can ride with and without him so that's not my motivation. My motivation is for him to connect with and love nature at a young age as I did with my parents ( my dad used to have me sit up on the tank of his mx bike on a custom cushion my mom made but that's a different story and was a different time Smile ). We regularly ride to destinations like various ponds or to feed some friendly horses or to simply have a trailside picnic breakfast.

For me these ARE the quality special times spent with my son. Don't let others discourage you.
Risk is part of life and every time you strap him into a car seat and drive on the freeway he's at way more risk.
flag Starsky686
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Posted: Mar 21, 2020 at 14:34 Quote
After much research and consternation I found the Bell Super 3R the best option for a 5 year old, expensive but bonus for MIPS and removable chin versatility, the other options were less desirable.
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