[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this for my one year old. Definitely high quality product. Easy to set up, sturdy and clearly well made. Straps for the kiddo were super easy to use and secured. Highly recommend and worth the extra $ for the quality.
Julian
Verified Purchase
2 years ago
Best Purchase Ever
Easy to use, super easy to install, very good quality w/ a simple design. Totally worth the money.
vangirl_85
2 years ago
Awesome Seat!
So glad we bought this seat. It worked really well for our toddler. He can still fit in it, and he's 5 (but he rides his own bike now). He never complained and we felt he was really secure in it. Easy to take on and off the bike with the quick-release bracket.
HJA
3 years ago
A Good Product That Led To A Bad Problem
I purchased the Thule RideAlong in April 2020. My son was around 15 months at the time and I was very excited about cycling around town with him. The product worked exceptionally well for the first year. It was robust, comfortable for my son, felt very safe, and made cycling so much more fun. Additionally, it was easy to install and required very little maintenance (I would clean it with warm water every now and then, but that was it!). After a year, the left foot strap snapped off. As annoying as this was at first, I will say that I had cycled hundreds of miles with my son when this happened so I figured it was fair wear and tear (I will also say, parenthetically, that my son never kicked his feet around while we cycled so losing the strap didn't cause any safety issues for us--that being said, I could see how this would be a potential problem for others). After two and a bit years of use--which aligned with my son hitting the maximum weight limit of the product as stated by Thule--I stopped using the RideAlong. Oddly, this is when the real major problem of the product became apparent. When I disassembled the RideAlong, I realized that the mounting bracket had squashed the seat tube on my steel bike. I was very shocked to see this, especially considering that I had made sure that I tightened the mounting bracket screws to the correct torque measurements as specified by Thule. (To the extent it is of interest to the reader, I own quite good torque wrenches that I get calibrated every year or so to make sure that they stay accurate for my bike mechanic and maintenance needs so I am very confident that there is no problem with the wrenches. In fact, I do quite a lot of work on my bikes and use the wrenches frequently. I have had no issues with any of the bike components that I used the wrenches on.) The three stars that I give this product is meant to be a reflection about the contradictory nature of this review: on the one hand, the product was very good, but on the other, I was not expecting a damaged bike as a result of its use. Ultimately, because of the latter, I would not recommend purchasing this product. I think Thule need to provide potential customers with a warning about possible bike frame damage as a consequence of the use of the RideAlong.
Scott
Verified Purchase
3 years ago
Happy With It
We bought this a month ago and have used it several times. I like that the buckle fits over the kids helmet. It seems easy to adjust as we‘ll be using it with two kids. It’s pretty expensive with the recent increase in price but I imagine we will be using it for many years.
