With zero frame contact, and lightning fast fitting and removal, the Shotgun Pro is the ultimate child seat for MTB families. And because it doesn’t touch the frame, it’s also suitable for e-mtbs with bigger downtubes, something the original shotgun seat couldn’t accommodate.
“We had a great response to our original frame mounted seat, with thousands of families hitting the trails around the globe – but we’ve struggled to make our frame mounted version suitable for e-mtb’s. There are also still some parents out there with high end carbon bikes, that prefer not to have a child seat contacting their frame, and that’s why we developed our pro model”
In terms of bike compatibility, the Shotgun Pro fits all mountain bikes with standard 1 1/8 steerers, which is the vast majority of modern bikes. And so that MTB parents can share the duties, two headset spacers are included with the product – allowing for quick switching between bikes. The rear of the Shotgun Pro attaches to all common seat post sizes, and is dropper post friendly.
“When developing the Shotgun Pro, we wanted to avoid frame contact – which led us to a couple of obvious mounting points. We’re happy to admit that we’re not the first to mount a child seat between the stem and seat post, in fact, the first designs date back to the 90’s – but what is unique about our pro seat is the clever range of adjustment. Common adjustments like leg and saddle angle are all tool-free, making them super quick trail side adjustments for parents.”
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SHOTGUN PRO MTB CHILD SEAT - PRODUCT FEATURE
Today we’re taking a closer look at the all-new Shotgun Pro MTB Child Seat from biker-owned brand ‘Kids Ride Shotgun’ who are a small team of mountain bike parents from the North Island of New Zealand who came together with a global vision to raise the next generation of mountain bikers.
The original Shotgun child seat launched in 2017 and quickly became recognised as a fantastic way of bringing parent mountain bikers and their children together in a fun and interactive way, immediately giving their kids an authentic mountain biking experience. We’ve seen the Shotgun Child Seat gain popularity here at Wheelbase over the past few seasons; customers who are keen mountain bikers and want to continue to ride as a family are totally sold on the Shotgun concept and see it as an opportunity to pass on their love of the sport to their little shredders.
Watch professional mountain biker Sam Blenkinsop take his daughter Indie go for a ride on the Shotgun Pro…
So what led the Kids Ride Shotgun brand to develop their original Shotgun child seat and why did they feel it was better to have their children positioned on the front of the bike rather than than on the rear like traditional bicycle child seats?..
So the weight was balanced in the centre of the bike
So the child can see where they’re going (and the parent can see them)
So that parent and child can talk to each other as they ride along together
With your child positioned out front you’ll be able really share the riding experience.
Since the original seat was launched in 2017 the Kids Ride Shotgun brand have seen a big increase in the use of e-MTBs around the world and a large amount of mountain biking families wanting to fit the Shotgun child seat to high-end carbon fibre mountain bikes.
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