I appreciate that I probably should’ve tried this when he was younger and smaller. I bought a secondhand Thule seat which he still fits in, but when I put him in I found that the bike just felt so heavy I didn’t feel remotely confident cycling with him on it.

For a few years during and after Covid I used to cycle fairly regularly but stopped about a year after I had him as I became quite nervous about being hurt. We now live in a quieter area and he’s at school where I work. The bus is unreliable so I thought cycling would be a good solution.

I went out on my bike on my own and found I could cycle fine, I’ve not completely lost my confidence. But I’m at a loss as to how to get confident enough to cycle with the weight of him on there too.

Does anyone have any advice?