Cari

I found a child seat that has its own suspension and goes up to a higher weight than most seats, http://www.hamax.com/product/caress-with-carrier-adapter/ the bike shop said the rack that comes with the bike would be strong enough. I am hoping they are right. The main difference between the bergamot and the Scott was the Scott had a derailleur but the bergamot must have had gears within the bottom bracket. This is new to me, derailleur are what I am used to but I don't know if the other option was better. I guess it's down to me trying and seeing what feels best and deciding if I really want to spend that much! Thanks for all your tips.

Thanks for all your replies, though I haven't had much time this evening to research them I willl do tomorrow. I have found a local bike shop with a good reputation and had a brief chat with them, they showed me two bikes in store that after a chat they thought would suit. I have found a child seat that though expensive clamps onto an existing rack and is a good size so should last my son about 3 yrs if necessary. Discussing this seat it became apparent that it wouldn't go onto a rack with a battery mounted under so we looked at step through with tube mounted batteries. They showed me 2. One was a bergamot and the other if I remember right was a scot. Both priced at about £2000. I hadn't really considered a price as until i reaserched I really didn't know how much I would need to spend on a bike that would fully meet my needs. I guess I was hoping that I could pay a little less, say 1500, but I could raise to 2000 if it was really necessary. Can anyone comment on either makes, sorry I'm not sure the models as there seem to be many around that price range. Thanks again.

Thanks for your reply. I had thought about a trailer, too wide to fit through some local trails, tag along, not yet as my child has balance issues and would feel unsafe. A rear bike seat for the next few years will be necessary. I need a step through as I kick him in the face tracing to get my leg over my current men's mountain bike! Also I don't know how much longer I'll be able to do that. I will have to look up PBM CST etc, but these are things I need to know about before I start trailing bikes that won't be suitable. Thanks again

Hi It's just dawning on me that getting an ebike is the answer. I've been riding bikes on and off for over 50yrs but not so much recently though I do have a hybrid I had been riding with my son using weeride seat. He's now too big, 4 yrs but I still want to ride with him around town, on school runs and for holidays. He has SN and may not ride his own bike for some time, if at all so I'm looking at getting a bike that will help me living in hilly South Wales and carrying an increasingly heavy child. We use trails but don't plan to do any serious mountain biking. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I might be needing and or what bike will take a bike seat easily. I don't plan to spend more than I need to but having been a keen cyclist in the past would hope to get something that would inspire me to ride more. Thanks Cari