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#21 ·
Any chance anyone could share an update on how they have been getting on with the seat?

I'm planning on buying the Thule Yepp Nexxt Mini and attaching it to my 29er hardtail. From your suggestions and other reviews online, it seems the ahead adapter is pretty useless, making the bike unrideable or at least very uncomfortable. I plan on using the space on my steerer by removing a spacer or two, before attaching the stem and headset back on.

Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated.
 
#23 ·
Hey everyone! New to the forum, but got here from having the same questions haha

Looking at getting this seat, but our concern is with the stem diameter, both our bikes have a 31.8mm stem, but the Thule is saying max of 28mm. Not sure if I’m reading it wrong or not, but hoping someone can help clarify! She has the Cube Nature EXC, and I have the Cube Analog.
Thanks everyone!
-Andy
 
#24 ·
Hey everyone! New to the forum, but got here from having the same questions haha

looking at getting this seat, but our concern is with the stem diameter, both our bikes have a 31.8mm stem, but the Thule is saying max of 28mm. Not sure if I'm reading it wrong or not, but hoping someone can help clarify! She has the Cube Nature EXC, and
AndyGervais said:
Hey everyone! New to the forum, but got here from having the same questions haha

Looking at getting this seat, but our concern is with the stem diameter, both our bikes have a 31.8mm stem, but the Thule is saying max of 28mm. Not sure if I'm reading it wrong or not, but hoping someone can help clarify! She has the Cube Nature EXC, and I have the Cube Analog.
Thanks everyone!
-Andy
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#25 ·
Same situation here with a Ø31.8mm stem. Any input from folks tinkering with this seat would be most appreciated. Thanks!

AndyGervais said:
Hey everyone! New to the forum, but got here from having the same questions haha

looking at getting this seat, but our concern is with the stem diameter, both our bikes have a 31.8mm stem, but the Thule is saying max of 28mm. Not sure if I'm reading it wrong or not, but hoping someone can help clarify! She has the Cube Nature EXC, and
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#26 ·
Another revival of an old thread….

Anyone have success in mounting the Yepp Mini to a bike with 1.5" steerer tube? I have ideas on modifying the below with a new thicker plate that has 1.5" diameter.

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#27 ·
Reviving this thread because I figured out a solution and got a response from Thule about this situation.

From Thule about the Nexxt Mini threadless adapter:
In this case for now in Thule we not have any adapter for use with Threadless stems yes, but keep one eye in our website and upgrades because our engineers are working designe new products a maybe we can provide you a solution at a latter date.
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Now for the workaround:
I removed the angle adjusters designed for a quill stem and mounted the bracket on a 20mm Wolf Tooth headset spacer. Because of the shape of the spacer it locks it in place vertically and once I torqued down the bracket it doesn't budge at all. With 13mm of spacers between the bracket and the stem I can easily mount and dismount the carrier. With a narrower fork (something like a Fox 32 or a rigid) there is no interference with the stirrups.
 
#28 ·
UncleChewie said:
Now for the workaround:
I removed the angle adjusters designed for a quill stem and mounted the bracket on a 20mm Wolf Tooth headset spacer. Because of the shape of the spacer it locks it in place vertically and once I torqued down the bracket it doesn't budge at all. With 13mm of spacers between the bracket and the stem I can easily mount and dismount the carrier. With a narrower fork (something like a Fox 32 or a rigid) there is no interference with the stirrups.
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This is the solution we've all been waiting for! Thank you for this :)

Now if I could only find a way to get Wolftooth delivered to the UK without shipping costing an arm and a leg!

Does your solution require any spacers below the 20mm one? Or only the ~13mm above it?
 
#29 ·
All, I tried to use this thread when planning to get this seat. It was a help, but there seems to be a lot of question about how to fit this Yepp Nexxt Mini on a modern mountain bike.

I have installed it on my bike and have taken several successful rides with my 17 month old daughter. The seat has been a blast! She loves it, I feel very safe with the positioning, and we have put in about 50 miles. All road miles in our neighborhood. Haven't hit any trails yet.

I lurk on mtbr pretty much daily, so if you quote me on this thread, I'll happily answer any questions, take measurements, send pictures, etc. I wished I had a resource when trying to decide on this seat and if it would work with my setup, so I'm offering what I can here.

Here are some pics I have now, I can take more detailed upon request.

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#30 ·
tibineagu said:
This is the solution we've all been waiting for! Thank you for this :)

Now if I could only find a way to get Wolftooth delivered to the UK without shipping costing an arm and a leg!

Does your solution require any spacers below the 20mm one? Or only the ~13mm above it?
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To be clear on my install, I'll explain.

I DID use the 2 piece v shaped inserts that came with the seat adapter. All of the information I found from the manufacturer stated that it would work on a 1 1/8" steer tube, so I wanted to follow the manufacturers recommendation to ensure the seat was as safe as possible.

I used a 10mm spacer under the adapter, clamped the adapter to the steer tube with light pressure, added 15mm spacers above the adapter (to clear the stem), installed top cap, torqued top cap to adjust headset preload, torqued adapter tight.

I only made one modification to the entire thing. There are little arrows protruding from the V-shaped inserts to indicate "A" or "B" angle. I shaved these arrows off with a razor blade to ensure that the adapter sits flat against the entire spacer above and below. I think this may be the source of people saying the headset loosens up after a few rides using this seat.
 
#31 ·
@bradleykd looks like you went the route of removing spacers and attaching the Thule adapter directly to the steerer tube with the plastic A/B inserts? I'm likely going to just exclude using the plastic A/B inserts and affix directly to my stem spacers. I've gone around the block with my 8 month old a few times and it seems stable.
 
#32 ·
Bike Wagon said:
@bradleykd looks like you went the route of removing spacers and attaching the Thule adapter directly to the steerer tube with the plastic A/B inserts? I'm likely going to just exclude using the plastic A/B inserts and affix directly to my stem spacers. I've gone around the block with my 8 month old a few times and it seems stable.
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I did remove spacers and clamp directly to the steer tube with A/B inserts. I considered doing it your way, however the radius of the clamp does not match the radius of the spacers, so I felt I got a stronger clamp utilizing the A/B spacers on the steer tube. I've been riding this setup for over a year now and it hasn't budged.

Still loving this seat for my 2 year old (almost 3 now)!
 
#33 ·
I'm mounted the seat on a specialized kenevo. I just wanted to let everyone know that you can push the two plastic tabs in on the front of the mount that says "Thule" in white letters and toss the cover. It lets you gain a few mm of clearance.
 
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