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  "title": "Child bike seats that mount on a rack, and whether your rack fits",
  "question": "Which child bike seats need a rear rack, and will a shopper's existing bike rack fit them?",
  "answer": "Thule Yepp 2 Maxi Rack Mount: This rear child seat clamps directly onto an existing rear bicycle luggage carrier.\nRack fit: The manual diagram specifies rack-member diameters of 11–28.6 mm.\nRack load: It may only be installed on a luggage carrier conforming to EN ISO 11243:2016 and marked for a 27 kg load.\n\nTHULE Yepp Maxi EasyFit: The rack version arrived assembled and needed little setup once a compatible EasyFit-window rack or adapter was available; it clicked on and off easily.\nRack fit: The rack-mount version was considered easy to install when an EasyFit-window rack was already present and easy to transfer between bicycles equipped with suitable racks.\nRack load: The manual labels 25 kg (55 lb) as the maximum load capacity for the EasyFit carrier or adapter and says it must comply with ISO 11243.\n\nTHULE Yepp Maxi EasyFit Carrier XL: The carrier enables a Thule Yepp Maxi to be installed on a bicycle with a suitable rear rack while retaining the ability to carry seat and bike bags.\nRack fit: The store says it fits rear racks 11–17 cm (4.5–6.7 inches) wide.\nRack load: It must be fitted only to a standard bicycle luggage rack rated for at least 35 kg (78 lb).\n\nTHULE Yepp EasyFit Adapter: The adapter is intended to install a Thule Yepp Maxi EasyFit seat.\nRack fit: It fits luggage carriers 110–170 mm wide.\nRack load: The luggage carrier must comply with ISO 11234 and support at least 25 kg.",
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  "market": "US",
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      "stated_as": "enables Thule Yepp Maxi to be installed on a bike with a rear rack with a load capacity of at least 35 kg/78 lbs and the ability to carry seat and bike bags.",
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