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Rear child seat too close to saddle — what did I do wrong?

I installed a used rear pannier rack to mount a child seat on my bike (Riverside 500), but the seat ends up way too close to my saddle. My daughter's knees are basically against my butt while riding.

I'm trying to figure out what’s wrong here. Is the rack mounted incorrectly, or is this just the wrong type/size of rack for this setup?

The rack is used, and some bolts are too worn out for me to easily extend it. My saddle height is low because I'm short, so I can't really raise it more.

Any idea what I should change? Should I replace the rear pannier rack with a lower one or an extendable one? Thank you!

u/SangiSabz — 8 days ago