I bought this bike seat for my son's first birthday. He LOVES it and we have had so much use from it already. He is very secure and safe in it and I love the interaction when he points things out to me on route. The cushioned bit for falling asleep.... well he has only fallen asleep twice and that was on runs of over an hour! I think he is too busy looking at the view. But again as he is in front of me I can make sure his head is comfortable. I like the fact that it fits over the main bar on my mountain bike, as his weight is evenly distributed. It is recommended that you trial run it before taking out your child, whch is essential. It is different riding, as when you stop you can't come off forwards as the seat is in front of you. Your legs are also slightly frog like when cycling. When I first fitted it, I think because I am female and have slighlty short arms, I found that my usual position of leaning forward to reach the handle bars was a no go. I purchased a handlebar (£15)that comes round the side slighltly so I am very upright, which is really nice to cycle with (Wish i had changed it years ago!). My son was very large as a 1 yr old, and just fitted into the seat, but since, he has simply grown taller and I can see this lasting a good while as he will soon be 2. It was straight forward to fit. It's a really good design. We get loads of admirer's and comments whenever we are out. Really pleased with it.