I used the Thule Yepp Mini (the colorful one, not the polystyrene Nexxt version) for two years with our first kid, and now I’m reinstalling the mounting-bracket so I can use the seat with our second kid.
However, I’m missing one of the plastic shims that clamps around the quill stem. I remember it was cracked when I removed the bracket, although I thought it would still work and thought I’d kept it. But, can’t find it.
Thule doesn’t appear to sell spare-parts like this, although it’s possible that they do to bike shops. Is there any way to get one of these? It appears they’re designed to be replaced, so maybe dealers can get them?
OR is there some material that would work as a replacement? There are specific fitment lines (see bottom pic in the collage) that align the shim to the bracket body, and I’m skeptical that some rubbery silicone would be stiff enough against the compression involved here.
Update: Thule got back to me after 2.5 weeks, and they no longer make the shims, or have any back-stock of that type of adapter.
I apologize that no only were those wedges never available as spare parts, we no longer have any stock of the Slim Fit Adapter for the first generation Yepp Mini Seats.
So I’m back to searching through my bike-work/parts area (I thought I’d kept the original cracked shim with intent to epoxy it), or figure out some replacement shim material.
It’s also a bummer reminder about things that are designed to as expendable single-use, won’t be indefinitely available.
Ill check but I think I still have mine and would ship them to another EC member. Is there z way to send me a private message? I have the da!e seat but use it on threadless stem
The first-gen Yepp adapters (slim-fit and not-slim-fit) are no longer available except aftermarket (eBay, a few places that have NOS).
@J_K kindly offered me their quill-stem adapter and/or shims (they’ve only used on a threadless bike) but theirs was 2nd-gen.
I did find the cracked shim, glued it back together with epoxy, couldn’t get it to mate with the ridges in the adapter, and so will epoxy the shims into the adapter (and bolt to a quill stem while allowing to cure). Hopefully this will allow the adapter to be re-used by someone else after my 2nd kid has outgrown the seat.
