The Shotgun Kids journey began in 2016, when mountain biking with his wife and three kids meant splitting up the family for co-founder Dan Necklen. He knew a rear-mounted seat for his 3-year old wouldn't work with his full suspension bike. He started exploring other options, which he found either didn't fit right or risked scratching his frame. Enter co-founder and product designer Tom Hayward, who was given a simple brief: design a child's seat for parents who have high end full suspension bikes and want to take their kids mountain biking with them. After a few prototypes, the Shotgun Kids Seat was born and immediately parents and kids were loving it. The following year, the Shotgun Kids Handlebar accessory was released.