I just spotted this on my LBS website. What a clever idea! It's amazing that nobody ever thought of this before. TE members with very young kids might be interested:
http://www.fittoride.com/Products/ta...5/Default.aspx
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09-15-2006, 05:31 AM #1
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Like-a-Bike
Louise
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"You don't really ever have to fall. But kissing the ground is good because you learn you're not going to die if it happens."
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09-15-2006, 05:43 AM #2
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Geez, I opened up that link and saw that drop-dead gorgeous Serotta, and I was thinking...."What is she talking about???"
But, I see the Like-a-bike.
Having no kids....I'll take the Serotta! Whew!
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09-15-2006, 06:07 AM #3
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My 3 year old nephew needs one of these. Now I'm thinking a trip to the town dump will score a couple old trikes for parts and I could start building.
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09-15-2006, 09:03 AM #4
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There you go, Deb! Get one of those little Fisher Price bikes, take the training wheels off and the cranks and you have basically the same thing at a fraction of the cost!!
Louise
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"You don't really ever have to fall. But kissing the ground is good because you learn you're not going to die if it happens."
-- Jacquie "Alice B. Toeclips" Phelan, former U.S. national champion cyclist
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09-15-2006, 10:24 AM #5
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It's a kiddie velocipede!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_horseAperte mala cm est mulier, tum demum est bona. -- Syrus, Maxims
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09-15-2006, 10:32 AM #6
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I read somewhere that you could get this same effect by simply lowering the saddle on a kid's bike and avoiding the training wheels altogether. When my brother and I were learning to ride bikes, our dad insisted that training wheels were only a crutch so we weren't allowed to have them. OUCH! But we sure learned faster than the other kids. Hmmm--the sink-or-swim method of teaching kids to ride.
But, that Like-a-bike IS one snappy little piece of gear!Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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