Bike for my daughter

[xeney]

Oh, get the Giant tricycle. Those tricycles are fantastic. I swear the only reason my husband came around on the issue of kids was that he wanted an excuse to buy one of those tricycles ... and in fact he's worried that they will discontinue them before we are ready to buy one!

I pushed my niece around on a department store tricycle and it was pretty awful, all off-balance and hard to pedal. The Giants are so much better, and they are not super expensive at all. They are sturdy and are going to have resale value very much like the old red tricycles we had as kids did.

Buy the Giant!

Edited because I left out a crucial "not."

And again for an actual price comparison: this Target trike is $70. At our LBS, the Giant is $80. It's a no-brainer, if you ask me.

[doc]

My daughters, ages 8 and 10 still play with the very sturdy metal tricycle I bought sooo long ago. It's the kind where one kid can stand on the back. They each have a mountain bike with 27 gears, but now and then they just have to pull out the old tricycle and do "tricks"

[lizbids]

I say get the better bike, as long as she will be able to grow into it. Plus, you can always sell it if it's higher quality...so maybe you'll pay $70 for it now, she outgrows it in two years, you sell it for $25 or something. Then you've spent about $50 on a quality machine that you used for two years.

I also don't think she is too young...would DH think she was too young if she was a boy? I only ask b/c I seem to remember my mom wanting to buy me a whittling tool when I was in the 3rd or 4th grade (I liked to work with my hands). The salesperson, when he found out I was a girl, said I was "too young." Nice, right?!! But hopefully DH is more progressive than that! Get your kids into physical fitness early on, by any means neccessary!

[Batbike]

A kid point of view: I still remember my green tricycle ... fond memories! Was it new? I don't know. Was it the best tri around? Probably not. Did I care? No.

Now, a parent point of view: It is cool to buy something "snazzy" for our kids, even if they can't appreciate it ... we as parents love it! So, if you "just have to have it" for your daughter, you can afford it, your DH won't be mad, and it will make you happy, then buy it. However, remember you really aren't buying it for her -- she could care less. If you want to be more practical, your options are limitless -- many used plastic and metal tricycles out there ... remember kids only use them a year or two. Personally, I would try and find one of those plastic Little Tyke bikes that have a push handle in the back -- the child "pedals" as you push -- save the back, create a happy child! Believe me, you will end up pushing or pulling ... it is just part of the process (I use to use a broom handle)!!

[KnottedYet]

If the price difference is only $10, I'd go for the Giant. It will last more years, go to more kids, and take a lot longer to end up in a landfill.

I was looking at trikes for SKnot, and they really aren't made as well as the ones we had as kids. (I still remember my red trike)

[margo49]

ones we had as kids. (I still remember my red trike)

Me too, it was called "Flyer"

Seriously, buy the best you can afford. Nothing wrong with buying over-quality imo. Esp if it is connected to childhood "issues" of your own. We can only solve them with our own kids. And it's cheaper than the psychologist too!

ps Not implying anything. Speaking for myself who wanted a trike with a chain drive apparently

[limewave]

I do believe I am going with the Giant Trike afterall. We plan on having another child soon that could use it. Or, I have 3 sister-in-laws and a brother who are all married and will be having kids of their own soon that the bike could get passed on to as well.

However, DH did convince me to at least wait until the weather gets warmer. I checked and the weather will be warmer on Thursday

[KnottedYet]

Thursday it is, then!! WHOO-hoooooo!!!!!