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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
What do you call the attachment for a single bike that allows kids to
ride -- kids too young to pedal? I want to do some online research, but I don't know what to google for. I visit a couple bicycle store web sites, to no avail. By the way, if you have any experience with one, I'm all ears. I want to know how they attach; how easy they are to connect and disconnect. |
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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
On May 28, 12:24 am, wrote:
What do you call the attachment for a single bike that allows kids to ride -- kids too young to pedal? I want to do some online research, but I don't know what to google for. I visit a couple bicycle store web sites, to no avail. By the way, if you have any experience with one, I'm all ears. I want to know how they attach; how easy they are to connect and disconnect. Adams trail a bike http://www.trail-a-bike.com/ http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/adams-trail-a-bike.html |
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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
On May 28, 1:24 am, wrote:
What do you call the attachment for a single bike that allows kids to ride -- kids too young to pedal? I want to do some online research, but I don't know what to google for. I visit a couple bicycle store web sites, to no avail. By the way, if you have any experience with one, I'm all ears. I want to know how they attach; how easy they are to connect and disconnect. Trail-a-bike. The hitch is semi-permanently attached to the seat post - you can get them separately if you have more than one bike you want to use with the TaB. There's a socket on the end of the trail-a-bike that slips over that part, then a spring pin goes through to secure it. It's a matter of seconds to connect it each time. I lost or had stolen several of the pins over the years, but my bike shop gave me a replacement one, and I was able to find them at a hardware store later. Two options that aren't talked about much are a mirror for the parent's bike and fenders for both. |
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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
The hitch is semi-permanently attached to the seat post - you can get them separately if you have more than one bike you want to use with the TaB. There's a socket on the end of the trail-a-bike that slips over that part, then a spring pin goes through to secure it. It's a matter of seconds to connect it each time. I lost or had stolen several of the pins over the years, but my bike shop gave me a replacement one, and I was able to find them at a hardware store later. Two options that aren't talked about much are a mirror for the parent's bike and fenders for both. Is a 4 year old child too young for the Trail A Bike? thanks. |
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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
"Pat" wrote in message ... Is a 4 year old child too young for the Trail A Bike? No - that generally should be fine. I think we started at about age 5. The great advantage of these contraptions is that you can range much further with a kid on a trail-a-bike than you can with a kid on his or her own bike - and you don't have to invest in a tandem. Here's a story from a while back about such a ride: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...4?dmode=source -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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What do you call "faux tandem" for kids?
On May 28, 8:42 am, "Pat" wrote:
Is a 4 year old child too young for the Trail A Bike? Mine was - we had a rear mounted seat that was rated for 50 pounds, and he was under 45 until he was six. It was first used with a hybrid, then later a touring bike with fairly narrow bars (not recommended.) |
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