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Jobst Brandt wrote:
... The other problem is that the classic tricycle is pretty much gone, it being too dangerous in the eyes of many parents. I think these parents equate skinned knees as a failure on their part to look out for their children. I believe otherwise. A skinned knee in early youth is part of what teaches people their limitations and protects them from doing far more seriously damaging things later.... This Danish company seems to think that tricycles are good for small children: http://www.a-winther.com/pages/products.php. -- Tom Sherman - Earth (Downstate Illinois, North of Forgottonia) |
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Tom Sherman writes:
The other problem is that the classic tricycle is pretty much gone, it being too dangerous in the eyes of many parents. I think these parents equate skinned knees as a failure on their part to look out for their children. I believe otherwise. A skinned knee in early youth is part of what teaches people their limitations and protects them from doing far more seriously damaging things later.... This Danish company seems to think that tricycles are good for small children: http://www.a-winther.com/pages/products.php Wow, those are miserable and miniature tricycles, guaranteed to not exceed 5mph for safety. I'll stand by my earlier contention that the tricycle is dead. That manufacturer is condescending as you can get with that product line. |
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Rich A? writes:
Wow, those are miserable and miniature tricycles, guaranteed to not exceed 5mph for safety. They're small because the kids that ride them are small. And given the pedals are connected to the axle, they're the same speed tricycles have always been. That's odd. The children on my block can handle a far larger front wheel than the ones pictured. Tricycle speed is largely dependent on wheel size. The ones on that web site show children in the saddle with their feet on the ground and a pedal stroke less than 3". I think you haven't seen a useful child's tricycle or maybe children are getting smaller in this part of the world. Our kid's two. We looked at trikes this weekend for him. He rode one at the LBS when I was picking up a new tube and he loved it. I'd have probably impulse-bought it if it had been assembled properly (turning the handlebars didn't always turn the front wheel!). We looked at another at Target and he loved it, although he didn't quite get the pedal thing. When it gets warmer, we'll for sure get one. Maybe you could give us a link so we can see this tricycle. I haven't found any advertised that I would buy for a child. And there were some Grandparents there looking at trikes for their grandkid as well. So they're not quite dead yet... Good luck! |
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Maybe you could give us a link so we can see this tricycle. I haven't found any advertised that I would buy for a child. I dont' have a link. But it looked pretty much like this one. http://www.a-winther.com/pages/mini-...tri_442.20.php Small legs require a short pedal stroke, and two year olds have small legs. I also have fond memories of standing on the platform with one leg and pushing with the other. I'm guessing he'll only use it for two years and then we'll get him on a bike. I've seen some real small kids riding some real small bikes. Rich |
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Rich A? writes:
Maybe you could give us a link so we can see this tricycle. I haven't found any advertised that I would buy for a child. I don't have a link. But it looked pretty much like this one. http://www.a-winther.com/pages/mini-...tri_442.20.php Small legs require a short pedal stroke, and two year olds have small legs. I also have fond memories of standing on the platform with one leg and pushing with the other. I'm guessing he'll only use it for two years and then we'll get him on a bike. I've seen some real small kids riding some real small bikes. You'll notice that the tricycle pictured could have a wheel twice that size for the leg length. If the saddle were moved forward, the wheel could be even larger. The tricycles in my family were from 2-3 foot diameter main wheels and were able to go fast enough to make tricycling down the block faster than walking there, and of course easier. There should be some return for this mechanism, not just the novelty of having wheels. We have wagons for that... oops they're also scarce. Of course you know wagons are dangerous because with the handle turned 90 degrees the wagon can tip over if you happen to be sitting up front. I recall how children automatically found a way to hitch their wagon to the back of a tricycle and truck their friends around the block without adult assitance. |
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Jobst Brandt wrote:
...Tricycle speed is largely dependent on wheel size.... My tricycle has a high gear of 116 gear inches with an approximate 20-inch diameter drive wheel. -- Tom Sherman - Earth (Downstate Illinois, North of Forgottonia) |
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Jobst Brandt wrote:
... Maybe you could give us a link so we can see this tricycle. I haven't found any advertised that I would buy for a child.... Here is a tricycle suitable for a larger child: http://www.ice.hpv.co.uk/trikes_pixie.htm. -- Tom Sherman - Earth (Downstate Illinois, North of Forgottonia) |
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