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Old 04-29-09, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
I don't know anybody who rode a fixed gear bike as a kid, once they graduated from their tricycle/HotWheels. Are you confusing single speed bikes (that allow coasting and have brakes) with fixed gear no coasting bikes? Are there really parents so irresponsible that they would give their own children fixed gear bikes to ride in traffic or on the street?
I bet kids could learn to safely ride a fixed gear bike. Kids are often quicker to pick things up than adults.
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