new bike design mainly for children--eliminates the need for training wheels
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https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../ny11304291833
https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._us/trike_bike
It's basically a large 3 wheeler but it looks cool don't you think? What's cooler is that the back two wheels merge into one as the bike gets faster and then splits back into 2 wheels as the bike slows down.
https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._us/trike_bike
It's basically a large 3 wheeler but it looks cool don't you think? What's cooler is that the back two wheels merge into one as the bike gets faster and then splits back into 2 wheels as the bike slows down.
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I just read this story. I think it sounds pretty neat. Maybe, they could make one for adults, too.
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Looks pretty cool - would be fun to learn on for a kid!
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Kids will think they can really trackstand.
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I don't think a kid would learn to balance on one of thoses. Or is that not the point?
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Originally Posted by mmerner
I don't think a kid would learn to balance on one of thoses. Or is that not the point?
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I bet this thing is going to cost more than any of the bikes I own.
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I think that the real use of this" trike-to-bike" will be for the disabled!
Think about it...many people "with a disability" may be able to balance on two wheels when they are "at speed", but cannot at very slow speeds or when stopped. This rig would solve the problem!!
As for able-bodied children, the thing may be more useful to calm parents' often very irrational fears than as a teaching aid for the kid. Skinned knees are very useful reminders that balance is important...and that falling is NOT the end of the world...and to get over fear and trepidation (most useful when one gets to the point of riding in traffic, indeed.).
Think about it...many people "with a disability" may be able to balance on two wheels when they are "at speed", but cannot at very slow speeds or when stopped. This rig would solve the problem!!
As for able-bodied children, the thing may be more useful to calm parents' often very irrational fears than as a teaching aid for the kid. Skinned knees are very useful reminders that balance is important...and that falling is NOT the end of the world...and to get over fear and trepidation (most useful when one gets to the point of riding in traffic, indeed.).
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Once we took the training wheels off our bikes as kids, how long did it take to learn how to balance? A day or two? I think Black Bud might be right about this design mostly being useful for impaired riders.
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As I posted in another thread on this topic, I think this would be a neat design for a commuter or even touring bike. It would certainly make for a wonderful cruiser and in-town runabout.
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When the major premise is wrong everything that comes after that is also wrong.
Who ever said parents have to hold the kids bike or that a kid needs training wheels? Both concepts just extend the amount of time that it takes a kid to learn to ride a bicycle.
1. Find a bike where you can lower the seat until the kid can put both feet on the ground.
2. While sitting on the saddle, let him push the bike with his feet on the ground. Gradually he'll learn to take giant steps, coasting more and pushing less. Slight sloping downhills are good.
3. From that point, lifting his feet and pedaling is a natural progression. There is no fear because he knows he can always reach the ground with his feet. In most cases the whole process only takes around 30 minutes. After a week or two you can begin to gradually raise the seat to a more efficient level.
Who ever said parents have to hold the kids bike or that a kid needs training wheels? Both concepts just extend the amount of time that it takes a kid to learn to ride a bicycle.
1. Find a bike where you can lower the seat until the kid can put both feet on the ground.
2. While sitting on the saddle, let him push the bike with his feet on the ground. Gradually he'll learn to take giant steps, coasting more and pushing less. Slight sloping downhills are good.
3. From that point, lifting his feet and pedaling is a natural progression. There is no fear because he knows he can always reach the ground with his feet. In most cases the whole process only takes around 30 minutes. After a week or two you can begin to gradually raise the seat to a more efficient level.
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My first bike, a singlespeed Columbia cruiser with coaster brakes, came with training wheels. My parents bought it for me as a Christmas gift and left me to my own devices. It took me about three weeks to learn how to ride. I then took the training wheels off myself. I was five years old at the time.
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
When the major premise is wrong everything that comes after that is also wrong.
Who ever said parents have to hold the kids bike or that a kid needs training wheels? Both concepts just extend the amount of time that it takes a kid to learn to ride a bicycle.
1. Find a bike where you can lower the seat until the kid can put both feet on the ground.
2. While sitting on the saddle, let him push the bike with his feet on the ground. Gradually he'll learn to take giant steps, coasting more and pushing less. Slight sloping downhills are good.
3. From that point, lifting his feet and pedaling is a natural progression. There is no fear because he knows he can always reach the ground with his feet. In most cases the whole process only takes around 30 minutes. After a week or two you can begin to gradually raise the seat to a more efficient level.
Who ever said parents have to hold the kids bike or that a kid needs training wheels? Both concepts just extend the amount of time that it takes a kid to learn to ride a bicycle.
1. Find a bike where you can lower the seat until the kid can put both feet on the ground.
2. While sitting on the saddle, let him push the bike with his feet on the ground. Gradually he'll learn to take giant steps, coasting more and pushing less. Slight sloping downhills are good.
3. From that point, lifting his feet and pedaling is a natural progression. There is no fear because he knows he can always reach the ground with his feet. In most cases the whole process only takes around 30 minutes. After a week or two you can begin to gradually raise the seat to a more efficient level.
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
2.5 This train session should be done in a park with soft grass instead of hard asphalt.
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i think this bike would have a certain speed where it's unsafe due to being too fast to turn upright since the wheels haven't merged yet, yet would be tough to get on the one split wheel to lean into it...but I could be wrong here.