I second SnowJob's call for Walmart to not sell ****ing deathtrap bikes. At the same time, there's a part of me that smiles at a mental picture of the niece absolutely insisting the brake levers be placed in an allegedly "deathtrap" position because it's *her* bike and that's how *she* wants them. You go, girl! Just don't go faster than you can stop the bike with your feet.