Originally Posted by Machka

The thread about our first bicycles prompted this one ....

My first bicycle (at the age of 6, back in the early 1970s) was a convertible bicycle. By this I mean that it was designed so that the top tube could be removed or replaced as desired, thus converting it from a "girl's bicycle" to a "boy's bicycle".

Did any of you have a convertible bicycle when you were a kid, too? Have you heard of them? Have you seen any recently?