cool sight !!
 

On my way home yesterday I saw a mom and 2 daughters ( 4 to 6 ish) bicyling. Not unusual, but what was cool was....Mom was on what looked like a Dutch bike, (black, fenders, full chainguard etc) and the daughters bikes were colorful, mini versions including racks and baskets, chainguards, fenders

I thought this was cool in that the kids will probably grow up see bikes as fun and functional. (my newest definition of utility...fun and functional)

Like this?

http://www.taarnby-cykler.dk/kids10.html

As you might guess, they're quite common here. I love the basket.

We met a little girl on the bike path this weekend riding with her family. She was on a pink bicycle with little pink panniers. A lot of kid bikes sold over here (Germany) come equipped with racks, fenders, a bell and lights.

Pretty close......the chain guard was a full enclosed one.

Here the kids are going for BMX, Mountain bikes...and now cruisers. My son ( 9 3/4 years) has a BMX bike, but he commutes with it side by side with me (so as long as dad has baskets he's fine :D but I have a quick on/off rack that he will soon use )

I love that girls bike!

In Ohio, where it rains a plenty, no kids have properly equipped bikes. If you go to our middle school on a nice day, you will see 50 bikes. But, none with fenders or racks/baskets. Everyone brings a backpack and they don't ride on wet days. It's sad!:(