| Re: Sad Story: was Schwinn Sidewinder from Walmart
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: Saddest yet are these rules are applied in spades to kids bikes, because
: they spend even less on a bike the kid will outgrow. So kids learn the
myth
: from early childhood. That's why you see parents hauling their little
kids
: in their cars to the park, where they drive around little electric cars.
Wow! I actually saw this in a local park: the mother was walking slowly
behind a 3 year old boy who was driving a battery-powered "jeep" over the
grass. He was getting NO exercise at all!
Pat in TX
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