| Re: Good bicycles for kids
: I just ran across the trek bikes searching. I think this is very close
: to what my Dad wants to get the kids. If he follows pattern, he'll get
: a boy's bike that can be ridden by niece and then passed down to nephew
: .... I never had a "girls" bike ....
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: Smart of them to make a kid's bike that is the adults model shrunk -
: create brand loyalty early ....
Today's bikes are just bikes. In the 60's a girl had to worry about riding a
"boy's bike" for fear she would be taunted or embarrassed. That stuff
doesn't happen anymore. When I see bikes in stores today, the only different
is the color selections. Frequently, girl's bikes come in pink and lavender
and boy's bikes in bolder colors. I think it's smart not to limit your
girl's choices. Don't even get her thinking she needs something "special"
because she's a girl. When she grows up and if she is short, then that's a
different matter. But not a single woman in my bike group rides a female
specific bicycle.
Pat in TX
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