City Cycling
Snapped by Tubb.
This is our rental Like-a-Bike Maxi. If your 5,6,7-year old is finding a pedal bike challenging (it often happens, if s/he did not have the fortune to ride on a pedal-less bike), you can rent the maxi for £10/week and in two weeks maximum all the fears will be conquered.
We have a 100% success record.
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Article posted Friday, February 19th, 2010
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I’d say it’s not about fear, it’s about balance. Learning to pedal whilst learning to balance is not an easy feat.
These like-a-bikes allow the child to learn balance (whilst still scooting along at a fairly fast speed). The one my son cycled had a platform that he could put his feet up onto once going fast enough. Because he used this for 6 months or so, once he got onto the pedal bike he was riding it (and pedalling) within 5 mins. It was amazing.
I spotted a kid on one of these the other day in Didsbury. I’d never seen one before and was amazed by it!