fat, slick rear tire....why?

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Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the

advantage?

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It's just style. There's no advantage. If you see one of
these, pick it up. I don't mean "buy it", I mean just
physically pick it up. These are heavy and it's hard to see
them used by real children.

Did you also notice that on the right side of your page is a
link to a Schwinn Sting Ray Electric Bike? This is for ages
10-16 (i.e. pre-drivers' licence), which is curious. It has a
250 watt engine, which frankly is more than I'm putting out
these days ;( We can all bemoan the use of motors to
pedal kids around, but with the natural fascination of young
boys with motors this one might sell.

Mike Kruger said:

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Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/7tkss

Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the

advantage?

Quoted message said:

It's just style. There's no advantage. If you see one of
these, pick it up. I don't mean "buy it", I mean just
physically pick it up. These are heavy and it's hard to see
them used by real children.

Actually, I have picked upa Schwinn kids bike before. I was amazed at how
heavy they are...must heavier than my bike....I'd hate for a kid to crash on
one of those as it would hurt if the bike were to land on him...of course,
since the bike is so heavy....the kid likely won't get going so fast....so
maybe it's a safety feature 🙂

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Did you also notice that on the right side of your page is a
link to a Schwinn Sting Ray Electric Bike? This is for ages
10-16 (i.e. pre-drivers' licence), which is curious. It has a
250 watt engine, which frankly is more than I'm putting out
these days ;( We can all bemoan the use of motors to
pedal kids around, but with the natural fascination of young
boys with motors this one might sell.

🙂 The reason I asked the question is the first place is that I have a
friend who is interested in getting a bike....and she is afraid of falling
over and thought that perhaps the fat tire might help...and she was curious
about the motorized bike when I told her about it...

Why not give a 16 yo a moped? Also, if this bike has a motor, doesn't that
mean the rider is a driver and needs a license? Hmm....

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:36:48 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
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Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

Because it makes it look more like a motorcycle. That is a toy, not a
bike.

Guy
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Roger Zoul said:

http://tinyurl.com/7tkss

Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

Fun, amusement, visual entertainment.

I sorta can't agree with some of the criticism here. The rider positioning is
more of a problem than the weight or the silly tire.

Youth bike have always weighed a freeking ton and still do. My neph's 13" framed
Haro weighs as much as my MTBs. Just to make sure he hadn't been deprived or
defrauded I went and hefted a Trek 220. Nope, not a lightweight either.

I'm coming to believe that the 24" BMX bike is what yute's should be riding.
Simple, rugged, relatively light and large enough to fit in a bicyclic way.

Ron

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Just zis Guy said:

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:36:48 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

Because it makes it look more like a motorcycle. That is a toy, not a
bike.

Guy

Guy is right. The laid-back, nay, _recumbent_ position this bicycle
would force the rider into is unnatural, and probably untenable.

No serious cyclist would be caught dead with their feet that far ahead
of their seat. I mean really, what next? Put the cranks above the front
wheel? It's silly.

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Verus de parvis; verus de magnis.

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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:36:48 -0400, "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/7tkss

Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

Fun, amusement, visual entertainment.

I sorta can't agree with some of the criticism here. The rider positioning

is

Quoted message said:

more of a problem than the weight or the silly tire.

Youth bike have always weighed a freeking ton and still do. My neph's 13"

framed

Quoted message said:

Haro weighs as much as my MTBs. Just to make sure he hadn't been deprived

or

Quoted message said:

defrauded I went and hefted a Trek 220. Nope, not a lightweight either.

I'm coming to believe that the 24" BMX bike is what yute's should be

riding.

Quoted message said:

Simple, rugged, relatively light and large enough to fit in a bicyclic

way.

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It seems to me the Sting Ray would be an excellent second bike for a kid,
but would absolutely SUCK as an only bike. No way to take that thing off
road, and I don't imagine it would be a lot of fun to ride long distances.
BMX or a youth MTB would be a far better choice. I had a chopper bike in the
late 70s, complete with springer fork. It was cool, but I don't think I rode
it very far...

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Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

I think this one is a dead horse! The only point is for looks, it serves no
real purpose.

Ken

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Youth bike have always weighed a freeking ton and still do.

My neph's 13" framed

Quoted message said:

Haro weighs as much as my MTBs. Just to make sure he hadn't

been deprived or

Quoted message said:

defrauded I went and hefted a Trek 220. Nope, not a

lightweight either.

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The shipping weight on the Sting Ray is 65 pounds.
On the electric motored version of the Sting Ray, the shipping
weight is 100 pounds.
On a 20 inch Mongoose BMX for $99 (link on the same page) the
shipping weight is 42 pounds.

How much is bike and how much is shipping material, I can't
say. Assuming the shipping material weighs 12 pounds for all
bikes, the Sting raw is 53 pounds, the BMX 30. So, while all
cheap kids' bikes seem to be heavy, this one is a lot heavier.

--
Mike Kruger
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is
no path and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, writing before the mountain bike was
invented.

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Ron

Sun, 1 May 2005 15:21:38 -0400, <[email hidden]>,

Ken said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> No serious cyclist would be caught dead with their feet that far ahead
> of their seat. I mean really, what next? Put the cranks above the front
> wheel? It's silly.

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Perhaps you have never seen a short wheel based recumbent bike!

Or perhaps Ryan knows full well that I ride one and is employing
irony...

perpahs i need to turn on my irony detection program.

Just look for the rust.
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zk

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Ryan Cousineau said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Just zis Guy said:

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:36:48 -0400, "Roger Zoul"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

http://tinyurl.com/7tkss
Why put a fat & slick rear tire on this thing? What is the advantage?

Because it makes it look more like a motorcycle. That is a toy, not a
bike.

Guy

Guy is right. The laid-back, nay, _recumbent_ position this bicycle
would force the rider into is unnatural, and probably untenable.

No serious cyclist would be caught dead with their feet that far ahead
of their seat. I mean really, what next? Put the cranks above the front
wheel? It's silly.

Actually I think it's rather courageous for anybody
to ride in what's essentially the passive part of
the missionary position ;-)

cheers,
Tom

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On Sun, 01 May 2005 13:25:15 -0700, Zoot Katz <[email hidden]>

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perpahs i need to turn on my irony detection program.

Just look for the rust.

And the terrible pain in all the diodes down his left side.

Guy
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