My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
Cheers!
Graeme
Don't know what they're called but I'm pretty sure I've seen things like that in the "Fasteners" aisle of Bunnings.
Another option for a kids first "bike" is to get a two-wheeler and remove the pedals. This allows for the little tacker to scoot along with their feet and learn to steer that way. Worked for my eldest and is slowly working for the next....
My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
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I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
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Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
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Cheers!
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Don't know what they're called but I'm pretty sure I've seen things like that in the "Fasteners" aisle of Bunnings.
I was in that exact aisle earlier on this evening and didn't see them. Mind you I was looking for coach bolts for a pair of stilts and totally forgot about the nameless nuts, so they could well have been there.
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Another option for a kids first "bike" is to get a two-wheeler and remove the pedals. This allows for the little tacker to scoot along with their feet and learn to steer that way. Worked for my eldest and is slowly working for the next....
I had considered that, but it's been a while since I made anything useful and I'm currently in a productive/fiddling frame of mind! :-)
My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
Admittedly the finish is not as good as the other fastener. You would just need to grind each bolt/screw to finish flush or just under the surface when tightened.
My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
Admittedly the finish is not as good as the other fastener. You would just need to grind each bolt/screw to finish flush or just under the surface when tightened.
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My 3 year old came up to me earlier in the week and asked "Daddy, can I have a bike please?" Obviously I was pretty chuffed, but then again he has been rather brain-washed to be pro-bike. Ah, the joys of messing with your kid's mind! He looks at the picture of the queen's head on coins and says "Look, a parasite" - can't think where he got that one from :-)
I've been very taken by the "like-a-bike" style kids' wooden bikes but something in my mind screams "HOW MUCH!" every time I see them for sale. As these bikes are of very simple construction, I've decided to make one myself. I'd like to keep the bike as "kid's finger" friendly as possible and that means using similar threaded fasteners to the "proper" like-a-bikes. They're the same as the top-hat shaped nuts which you get on IKEA furniture etc. but I've not been able to find them anywhere and I don't know what they're called so my web searches haven't been successful. There's a picture of one here - http://www.likeabike.co.uk/cms-files/37-full-mother2.jpg
Does anyone know what they're called or, better still, where I can get them?
Cheers!
Graeme
Might be better to get him a 12" bike and remove the pedals. That way he can scoot around like on a 'likeabike' and, when he's got his balance, simply reinstall the pedals. Worked for my parnter's kids (a few years ago now) and for my 3 year-old nephew now. Saves the effort of building (or buying) a 'likeabike' which will become redundant quite quickly.
I'm in Perth but I'm certain there'll be a local place offering similar products, the trouble is finding them. That's why I turned to the all-knowing hive mind of aus.bicycle :-)
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I'm in Perth but I'm certain there'll be a local place offering similar products, the trouble is finding them. That's why I turned to the all-knowing hive mind of aus.bicycle :-)
In Perth, I'm pretty sure that Hafele (maybe in Malaga?) and/or Howard Silvers (somewhere near Welshpool?) will have them.
Might be better to get him a 12" bike and remove the pedals. That way he can scoot around like on a 'likeabike' and, when he's got his balance, simply reinstall the pedals. Worked for my parnter's kids (a few years ago now) and for my 3 year-old nephew now. Saves the effort of building (or buying) a 'likeabike' which will become redundant quite quickly.
That was my first thought but there's a couple of reasons why I'm going down the route that I am;
- The front wheel on a normal kids bike is free to turn sideways (as they should be) but I've seen a number of learner kids getting fairly mangled when they turn round to shout "look at me!" and yank the handlebars through 90 degrees. The wooden bike design can easily restrict the turning angle to drastically reduce the chance of this.
- It keeps me off the streets :-) I've spent the best part of the last year renovating our house and I'm getting pig sick of it so a few days doing some other practical but fun work should be a nice break.
I'd thought of the redundancy factor, but we've got another one on the way in July so whilst it may sit unused for a year or two it will hopefully be resurrected at some point.
That's just the thing! If I don't see any in Bunnings today I'll save the hassle of running around and order some.
Hmmm... just checked out the postage rates. $85 (US) is a worth a lot of running around!
Graeme
Bolts is heavy = expensive by airmail ;-)
Keables (Melb) is cheaper but has a minimum orders policy. "**Non account clients; Min. charge $27.50 incl GST at counter; $38.50 incl GST C.O.D.'s** + freight min $11" You could email them the images from like-a-bike and woodpeck to see if they have the same thing in stock.
Can't say I remember seeing those type of fasteners in Bunnings but you may have better luck.
Searle's would appear to be your fist stop locally: Searle Fastener Sales Co Unit 12 113 High Road Willetton WA 6155 p: (08) 94575444
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I'm in Perth but I'm certain there'll be a local place offering similar products, the trouble is finding them. That's why I turned to the all-knowing hive mind of aus.bicycle :-)
In Perth, I'm pretty sure that Hafele (maybe in Malaga?) and/or Howard Silvers (somewhere near Welshpool?) will have them.
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I'm in Perth but I'm certain there'll be a local place offering similar products, the trouble is finding them. That's why I turned to the all-knowing hive mind of aus.bicycle :-)
In Perth, I'm pretty sure that Hafele (maybe in Malaga?) and/or Howard Silvers (somewhere near Welshpool?) will have them.
Muja AB is shutting down. Units 123 are off and M4 will shut down as soon as the coal in the bunker runs out, probably Monday. 41 years of production! The quietness is weird.
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Muja AB is shutting down. Units 123 are off and M4 will shut down as soon as the coal in the bunker runs out, probably Monday. 41 years of production! The quietness is weird.
Interesting. 41 years was a pretty good run though...
