Kid Bent?

Go with the Quetzal, they are uncomplicated and parts are available...low cost too. No real downside
I can think of. Nirvana Kiddie bents too are a good choice.
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I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old

daughter.

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I had considered building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but I know that's not in the cards.
Saw the Quetzals on ebay, and that's one option.

Any ideas?

TIA
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Mark Stonich of Bikesnith Design (bikesmithdesign.combikesmithdesign.comOpen ↗) and MN HPVa has recently put
together a great page of kids recumbents: mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗
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Mary Breen

Calhoun Cycle > Recumbents & Folders 3342 Hennepin Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55408

calhouncycle.comcalhouncycle.comOpen ↗

I'm building one right now : scheel.netjuniorliggecykel.aspOpen ↗

I can translate the text if you would like it, and will add pictures of seat and the progress of the
frame (the frame is almost finished) I'm basing the design on this description (PDF) :
hpvklub.dkChildRecumbentBike.pdfOpen ↗ (it has to be modified to fit a 6-7 yo)

If i had the tools and skill i would build this :
home.hccnet.nlrecumbents.htmlOpen ↗

More inspiration : mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗

Good luck with it! Torben

"98GTW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old

daughter.

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I had considered building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but I know that's not in the cards.
Saw the Quetzals on ebay, and that's one option.

Any ideas?

TIA
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Dave 98GTW [email hidden] (remove nospam to reply directly) Presto, Presto II, Screamer

You might want to check this link:-

mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗

Hope this helps.

Lewis.

home.earthlink.netindex.htmlOpen ↗ ................

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I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old daughter. I had considered
building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but I know that's not in the cards. Saw the Quetzals
on ebay, and that's one option.

Any ideas?

TIA

Re: the Quetzel. This is a quote from the mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗ site: "With
large amounts of trail/wheelflop, straight bars and no tiller, these two little heavyweights are
certain to convince a whole new generation of riders that recumbents are harder to ride than
uprights."

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Go with the Quetzal, they are uncomplicated and parts are available...low cost too. No real
downside I can think of. Nirvana Kiddie bents too are a good choice.
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"98GTW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old

daughter.

Quoted message said:

I had considered building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but I

know

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that's not in the cards. Saw the Quetzals on ebay, and that's one option.

Any ideas?

TIA
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Nope, disagree The original question was someone sees a Quetzal on Ebay, I assume this is a very low
cost and used bent. Wholesale they are very low cost. Now a Quetzal (has it's little oddities) but
at a few hundred dollars U cannot compare the Kiddie Quetzal to and an Easy Racer GRR), what you get
is fairly good. The bent adapts to the growth of the rider to age 12, so here is a bent with a
lifespan of 5 years at a cost of maybe $30.00 per year. Parts are readily available....AND the
father can make whatever changes are needed.........now what is the downside to that? I added
Nirvana for Kiddie bents, they are doing a bent that would be better than the Quetzal BUT it costs
lots more and is NOT on Ebay..tah dah
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"Mike Brisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Re: the Quetzel. This is a quote from the mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗ site: "With
large amounts of trail/wheelflop, straight bars and no tiller, these two little

heavyweights

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are certain to convince a whole new generation of riders that recumbents

are

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harder to ride than uprights."

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Go with the Quetzal, they are uncomplicated and parts are

available...low

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cost too. No real downside I can think of. Nirvana Kiddie bents too are a good choice.
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"98GTW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old

daughter.

Quoted message said:

I had considered building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but I

know

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that's not in the cards. Saw the Quetzals on ebay, and that's one option.

Any ideas?

TIA
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Screamer

Good points, Joshua. I have no case to make about the Quetzel one way or the other. Just sharing
some info I ran across. Michael

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Nope, disagree The original question was someone sees a Quetzal on Ebay, I assume this is

a

Quoted message said:

very low cost and used bent. Wholesale they are very low cost. Now a Quetzal (has it's little
oddities) but at a few hundred dollars U cannot compare the Kiddie Quetzal to and an Easy Racer
GRR), what you get

is

Quoted message said:

fairly good. The bent adapts to the growth of the rider to age 12, so here is a bent

with

Quoted message said:

a lifespan of 5 years at a cost of maybe $30.00 per year. Parts are

readily

Quoted message said:

available....AND the father can make whatever changes are

needed.........now

Quoted message said:

what is the downside to that? I added Nirvana for Kiddie bents, they are doing a bent that
would be

better

Quoted message said:

than the Quetzal BUT it costs lots more and is NOT on Ebay..tah dah
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"Mike Brisson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Re: the Quetzel. This is a quote from the mnhpva.orgMini.htmlOpen ↗ site: "With
large amounts of trail/wheelflop, straight bars and no tiller, these two little

heavyweights

Quoted message said:

are certain to convince a whole new generation of riders that recumbents

are

Quoted message said:

harder to ride than uprights."

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Go with the Quetzal, they are uncomplicated and parts are

available...low

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

cost too. No real downside I can think of. Nirvana Kiddie bents too are a good choice.
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"98GTW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I'm beginning the search for a bent appropriate for my 7-year-old
daughter.
> I had considered building one, even bought an acetylene torch, but

I

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Quoted message said:

know

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> that's not in the cards. Saw the Quetzals on ebay, and that's one option.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA
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> Dave 98GTW [email hidden] (remove nospam to reply directly) Presto, Presto II,
> Screamer