toddler bike

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Has anyone heard of Whizz bikes (sic)? We were cycling near Chester
the other day, with our three and a half year old on his seat behind
me, and we came across a family cycling in the opposite direction.
They also had a young child with them who was the same age as ours,
and who was riding on a kind of half-scooter, half-bike. It looked
like a bike, with bike wheels, brakes and a bike saddle, but it had no
pedals, but rather a scooter platform. The child could either use his
feet to push himself along (akin to the manner of the very earliest
bicycles), as he was doing very effectively, or presumably, stand with
one foot on the platform and scoot along with the other leg.

The Usual Suspects here are the Like-a-Bike (see
http://www.likeabike.co.uk/) and the Islabikes Rothan
(http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html)

No scooter platforms on these though.

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

The Usual Suspects here are the Like-a-Bike (seehttp://www.likeabike.co.uk/) and the Islabikes Rothan
(http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html)

No scooter platforms on these though.

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

Or you can get a regular kiddies bike and take the pedals off. The
obvious advantage here is that you can put them back on later.

Quoted message said:

Has anyone heard of Whizz bikes (sic)? We were cycling near Chester
the other day, with our three and a half year old on his seat behind
me, and we came across a family cycling in the opposite direction.
They also had a young child with them who was the same age as ours,
and who was riding on a kind of half-scooter, half-bike. It looked
like a bike, with bike wheels, brakes and a bike saddle, but it had no
pedals, but rather a scooter platform. The child could either use his
feet to push himself along (akin to the manner of the very earliest
bicycles), as he was doing very effectively, or presumably, stand with
one foot on the platform and scoot along with the other leg.

Impressed, I asked his grandfather what it was, and he said it was a
Whizz bike, and he enthused about how well it taught balance without
the need for stabilisers. We immediately decided to get one for our
little one.

Do you mean something like this
<http://www.puky.net/homepage/produkte/lillifee/4039.htm> ?

My daughter was just shy of four years old when we removed the
stabilisers and pedals from her Raleigh Ollie 12" bike. Within two weeks
she was doing this: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukebosman/539421228/>

Just keep the saddle low enough that your son's feet can easily reach
the ground and be patient. By the time we put the pedals back on Small's
bike, she had been rocketing along the pavement with her feet on the top
tube for a few days.

Cheers,
Luke

--
Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in
exile in Lancashire <http://www.shrimper.org.uk>

Peter Clinch said:

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable

Very acceptable. Ours is on its second child [1] and I expect to be
able to pass it on when Charlie gets his Islabikes CNOC16 for his 4th
birthday (in April).

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and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

They could be difficult to get hold of even if they do get them in.
They were priced at £30 when we bought ours 3 years ago and they didn't
sell at all well. But when they had them for £10 last year, they sold
out within minutes.

[1]
<http://www.redpedals.co.uk/charlie/2007/pics0907/0709211708bcharlie.jpg>

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Peter Clinch said:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone heard of Whizz bikes (sic)? We were cycling near Chester
the other day, with our three and a half year old on his seat behind
me, and we came across a family cycling in the opposite direction.
They also had a young child with them who was the same age as ours,
and who was riding on a kind of half-scooter, half-bike. It looked
like a bike, with bike wheels, brakes and a bike saddle, but it had no
pedals, but rather a scooter platform. The child could either use his
feet to push himself along (akin to the manner of the very earliest
bicycles), as he was doing very effectively, or presumably, stand with
one foot on the platform and scoot along with the other leg.

The Usual Suspects here are the Like-a-Bike (see
http://www.likeabike.co.uk/) and the Islabikes Rothan
(http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html)

No scooter platforms on these though.

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

Another like-a-like-a-bike here

http://www.wizzbike.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=635
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Peter Clinch said:

Quoted message said:

Has anyone heard of Whizz bikes (sic)? We were cycling near Chester
the other day, with our three and a half year old on his seat behind
me, and we came across a family cycling in the opposite direction.
They also had a young child with them who was the same age as ours,
and who was riding on a kind of half-scooter, half-bike. It looked
like a bike, with bike wheels, brakes and a bike saddle, but it had no
pedals, but rather a scooter platform. The child could either use his
feet to push himself along (akin to the manner of the very earliest
bicycles), as he was doing very effectively, or presumably, stand with
one foot on the platform and scoot along with the other leg.

The Usual Suspects here are the Like-a-Bike (see
http://www.likeabike.co.uk/) and the Islabikes Rothan
(http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html)

No scooter platforms on these though.

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

Another like-a-like-a-bike here

http://www.wizzbike.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=635
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Wizzbike, Whizzbike, Schmizzbike?!

POHB said:

Peter Clinch said:

The Usual Suspects here are the Like-a-Bike (seehttp://www.likeabike.co.uk/) and the Islabikes Rothan
(http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/rothan.html)

Quoted message said:

No scooter platforms on these though.

Quoted message said:

Lidl have been known to do Like-a-Like-a-Bikes at rather lower quality
than the originals, but still acceptable and of course a fraction of the
price. No idea if they'll be doing them this side of Christmas though.

Or you can get a regular kiddies bike and take the pedals off. The
obvious advantage here is that you can put them back on later.

A less obvious (to some) disadvantage is that when you end up carrying
the thing (as you inevitably do at some points) it is a lot heavier
and bulkier than a scoot bike

best wishes
james

Graham Harrison said:

Wizzbike, Whizzbike, Schmizzbike?!

Could it be a Wizzybug??

http://www.wizzybug.org.uk/

Us conductors on the Mid Cheshire Line (Northern Rail Manchester
Piccadilly - Chester via Altrincham) allow them on our services, we
class them like bikes/wheelchairs.

PS first post here, so apologies if the formatting is incorrect.

Charley
http://www.gmroads.co.uk