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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

GREAT bike!
Can she ride without training wheels?
My 3 going on 4 yr old granddaughter is just now getting into the glide bike routine, you know the one without pedals.


Now, not to take away the coolness of this bike, but I have a question for anyone reading this thread. Notice how the handle bar grips on the new bike are, for lack of a better description, wheel barrow handle style, while the old bike is straight across?
Seems to me it is more 'natural' for a rider to have the bars straight across as it's easier to make turns etc.
Wouldn't this help a young rider more?
Your thoughts appreciated...

My first bike had more traditional style bars like hers, and you can still get cruisers for adults with that style of bar. I think it has a lot to do with the overall geometry of the bike.

Look at her bike, she'll be sitting up/erect. The seat is quite a bit lower than the handlebars so the position will be similar to this. Having the bars like that makes it easier to reach them when sitting erect without having to reach/stretch/hunch to reach them.



YP's bike actually has the seat higher than the bars, so he'll be leaning forward to reach the bars. I suspect for young kids and new riders having to support your upper body with your arms and reach forward is probably harder.

But that's just my intuition.