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Originally Posted by masraum
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. |
Notice how the pic of the little boy shows his hands in a more natural position than those of the older lady pictured above him?
I would change the height of the bars on YP's GD's bike so they are higher so she doesn't have to reach for them or support her body weight on them.