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Have you tried the Ferla trikes? Haven’t seen as much reviews on theirs and curious how it compares for handling. Would like a trike for stability but read they don’t handle as well as 2 wheelers so curious between these two which might be better.
Any further updates? Durability the last few years? Anyone using the Velocirax/Rak Attach combo for a while with good success? 1Up and Velocirax both advise against this setup (I've spoken with each over the phone). I have a Ford Transit 350 with the Velocirax 7 and can't access the barn doors at all. I've tried an 8" hitch extender which doesn't improve barn door access enough to justify the rack sticking out that far. Currently have to unload the entire Velocirax to access the bard doors. Ugh. Also, 1Up has moved on to RakAttach 2.0 which is a significantly different design. Thoughts?
I hate coaster bike because you can't relax while biking. The pedal has to be in a specific position to start riding because you can't reverse the pedal to youe liking position as you wish
I've personally haven't even heard of these bikes until about 20 minutes ago and I thought maybe it's an electric bike. I read why they are so expensive and my boys racing bmx bikes were way better and way better and more expensive But built for actual bmx racing because they raced growing up. but before they raced they both had mongoose bikes and they weren't even the old school mongoose bikes that were top of the line with others like GT Diamond Back etc. as far as teaching them to learn..when my oldest son was about 3ish., I just told him don't stop peddling. he learned in a few hours. when my youngest was ready I told him the same and by the next day he knew how. this bike is not doing anyone any favors
Where does this idea come from that coaster brakes are either on or off? During daily use pretty much all braking is gradual speed modulation. Emergency stops and skitting are very rare. Haven't done that in months and I ride every day.
Coaster brakes could be fatal for a child in a panic situation. Watch what a child does when they want to stop. They immediately drag their feet along the ground. If their feet are not on the pedals, they essentially have no brakes. Suppose they are riding along and a car pulls out in front of them. If the pedals happen to be in the vertical position (one up the other down) they again have no brakes. They might not have enough distance and time to rotate the crank forward so they can apply the coaster brake. That means the child will surely hit the car. Coaster brakes are not only dangerous, in a panic situation where a child has only a few feet to stop, they could actually be the cause of a fatal accident with a car.
Can you use elbow guards for youth baseball? Anyone tried it? I've been looking for these type of pads so it's easy to put on and off quickly without the bulkiness of the 'baseball pads'
Thank you ! You’re the first person I’ve seen who’s talked about the range with weight! I’ve searched high and low and no review mentions it! Also with weight how does it do going up hills? I have moderate hills on my commute home
I bought my 5yo son the Jett 20 he is 41-1/2” tall. The size range on the 20 starts at 40” At the lowest seat height he doesn’t even come close to being able touch the ground. He is able to ride it after teaching him how to start but his confidence is down. It’ll be perfect for him next summer for sure. For younger kids I like the twist handle shifters better and although I wish it had disc brakes, the ones it come with from the factory work just fine.
It went together easily in less than an hour. ru-vid.comUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Make sure the front fork is forward or the pedals will hit the front tire. Tires are both a little soft so it needs air before I ride it. The rear wheel didn't come with a clamp regular bolts hold it on. The front had the clamp. No scratches out of box. Rims are a little off with a slight wobble. They could have spent more time with the spoke tool fixing the run out. So far out of the box I'm happy with it. I did replace the pedals with a nice aftermarket set. After riding it a bit my A$$ is a bit sore so I ordered another seat. Overall I'm nearly 60 and didn't ride a bike in 30 years. I like my new 29" Schwinn. It will be used for casual rides with my friend.
I always thought that this law only existed because the people who made it are the same people who have never used a bike that DOESN'T have a crappy so-called "hand brake" and a coaster brake... Basically, the reason bikes with coaster breaks have a useless hand brake is because the handbrake is not supposed to be used, except for emergencies, like when the chain drops, or if you slip off the pedals and need to brake. The irony is that by making coaster brakes mandatory, as well as a frontal handbrake, you are incentivizing manufacturers to put hand brakes on kids bikes basically "just for show", because if the frontal hand brake WAS strong enough to be useful, the kid would be in danger of falling over the wheel when braking. However, because this type of "redundancy" hand brake that is almost completely useless is the ONLY handbrake that most people (especially above 30) are familiar with, they have internalized that "handbrake = bad". It does, however, make you wonder why this trend got started in the first place... maybe bikes started out not having any handbrake, and for the same concern of falling over the steering wheel, once it was added, it was calibrated so it would only brake a tiny bit? Or maybe it's just easier to manufacture coaster brakes? Modern "ultra-safe" kids bikes should ditch the coaster brake, and instead use just one handbrake on the BACK wheel. This way, children don't need to re-learn how to brake on a bicycle later in life, since there is no actual reason that coaster brakes are enforced on children's bikes in the first place. You also don't have to worry about any of the inherent flaws of coaster brakes.
This video was so well done I had to go from Google to RU-vid to the About Page to see who made it. The composition as a whole is top notch but the conversation is spoken from firsthand knowledge and that really stands out no matter the topic. Thanks, can't wait to continue watching. I'm going to learn something 👍🚴♂️
The current designs for child carriers are simply not safe. The rear tow trailers are very vulnerable to being hit from behind and offer zero protection to kids. At the very least impact absorbing materials and roll cages should be compulsory for child carrying trailers.
Can't seem to find info on Mondraker distribution - any idea where to find them in Seattle area? Interested in their base level Play 24 ebike for a 10 year old.
