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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Wooden balance bike 11/08/12 at 14:03:45 All my family and neighbors think it's way cool, figured I'd post a pic of my three year old's wood balance bike
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #1 - 11/08/12 at 14:21:41 ToesNose wrote on 11/08/12 at 14:03:45: All my family and neighbors think it's way cool, figured I'd post a pic of my three year old's wood balance bike http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy206/bcrx2/IMG_20121108_162154.jpg Way more awesome than the ones my twin boys were scooting around on this summer.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #2 - 11/08/12 at 15:34:57 looks like you might be able to fit a savage motor on there Seat looks comfy too.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #4 - 11/08/12 at 18:51:33 I have an old beach cruiser bicycle that I was thinking of using the hardware off and making a wood frame like that LOL
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v-pilot Senior Member Offline Loud bikes rule! Posts: 257 Rexford NY Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #5 - 11/08/12 at 20:10:39 You need another kid? I'm often told I act like a three year old and that is way cool!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #6 - 11/08/12 at 21:22:47 My grandson turns 3 in about 3 weeks.. I like the other model a little better.Looks a little lighter,
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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #7 - 11/09/12 at 01:48:38 Yes, I agree! very nice bike!
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Re: Wooden balance bike
Reply #8 - 11/09/12 at 04:29:03

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/08/12 at 21:22:47:

My grandson turns 3 in about 3 weeks.. I like the other model a little better.Looks a little lighter,

My son has been tooling around on this since last X-Mass when he was 28 months old. Although it's only recently that he glides around the driveway with his feet up for ten feet lengths and down the side of the house with a slight decline for 60 feet or so LOL. It's not heavy and the seat is adjustable to different heights. Wink

He'll be ready for a peddle bike this spring for sure, the best part about the balance bike is the transition to a peddle bike doesn't require training wheels since they have learned to balance already Cheesy

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #9 - 11/09/12 at 05:25:47 Ive got lots of slopes out here, Im seein one o those,
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Re: Wooden balance bike
Reply #10 - 11/09/12 at 07:52:22

ToesNose wrote on 11/09/12 at 04:29:03:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/08/12 at 21:22:47:

My grandson turns 3 in about 3 weeks.. I like the other model a little better.Looks a little lighter,

My son has been tooling around on this since last X-Mass when he was 28 months old. Although it's only recently that he glides around the driveway with his feet up for ten feet lengths and down the side of the house with a slight decline for 60 feet or so LOL. It's not heavy and the seat is adjustable to different heights. Wink

He'll be ready for a peddle bike this spring for sure, the best part about the balance bike is the transition to a peddle bike doesn't require training wheels since they have learned to balance already Cheesy

I have twin boys that each have a balance bike (not nearly this cool though) We got them for them last summer when they were about 27months. One boy is a total daredevil and within two weeks he started coasting like that. The other is a big chicken who would only go step by step. Fast forward to this summer and both of them go cruising down our backyard hill racing each other on their "motorycyles" Makes me laugh Grin

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #11 - 11/09/12 at 09:00:49 & now the banner ads at the top are for balance bikes, because I searched them, HEY!! Whurs mah Pikkachure? Garage sale a little bike & get after it with a hacksaw?
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Re: Wooden balance bike
Reply #12 - 11/10/12 at 18:24:01

I think some of the earliest bikes were balance bikes. These would have worked quite well if you lived on level ground, as you could coast a good part of the time. A bicycle is actually one of the most efficient machines man has ever created, as far as energy input vs work output. In other words, you could travel much further for the same amount of energy expenditure, than walking or running.

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Re: Wooden balance bike
Reply #13 - 11/10/12 at 20:46:47

360k+ wrote on 11/10/12 at 18:24:01:

I think some of the earliest bikes were balance bikes.
Thats the way I understand it.,The first bicycle had no pedals,,it was, effectively, a rolling seat.

These would have worked quite well if you lived on level ground, as you could coast a good part of the time.
In hilly country, walk up, coast down,
In mountainous places, someone better figger out some Brakes!

A bicycle is actually one of the most efficient machines man has ever created, as far as energy input vs work output.
IIRC, Ive read where a 10 speed ( it was years ago, before the bazzillion speed bikes) was The most efficient form of transportation, tho.,. IMO, hitchiking beats it.

In other words, you could travel much further for the same amount of energy expenditure, than walking or running.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Wooden balance bike Reply #14 - 11/11/12 at 04:22:12 @EJID- It's a blast to watch isn't it
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