Re: HELP Needed re Tricycle - JEN

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Thanks everyone for the info. The problem is that this little boy

is almost 4 years old, and yet is the size of a 1 1/2 year old. He

doesn't want to ride a " baby's " bike -- he wants to ride a tricycle

or bike like his friends. But he is far smaller than even the

average RSS boy. In fact, when I charted him, it appears that 97%

of RSS boys are taller than him. , Finlay's mom in New

Zealand, referred me to a website that makes tricycles where the

pedals are lengthwise from the seat rather than heightwise. You can

then adjust the seat forward and backwards which allows it to fit

even small children. Unfortunately, it is an expensive trike but

this little boy's state services may be able to swing it. Cross our

fingers.

Jenn

> Hi ,

>

> We bought the Fisher-Price Rock, Roll 'n Ride for his B-

day. He is a

> little taller than the child you were asking about, but he can

both, reach

> the pedals, and push it with his feet.

>

> One of the things that I like about this bike is that you can make

it a

> rocking toy for the winter months, so that it can be used indoors.

Then, you

> just flip the rocker, and it becomes a bike with a handle that you

can push

> from behind, so that if the child gets tired halfway through the

ride, you

> can get him home without carrying both the child and the bike.

You , also,

> don't have to do all that bending to push the bike while you are

trying to

> teach them how to use the pedals. (Great for old ladies like me

with bad

> backs! LOL) Later, when they can ride for a distance, you can

remove the

> handle, and it works like any other bike.

>

> That's my 2 cents!

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 27 months, 20# 1oz, 29.9 " , Prevacid,

Singulair,

> GT)