BuddyBike...A Tandem Bike Designed For Use With Kids

[40something]

I am going to post a link for this bike because the design of it is so wonderful. This bike would be especially great to ride with children who have disabilities and cannot ride a two wheeled bike by themselves.

http://www.buddybike.com/Specs.html

You can also find this bike by it's previous name "Lovebike",

http://www.lovebike.com/

 

[endorphin_junkie]

RE: BuddyBike...A Tandem Bike Designed For Use With Kid...

Very cool I had something similar when my Kids were little. It was an attachment that had it's own handle bars and pedals (looked kind of like a bike with no front wheel). It was attached by taking the seat off of my regular bike, placing the cuff over the post and re-attaching my seat. It was a great transition from riding with training wheels to riding independantly and allowed us to go much farther than we could have with a little one on their own. Cycling as a family is so much fun

Take Care
Laurie

 

[Jcrew3082]

Reminds me of this...

http://images.rei.com/media/780113.jpg It attaches to the adult's bike.

I think it is such a cool idea. If I had a kid, I'd be all over it.

 

[endorphin_junkie]

RE: BuddyBike...A Tandem Bike Designed For Use With Kid...

Gina, that's exactly what I was trying to say:7 We sure got a lot of miles out of ours and had no problem finding someone to hand it down to

Take Care
Laurie

 

[beautifulsoul]

Thank you, I have been looking for something like this. I have a 6 yr. old and this looks like fun!

 

[40something]

Hi girls. The tag-alongs are nice for when a kid isn't mature enough to ride a bike alone on longer rides. You can also get them with dual tires that makes them more stable.

The Buddybike (Lovebike) posted above would be ideal for situation's where a child can sit on the bike and hold on, but can't pedal, such as an autistic child. Also, in a situation where the child is disabled, you wouldn't want them on a tag-along behind you where they could possibly fall off. This is where the Buddybike design excels because your child is always in front of you where you can see what they are doing and you can carry on a conversation with them because they are not behind you.

Happy biking!