tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post3634610905962501177..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Surprise!Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-27188096912706452682009-05-29T11:33:35.346-04:002009-05-29T11:33:35.346-04:00No breaks? Was it imported from Bangledesh? How ...No breaks? Was it imported from Bangledesh? How did that little safety measure get skipped in our over regulated society? Try a thrift shop, I've heard sometimes they carry bikes and you can get a good deal-plus it's already built!Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-87349509435041971252009-05-25T22:53:58.114-04:002009-05-25T22:53:58.114-04:00ONE year we bought an unassembled and haven't ever...ONE year we bought an unassembled and haven't ever since!! Happy Birthday lil' Susie!TAMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527178643735158000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71634460238797632802009-05-25T22:34:29.622-04:002009-05-25T22:34:29.622-04:00NO! That's insane. I bought T a bike for his bir...NO! That's insane. I bought T a bike for his birthday--thank goodness for Toys R Us--a good selection and assembled for $10 extra--money well spent in my book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-701154059511657612009-05-25T20:57:32.348-04:002009-05-25T20:57:32.348-04:00No hand brakes? No step-on-'em-backwards brakes? ...No hand brakes? No step-on-'em-backwards brakes? <br /><br />That's just about 17 kinds of wrong.TSintheChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921083603967329926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62875296921616100042009-05-25T15:10:57.564-04:002009-05-25T15:10:57.564-04:00Unreal. That experience would have me writing a k...Unreal. That experience would have me writing a kindly worded letter to the lovely store and maufacturer. Not fair to waste a busy Mama's time.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-5590563030315548452009-05-25T13:06:29.629-04:002009-05-25T13:06:29.629-04:00Oh my! I can just see my guy on a 'brake-less' bi...Oh my! I can just see my guy on a 'brake-less' bike...and then I have visions of the ER.Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508647658368782915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-8556613963791910722009-05-25T12:18:12.943-04:002009-05-25T12:18:12.943-04:00The follow up to this should be interesting.
Happ...The follow up to this should be interesting.<br /><br />Happy Birthday to you and Susie!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-47241077083514048552009-05-25T11:29:46.301-04:002009-05-25T11:29:46.301-04:00Wow! I didn't even realize they make bikes withou...Wow! I didn't even realize they make bikes without brakes these days. Well, you learn something new every day.AUTISMOMMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409553613709277901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-20381607211209913982009-05-25T11:16:26.784-04:002009-05-25T11:16:26.784-04:00That's so weird...Chris at Notes From the Trenches...That's so weird...Chris at Notes From the Trenches just wrote about the exact same thing couple of days ago! They had bought a bike for their youngest boy, and got it home and the box said no brakes! I can't imagine what...why...I have no words for bikes for small children with no brakes. Oh wait, I have a word: Insane.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941013663888655868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29192894855570914602009-05-25T09:47:31.927-04:002009-05-25T09:47:31.927-04:00No brakes, Captain... (ala "No splash, Captain" sa...No brakes, Captain... (ala "No splash, Captain" said to Captain Hook in Peter Pan)<br /><br />Of course, we had to bribe our kids to even learn how to ride bikes. They competed for $5 cash and a Pokemon booster pack.Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705613736966783261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-52320323949308059442009-05-25T09:15:27.446-04:002009-05-25T09:15:27.446-04:00I never had any luck finding bikes at Target. Do y...I never had any luck finding bikes at Target. Do you remember Benny's from your RI days? That's where we got our last kid bike. Benny's is good for everything.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21661904063783143292009-05-25T07:20:30.458-04:002009-05-25T07:20:30.458-04:00No brakes?!?!? Does the bike come with a crash sui...No brakes?!?!? Does the bike come with a crash suit? Or bales of hay to put at the end of your driveway? Dora is looking better and better.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31815970617496487912009-05-25T02:58:13.319-04:002009-05-25T02:58:13.319-04:00Maybe the brakes were sold seperately?
I had a li...Maybe the brakes were sold seperately?<br /><br />I had a little cousin who never used the brakes on her bike, she just slid her feet along the pavement until she stopped. It always made me cringe because she always did this with bare feet.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36537371013301886162009-05-25T02:22:17.930-04:002009-05-25T02:22:17.930-04:008 am usually ... at least around here they open th...8 am usually ... at least around here they open that early.Feisty Irish Wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689381839029507940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-56186249208092028242009-05-25T01:28:20.528-04:002009-05-25T01:28:20.528-04:00That's what her toes are for.....dragging them whi...That's what her toes are for.....dragging them while she tries to stop. Get reinforced toe sneakers.Funny in My Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281231657407206988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-48564318357396334252009-05-25T01:25:43.673-04:002009-05-25T01:25:43.673-04:00That would have been a real surprise the first tim...That would have been a real surprise the first time she rode it if you hadn't noticed those important little words on the box.Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31705966695976240642009-05-25T01:17:58.151-04:002009-05-25T01:17:58.151-04:00Actually, I wish the bike kiddo learned on wouldn'...Actually, I wish the bike kiddo learned on wouldn't have had them... because she kept accidentally hitting her pedals backwards, and abruptly giving herself whiplash. or at the very beginning, would get frustrated trying to pedal backwards. <br /><br />she ended up liking the big wheel a lot more until she got her coordination with pedals a bit more together. (and the big wheel actually went a bit faster).<br /><br />she never did really get how to use them until she got her full sized bike.. usually just coasted to a stop or went flintstone style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com