An important part of childhood is riding around in your first set of wheels. Between 2 and 3 years of age is a good time to look into tricycles. Tricycles are important for both cognitive and physical development, helping children explore their environment in new ways and develop their confidence and independence. Tricycles are also a great way to build a child&#;s coordination, endurance, balance, and core strength.
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Tricycles are a great transition between scooters and bicycles. Scooters, strider bikes, and seated ride-on toys (learn more about these toys here) don&#;t have pedals so kids just have to put their feet down on the floor to propel or stop. Tricycles and bicycles, on the other hand, require some total body coordination to pedal and steer at the same time. Bicycles require more advanced coordination and balance than a starter tricycle.
What to look for in a tricycle:
- Safety: A tricycle that is compact, light, and easy to push might not be sturdy enough to support a growing child. Look for a wide base of support and a stable steering wheel (one that does not make hard turns) so the trike isn&#;t easily flipped over. A decent tricycle does not break easily. Look for a trike that&#;s made out of sturdy materials (metal as opposed to plastic).
- Fit: A tricycle will most likely encourage independence and confidence if the child can actually reach the pedals. There are lots of tricycles out there with adjustable seats, handles, and pedals. Make sure you pick a tricycle that your 1.5 year old can grow into for at least a couple of years. If your child has a hard time keeping his feet on the pedals, there are also Toe Clips available at most toy retailers to help strap their feet in.
- Function and Fun: When purchasing a tricycle for your 2 year old, consider if having a push bar would be important. Push bars let parents steer their children around, which could be a good option when trying to navigate busy city sidewalks or if your child has a hard time coordinating the pedals at first. Most push bars are removable for the more advanced tricyclist. Some tricycles have storage or dump buckets. These are usually big hits with children; they love to cart things around.
Tricycles provide a new level of independence for young children, and promotes emotional and physical growth. As always, children should be supervised and wear protective gear when on any mobile toy.
The late David Goldman made a video entitled 5 things I love about &#;my&#; trail. It was concerning a bicycle trail. It inspired me to write this article I have titled &#;5 things I love about &#;my Trail&#;. However, I am not writing about a bicycle trail. I am writing about my Catrike Trail trike.
I almost did not buy a Catrike when I was looking into trikes. It is not that I was not impressed with them. Rather it was a matter of money &#; something I did not have much of. Consequently I was looking at the best I could get for the money that I had available. I was all ready to buy another brand but I changed my mind when I called the company to place my order and the owner of the business got really nasty with me on the for calling his number several times in succession trying to get thru as the line was busy when I called. I did not like the way he treated me and so he lost a sale that day. He ended up going out of business. I had heard that he turned off a lot of customers by his treatment of them. I think it caught up with him as there was nothing wrong with the trikes he was selling.
Anyway, I had to start over and made the decision to save a little longer so I had more money available. I did not need a whole lot more money to get the trike I chose next. Back then Catrike sold the Trail model for $. I bought a new model and fell in love with it. I never had any regret in the way things worked out back then.
So the number one thing I love about my Trail is the price I paid for it. The price has doubled since then.
The second thing I loved about my Trail was the space frame. Notice I used the past tense &#;loved&#; and &#;was&#;.
I do so because something happened to change all that. Under warranty Catrike replaced my space frame because of a hairline crack I discovered along one of the welds on the bottom of the cross member. Sadly the space frame was no longer offered and I had to accept their new frame which I don&#;t like nearly as well as the space frame. Oh well, as the saying goes &#; &#;you&#;ll have that!&#;
The number three thing I love about my Trail is the comfortable ride. I have ridden several other trikes including some costing twice to four times what my Trail cost. As far as I am concerned the Trail wins hands down when comparing them.
The number four thing I love about my trail is it&#;s handling. It handles like it is running on rails. Again it wins my vote over the other trikes I have ridden. I have always been extremely impressed with Catrike engineering and craftsmanship. I can&#;t say the same for their customer service. Sometimes it is non-existent.
The fifth thing I love about my Trail is its quality. I have over 110,000 miles on it and it is as good as brand new mechanically. To be totally honest I have upgraded the wheels with heavier duty BMX rims which are holding up much better than the original Catrike wheels. Otherwise I am sold on Catrike quality.
I could probably come up with more things I love about my Trail, but I need to take it easy on my nearly 77 year old brain as I need it to last me awhile longer yet.
As many of you know I nearly lost the use of my Trail earlier this summer when the rear dropouts broke due to the extra stress my e-motor puts on the dropouts. I thought it was done for as I saw no way to repair it. Then a fellow triker wrote on a Facebook trike group that he bought the Utah Trike&#;s Catrike rear wheel extension kit to use to mount a rear hub e-motor on his Catrike. I was aware of these rear wheel extensions but it never entered my mind that I could use them to fix my problem and keep my Trail trike going. And it is a fairly inexpensive repair &#; $300 plus another $100 for labor at my LBS as I had them do part of what was involved. A new replacement frame would have been well over $ and I would still have the same concern of the rear dropouts failing again. These extensions are much stronger than the rear dropouts on the Catrike frame.
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Hopefully my Trail I now have is good for another 110,000 miles. I just hope this nearly 77 year old body is too. Well, that&#;s my story and I am sticking with it. I am doing my best to &#;
KEEP ON TRIKIN&#;
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