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Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT

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  • 89th8 Offline
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    Thank you sir! Also, what about training wheels.

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      If you want to bike with one of these kids trailers, I wouldn't get a bike with drop handlebars. Wider handlebars will give more stability and control.

      I personally would get a hardtail MTB.

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      • 89th8 89th

        Thank you sir! Also, what about training wheels.

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        Aqua Letifer
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        @89th said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

        Thank you sir! Also, what about training wheels.

        It's been proven that strider bikes are a better, faster way to teach the kiddo balance and control. But for example, my daughter hates striders so we got her one with training wheels.

        Give yours a go on a strider, see if she likes it, but no big if not.

        Please love yourself.

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        • KlausK Klaus

          If you want to bike with one of these kids trailers, I wouldn't get a bike with drop handlebars. Wider handlebars will give more stability and control.

          I personally would get a hardtail MTB.

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          @Klaus said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

          If you want to bike with one of these kids trailers, I wouldn't get a bike with drop handlebars. Wider handlebars will give more stability and control.

          I personally would get a hardtail MTB.

          I have droppies on my singlespeed and hook up a 2-seater trailer all the time. Zero problems.

          Please love yourself.

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          • 89th8 Offline
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            89th
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            Thanks guys!

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              https://www.amsterdam-bicycle.com/

              Education is extremely important.

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                We bought these:

                https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/specialized-2022-sirrus-x-2-0-flat-bar-road-bike-pr5a13432/p

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                  Looks good!

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                  • 89th8 89th

                    We bought these:

                    https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/specialized-2022-sirrus-x-2-0-flat-bar-road-bike-pr5a13432/p

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                    @89th said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

                    We bought these:

                    https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/specialized-2022-sirrus-x-2-0-flat-bar-road-bike-pr5a13432/p

                    Rad!!

                    Please love yourself.

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                    • 89th8 89th

                      We bought these:

                      https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/specialized-2022-sirrus-x-2-0-flat-bar-road-bike-pr5a13432/p

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                      @89th said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

                      We bought these:

                      https://www.eriksbikeshop.com/specialized-2022-sirrus-x-2-0-flat-bar-road-bike-pr5a13432/p

                      I love it! I have a saddle and and pair of shoes from Specialized.

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                        Thanks! We went to this semi-local bike shop but the selection was overwhelming to say the least. How many bikes can you fit in a single store??? So we went to a sporting goods store nearby to get some running shoes for my wife and see the bikes there too. Their inventory was not as expensive but availability was spotty… so we went back to the bike shop.

                        This time one of the workers helped us navigate the racks. As hoped, the workers at the bike shop were much more knowledgeable and passionate which helped us learn things such as the advantage of 1x8 wide range gearing (personally I like that simplicity compared to the 3x7 that my road bike from years ago had), and powerful hydraulic disc brakes which were better when I’ll be pulling 25-70 pounds of kids/trailer behind me on some rides.

                        We were not very price sensitive, but also knew we didn’t ride enough to warrant the $2-3k version of this bike for the premium components. @mark i had a Specialized road bike back in my triathlon days and so it’s kind of cool to get another one for my parental days.

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                        • HoraceH Horace

                          https://www.amsterdam-bicycle.com/

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                          @Horace Some interesting bikes there!!

                          ON another note, what are those bikes with the really fat tires good for? I saw one the other day and at first, I thought it was a joke bike.

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @Horace Some interesting bikes there!!

                            ON another note, what are those bikes with the really fat tires good for? I saw one the other day and at first, I thought it was a joke bike.

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                            @taiwan_girl said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

                            @Horace Some interesting bikes there!!

                            I agree. The Dutch are unfairly persecuted on this forum, but they are not all bad.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                              @Horace Some interesting bikes there!!

                              ON another note, what are those bikes with the really fat tires good for? I saw one the other day and at first, I thought it was a joke bike.

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                              @taiwan_girl said in Hey Aqua - BIKE ALERT:

                              @Horace Some interesting bikes there!!

                              ON another note, what are those bikes with the really fat tires good for? I saw one the other day and at first, I thought it was a joke bike.

                              Sand, snow, forests with little to no trail maintenance. They're very fun.

                              Please love yourself.

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