I have a little ds who is nearly 7. So far he has had a tomcat trike which has been wonderful for him, and is now being used as a "normal" trike. No parental control, fully free wheeling, no supports. So DS wants a bike.... We have a child's bike (with stabilisers guven DS cannot even walk, and balance is not great). But it does not seem to "fit" right....
In particular, to get the pedals so Ds is full stretch on the down stroke his leg is coming up to his chest at about 75 degrees on the up stroke. It is like there isn't enough space. So then he can't push down.
Has anyone got any ideas, maybe the seat should be higher, but as it is DS can't touch the ground anyway, is it the crank shaft, should it be shorter. Anyone an expert on 2 wheel bikes for children with mobility issues?
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whereonthestair · 19/02/2017 21:18
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