- The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English17•25 days ago
I’ve known a few small business owners who have done stuff like this after adults complained there was nowhere to lock up their adult bike because a kid bike was occupying the space. Basically the small business owners’ responses were “you’re in shape. There’s a large rack around the corner. Your bike is important to you, but that kids bike is their entire world right now. You can shut the hell up and walk”
And then put up signs like this or that just say “kid bike lock up only.”
- Aussiemandeus ( @Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ) 7•25 days ago
That’s not a bike?
- odium ( @odium@programming.dev ) 18•25 days ago
Bicycles are called bikes in the US and some other countries.
I assume you come from one of the countries where motorcycles are called bikes?
- MindTraveller ( @MindTraveller@lemmy.ca ) English35•25 days ago
Bike is short for bicycle. Motorcycles aren’t bikes. Obviously the short form of motorcycle is mike.
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 11•25 days ago
I think they’re referring to the lack of pedals.
A push bike is a type of bicycle. https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/bikes/kids-bikes/push-bikes
- odium ( @odium@programming.dev ) 5•25 days ago
Just realized there aren’t pedals.
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 1•25 days ago
If you grew grew a bush into a push bike and cut off all the flowers, it would be a bike with no pedals and no petals.
- MeThisGuy ( @MeThisGuy@feddit.nl ) 3•25 days ago
and if it won a race it would be a bike with no pedals and no petals but with a metal medal
- ryannathans ( @ryannathans@aussie.zone ) 3•25 days ago
Are you telling me the flintstones had a bike
- Aussiemandeus ( @Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ) 1•25 days ago
I thought bikes have pedals, we would call that a scooter
- Michal ( @Michal@programming.dev ) 1•25 days ago
It’s not a motorbike, not a bicycle, but it can be a bike. It has 2 wheels.
- Michal ( @Michal@programming.dev ) 3•25 days ago
Yo, someone stole your pedals
- Peter1986C ( @Peter1986C@lemmings.world ) 3•25 days ago
Kids of that age would more-or-less walk while sitting on these. The pedaling comes after balance training (unlike how my generation used tricycles at the same age).