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I got this little 2 wheeler bike for Christmas but wanting to be a big kid I went for the next size , Never could sit on seat LOL Training wheels were off by end of day . CA Christmas no snow ! The best . How about those cars in background !
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Wow does that bike look big! You were a brave little girl... Thanks for sharing your memories!
At least it wasn't a men's bike, my siblings learned to ride my Dads bike by putting one leg through under the crossbar. I was never able to figure out how to do that, had to wait until I was 10 to get my own bike.
Very priceless!!!!
Love the pic...you were brave, any road-rash wipe outs?
Sweet looking gal and her big girl bike, love it!
No road rash packrat I was hurt on a horse but not a bike . Now if you call a rash from getting in trouble for spray painting it primer gray one day I guess that could count :-)
Walksoft yep us girls had to learn boys bikes with that bar and it was tricky but ya girls we keep on trying till we get it
Thanks Bellin and Kerry ! Oh kerry I just posted another Elgin mannequin in honor of your new watch :-)
Who else is brave enough to post your first 2 wheelers ? Love to see the old bikes !
Thank you toolate . It was big but I wanted to be older fast geez did I wish for that LOL now I am wishing for going other way younger :-)
Thank you Vont ! Do you think this full size is a Schwinn bike ? I hate to say yr it was taken but lets say it is not a young bike :-)