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| Thread ID: 126978 | 2012-09-28 05:00:00 | Small wheels | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1303767 | 2012-09-28 09:20:00 | Vespa's and such with small wheels are terrible in the wet too | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1303768 | 2012-09-28 10:19:00 | So, nobody know why kids scooters have small wheels, when bigger would seem to be better. I take it I am not the only one who noticed the wheel size! |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1303769 | 2012-09-28 10:39:00 | That's right I have wondered too. Then there are the ridiculously small wheels that have been fitted to baby 'strollers', ie pushchairs. The 3 wheel buggies have sensible sized wheels though. www.babyuniverse.co.nz ..and apparently classic style prams with large wheels like we used with our children can still be bought like this one: nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1303770 | 2012-09-28 22:35:00 | To keep production costs low, thereby increasing dividends for the shareholders. Who cares about child safety? Not them. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1303771 | 2012-09-28 23:06:00 | They're for kids - kids are not ready to handle big wheels yet, that's why they're not allowed to vote. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1303772 | 2012-09-28 23:13:00 | As Cicero said, it's pure fashion. I bought one (it was a bargain deal along with a modem) several years ago as a gift for my landlady's daughter's daughter. She loved it. Given that the fashion has re-emerged I wonder when the yo-yo will return. Or how about the spinning top, or dingbats even! |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1303773 | 2012-09-29 01:04:00 | They are small if they are on acrobatic scooters, they need to be very strong because they take an absolute hammering, what with the jumping and crazy tricks. Light-weight as well, it is a very competitive sport big wheels too ungainly. They are also not cheap, the right type for experts start from about $45 each and are very well made with double bearings and spacer, alloy rim, moulded tyre bonded to alloy. Big wheels would be broken on no time. Has no-one here been down to the local skateboard park? Acrobatic scooters are a big thing these days, my grandson spends all of his free time there practicing tricks and breaking wheels. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
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