Sure, the Bike Collective and Goodwill both sell used bikes, but the Collective sells bikes that have been inspected by a bike mechanic and are certified safe. In the front of the building there are some vintage and desirable bikes, but in the back there is a ton of everyday commuters. That's when we decided to check out the Des Moines Bike Collective. I thought about shopping Goodwill, but if I did find the right size, then I'd probably have to buy new tires, tubes, and whatever else would be needed. Last Saturday we stopped by Toys R Us, and they did have some 18-inch wheel bikes, but they were made with so much plastic, it was hard to hand over $120 for something that would surely break in a few days. Super Target had even less bikes, so we went home.
Sometimes you can trust the advice of strangers, especially when they have nothing to gain, so we looked at the bikes with 20-inch wheels. "I'm four and a half, Dad!" Char interjected. It looked a little small to me, and a mother passing by confirmed my suspicions, "That bike's too small. The only bike with 16-inch wheels was a boys bike, but I had her stand over it to check for size anyway.
I couldn't tell if we were early or late, but the bikes we're pretty picked over. If I was shopping for myself, I'd go to a thrift store, but because my daughter doesn't have to have used stuff, I took her to Walmart to see what they had. She's 45 inches tall, so I checked for online advice and decided she needed a bike with 16-inch wheels.
I decided it was time to buy Char her first real bicycle.
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