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[–] Cube6392 17 points 2 months 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@aussie.zone 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] odium@programming.dev 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Bike is short for bicycle. Motorcycles aren't bikes. Obviously the short form of motorcycle is mike.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just realized there aren't pedals.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

and if it won a race it would be a bike with no pedals and no petals but with a metal medal

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Are you telling me the flintstones had a bike

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

I thought bikes have pedals, we would call that a scooter

[–] Michal@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

It's not a motorbike, not a bicycle, but it can be a bike. It has 2 wheels.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yo, someone stole your pedals

[–] Peter1986C@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months 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).