Leakage from a Cluttered Mind

It seems like it wasn’t very long ago that we gave our granddaughter this bike for a birthday present. She had outgrown her little bike with training wheels, and with just a couple of training sessions with her daddy she was two-wheeling it. A few days ago I raised the seat for her and noticed the bike really is too small for her.

Since it’s her birthday (in a week) we surprised her by taking her to REI to check out a small frame mountain bike. As we started looking over the various bikes, I think she wanted one in her favorite color, but bikes aren’t like cars, and only come in a single color scheme for a particular model. We tried an extra-small unisex model that was fine as far as the stand-over height was concerned, but the top tube was too long. Then we tried a small women’s frame, but it was more or less the same as the XS unisex frame. She needs an extra-small women’s frame, which they had in stock but not built.

So, we’ll go back when they have it built and try it out. Hopefully, it will be a good fit. Even though it’s not her favorite color, she thinks it looks nice.