Summer holidays have always been instrumental for many children to learn and develop their skills to ride the bicycle. If not on tour to relatives place,summer holidays always meant waiting patiently at the cycle shop for my turn to pick up the Hire Bike its rent being around 50 Paisa to Rs.1 per hour based on its size and after the hectic ride in our locality with fellow friends the cycle would be returned or time extended depending upon the pocket money but one thing mandatory was the Nanari Sharbate drink for 75 Paisa at the end and return home with some bruises.
Carrying on these vivid memories lets now get into a very brief history of kids bicycle, perhaps Kids bicycle had come into vogue by 1920's itself but its was Huffy's who designed bikes specifically for children, in 1949 Huffy Convertible with rear training wheels revolutionized the market, Huffy's also followed up with a series of bicycles for children between 1963- 1967. Few more famous bicycles to enter the fray were the Schwinn Sting Ray with banana seat and high rise handlebars in 1963, its upgrade the Krate (1968) was a sensation among both Kids and Teenagers, perhaps these type of bicycles soon paved the way for BMX revolution in the USA. During 1970's the iconic and all time famous Raleigh Chopper was launched it was branded as 'THE HOT ONE'. The Chopper bike was the "must have" item and signifier of "coolness" for many children of the time.
In India kids bicycle history is bit obscure the manufacturers should have imported till 1953 and perhaps customized it locally for sale till the 1960's, on its side TI Cycles came up with a exclusive kids bike named BSA Champ in 1983, I end this rhetoric awaiting for some more info on kids bicycle from your side and as the heat soars to 37 Degrees Celsius due to the Kathiri Veyyil, its now time for me to take a break, until next week.
Carrying on these vivid memories lets now get into a very brief history of kids bicycle, perhaps Kids bicycle had come into vogue by 1920's itself but its was Huffy's who designed bikes specifically for children, in 1949 Huffy Convertible with rear training wheels revolutionized the market, Huffy's also followed up with a series of bicycles for children between 1963- 1967. Few more famous bicycles to enter the fray were the Schwinn Sting Ray with banana seat and high rise handlebars in 1963, its upgrade the Krate (1968) was a sensation among both Kids and Teenagers, perhaps these type of bicycles soon paved the way for BMX revolution in the USA. During 1970's the iconic and all time famous Raleigh Chopper was launched it was branded as 'THE HOT ONE'. The Chopper bike was the "must have" item and signifier of "coolness" for many children of the time.
In India kids bicycle history is bit obscure the manufacturers should have imported till 1953 and perhaps customized it locally for sale till the 1960's, on its side TI Cycles came up with a exclusive kids bike named BSA Champ in 1983, I end this rhetoric awaiting for some more info on kids bicycle from your side and as the heat soars to 37 Degrees Celsius due to the Kathiri Veyyil, its now time for me to take a break, until next week.
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