Talk:Balance bicycle

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[edit] List of commmercial balance / training bicycles


I have removed the above list from the article. I didn't think it was a good idea to begin with, but if we're going to list products then lets (a) list all products and (b) stick to the product (manufacturer) sites, not list dealer sites. Una Smith 03:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Links to manufacturers

I do not see anything in the policy at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:EL#What_should_be_linked discouraging links to manufacturers. I think it makes the article more useful for those interested in purchasing a balance bike.

I also prefer listing the manufacturers over retailers. But the retailer I included listed several balance bikes for which I could not find manufacturers' websites. Gary

The relevant policy is WP:NOT#DIR. There are so many retailers, and so many of them carry so many different products. It's not fair to pick just one retailer, or just a few, and not desirable to list them all. Readers who want to go shopping can type "balance bike" or "laufrad" or whatever into their favorite web search engine. Or visit a website that reviews bicycles. Okay? Can you find a review website with a good review of balance bikes? That would make a good external link. Una Smith 04:34, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
What about a link to an external list of models as I have added. It's not a review, but it does mention which ones have footrests and brakes. Is this a problem, too? (the disadvantage is that others can't add new models).Gary
A link to a consumer (not retailer) page that reviews products would be ideal. I do appreciate the aggro of maintaining a non-wiki page. Gary, could you put it on a wiki? It looks like your page is a wiki of sorts. How do you like it? For now, I propose to leave the product list here on this talk page, so people can continue to add to it (as someone already has done). Una Smith 23:40, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Features

The article would benefit from an informed discussion of the pros and cons of various features: brakes, footrest, restricted turning radius front fork, wheel design (are spokeless wheels an important safety feature?), etc. Una Smith 23:34, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Not all the Puky models have brakes, by the way, and on at least some models the brakes are optional. Una Smith 23:40, 17 April 2007 (UTC)