Little girls’ first bike
Craig says…I am looking to buy my little girls first bicycle and it will NOT be made in China. I have been looking for three weeks for a USA made children’s bike with no success. If it is found that all USA manufacturers prefer to keep foreign workers employed rather than Americans, I will settle for German, Italian, French made, anything except China. Looking for help, thanks.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Craig,
I’m really disappointed to have to share this with you. But I’ve been looking for months for a child’s bicycle. You are not the only person to make the request to find one.
It seems only high end bicycles are made in the USA. You can find information about the high end bicycles in the recreation section of this site. I do know it won’t help with your quest to find your daughter a bicycle. I will keep your request on file in case I do find something or a new company comes on board.
I’ve had two requests from individuals who are working on projects for a Made in USA product and were specifically looking for wheels made in the USA. Perhaps, one of them will come through with something. I’ve inquired with them to see if there is any possibility that their product is related to manufacturing a child’s bicycle.
March 29th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Craig,
Here are some alternatives to the usual peddle bike with training wheels.
Adams Bikes, http://www.trail-a-bike.com/contact-us/ sold in British Columbia. I don’t have confirmation on origin of mfg yet. They call this a runner bike.
Early Rider, http://www.earlyrider.com/?gclid=CNyb78ncyJkCFQZlswodvCNOuw Called a balance bike. British company still waiting for confirmation of mfg location.
I anticipate seeing something similar in the USA, but I don’t have anything definitive yet.
May 30th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Here is another bike manufactured in the USA. Work bike, uni-bikes and others but still no child’s bicycle.
http://www.aerofast.com/index.html