Tykes on Bikes

On Yer Bikes, Kids!

A HEART Foundation survey has suggested that parents may be missing out on the opportunity to fight childhood obesity.

The survey has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of kids regularly travelling by car to and from school, with more than half of Australian parents saying their children travelled by car, mostly for safety reasons.
The annual Ride2School last week is Australia’s largest celebration of an active journey to and from school.
The Heart Foundation says the current pattern helps explain why Australia has become one of the world’s most obese nations.
It’s nationwide study of 1,000 parents, which allowed them to nominate multiple transport modes, found 63 per cent said their children travelled by car, 25 per cent said walking, 21 per cent said public transport, 11 per cent said bikes and 3 per cent said other means.
Traffic worries were cited by 50 per cent, 44 per cent were concerned about intersections and crossings and 42 per cent named the speed of traffic as the reason they would not let children ride to school.

Cycling Safely

WHEN choosing your child's bicycle, it just makes good sense to select a specialist bike store which is staffed by skilled experts who also love cycling, says our cycling writer Lynne.

I have often been asked over the years – why should one you buy a bicycle from a specialist shop such as CYCLENOW instead of a big department store?
We have been serving the community for the past 19 years, providing for all their cycling requirements. Our bicycles are all tried and tested with the safety of children being most important.
We also only stock the better quality brands which offer lifetime warrantees on the frames which ensures we don't have any returns.
All of our products meet Australian standards. If a customer needs to replace any component over the lifetime of the bicycle it will be available in Australia.
This is particularly important because we have seen many customers who come in trying to buy components for their bikes, only to find that they have incompatible parts, making the bicycle useless!
All our bicycles are built up in the store by experienced staff making them 100 percent safe to ride.

"We have experienced staff to help put children on the correct size bikes. This is something which won't happen in a big department store!"

We have experienced staff to help put children on the correct size bikes. This is something which won't happen in a big department store!
The bicycles are fully assembled for test riding and immediate purchase. We also have a full workshop facility to help you maintain and repair your bicycle.

We also offer friendly advice on all aspects of cycling. Need any bike advice? Contact Lynne at 3878 3622.

CycleNow bicycles are all tried and tested with the safety of children being most important.

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