Dot Physics

My friend J sent me a link to this gyrobike (http://www.thegyrobike.com/index.php). From what I can tell, it’s a flywheel that you put in the front wheel of a bike. The site claims that this will help kids learn how to ride a bike.

Our German friends let us borrow their son’s bike after he got too big for it. I guess it will still be called a “bike” because it has two wheels. See. No pedals. We don’t need no stinkin pedals.

For many people, it is the time of the year to put the bikes away. I live in Louisiana, so now is the time to get the bikes out (too hot in the summer). Learning to ride a bike is a curious thing. Most parents use training wheels to get kids started. [...]