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Easy Rider

Cowboys have horses. Teenagers have driver's licenses. So how do younger kids declare their freedom? With their bikes. A bike's not just a way to get from familiar here to boring old there. It's a trusty sidekick, a partner in crime, a ticket to adventure.

Wheels take kids away from babies in the sandbox and bring the possibilities of an open road, the exhilaration of flying downhill or making a solo trip to Harry's Quik Mart for sour-apple suckers.

Not that any kid cares when she's in the middle of a magnificent spinout, but bikes are good for more than thrills and spills: They develop balance, strength, coordination, and — with proper safety precautions, of course — bravery.

Just as Batman needs the Batmobile, just as The Lone Ranger needs Silver, a kid needs two wheels — and the promise of a free Saturday morning — to call her own.

Fun Fact:German Baron Karl von Drais built thefirst bike from wood in 1817.

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