Two guesses on the design: The additional bar provided extra strength to the frame. Manufacturers assumed that boys would be harder on their bikes, so they needed bikes with stronger frames.
Or, maybe designating some bikes for boys and some for girls enlarged the market: As a kid, I would never have ridden the perfectly good bike that …
Two guesses on the design: The additional bar provided extra strength to the frame. Manufacturers assumed that boys would be harder on their bikes, so they needed bikes with stronger frames.
Or, maybe designating some bikes for boys and some for girls enlarged the market: As a kid, I would never have ridden the perfectly good bike that my older sister had outgrown, so my parents purchased a new bike for me.
Or, it could be that it was not "ladylike" for a female to throw her leg over the crossbar (or it was difficult for a lady wearing a skirt to do so), thus the "step-through" style bicycle was born.
Two guesses on the design: The additional bar provided extra strength to the frame. Manufacturers assumed that boys would be harder on their bikes, so they needed bikes with stronger frames.
Or, maybe designating some bikes for boys and some for girls enlarged the market: As a kid, I would never have ridden the perfectly good bike that my older sister had outgrown, so my parents purchased a new bike for me.
Or, it could be that it was not "ladylike" for a female to throw her leg over the crossbar (or it was difficult for a lady wearing a skirt to do so), thus the "step-through" style bicycle was born.