Shopping For New Bicycle Accessories
My son recently got a new bike for the Christmas Holiday. He had received gifts of money from relatives and some other gifts that will allow him to purchase some accessories for his bicycle. After everyone left, he totaled up his gift money and we checked a website together so that he could choose which bicycle accessories he wanted (or even which bicycle).

My son told me before we visited the website that he had also been saving his allowance money. He was hoping that he could buy as many of the bicycle accessories that he wanted - hopefully enough to complete his 'ride' and to get out on his bike and enjoy himself. I like the fact that he had been saving some of his money for things that he really wants.

I told him that we need to find all of the bicycle accessories that will make his riding safer. He agreed to what I said, so we sat down to look and here are some things we came up with. We found a 12v Generator light with a Krypton bulb in it. I will be happier with him riding his bike after the sun has gone down if he has some type of light on it.

He liked the idea of the headlight too and so he agreed to use it when it gets too dark to see. He knew it would help him to be safer, and to protect him from possibly getting hit by a car at night if someone could not see him. He found another



safety gadget/light for his new bicycle by himself. It was red flashing safety lights. I think that he said something about how they were 'cool'.

A bell was the third and last of the bike accessories to get picked. I wish it was loud as a car's horn can be, but I think it really will be effective for what he intends it for. He did look at a plastic horn but thought that it was 'really stupid' so that ruled that one out right away.

I told my son that if he was going to ride his new bike to school that two of his new bicycle accessories needed to include a lock and helmet. He did have some trouble finding a helmet that matched the paint color of his bike. I told him that we could go to a local sporting goods store and probably find the exact color that matched his bike. He also wanted a different kind of lock than the website we visited had to offer so it was down to the store to look for one.

We had a good time finding the bicycle accessories for his new bike and I'm pretty sure he enjoyed himself as much as I did. I think that he is really going to have a lot of fun and a lot more freedom with this bike. But, I think I might want to sign him up for at least a bike safety class and also a small bike repair class to help him. I feel that both of those would teach him a lot and in the end help him get even more out of his new bicycle.


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