• @odium
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    25 days ago

    Bicycles are called bikes in the US and some other countries.

    I assume you come from one of the countries where motorcycles are called bikes?

    • @[email protected]
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      25 days ago

      Bike is short for bicycle. Motorcycles aren’t bikes. Obviously the short form of motorcycle is mike.

    • TheFlopster
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      525 days ago

      While everything you said is correct, it still has no pedals. I thought we (USA) called these scooters.

      • @[email protected]
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        325 days ago

        Like the other reply said, it is called a Balance Bike.

        To add some more context, it is not a scooter because you aren’t supposed to stand up on them but sit like a real bike but you move by pushing with your feet. They are training bikes for toddlers before they have the hand-eye coordination for peddling and you can either graduate to a kids bicycle with training wheels or some kids just go straight to the bicycle without the training wheels.