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Glide bikes keep children of varied abilities on balance

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Ed Mondello would watch his young children buckle under the weight of heavy bicycles and think, "There's got to be a better way."
At a convention, he saw the better way: German-engineered wooden bikes without pedals that were lighter and easier for children to balance on.
Still, it wasn't quite right.
While living in Massachusetts running an IT business, Mondello put his own engineering expertise to work and tinkered with PVC pipes to create a truly light, two-wheeled cycle that would teach children how to ride safely.

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