Haveyouevernoticedhowmanythingsgetbetterwhenyouaddwheels? Probablynot. We are so usedtoseeing and usingthemthatwe are unawareoftheirpower.
Ifyou’veseentheFantasticBeasts saga, you’llrememberoneofthemaincharacters, Newt Scamander, carryinghisbigsuitcase full ofstrangecreaturesthroughoutthe film. Doesn’titmakeyouwanttoputsomewheelsonit? For me, yes, nowadays I can’t imagine movingaroundanairportor a stationwith a suitcasewithoutwheels.
And whataboutchildren? Manyofushavenotlivedthroughthe era ofwheeledbackpacks. What a greatinventionforthe postural healthofthelittleones and alsofortheparentswhooftencarryoneortwobackpackslike sherpas in the Himalayas.
Whenit comes to shopping, wheels are alsoveryuseful. Ontheonehand, there are the shopping trolleys, withoutwhichitwould be impossibleto do a real monthly shop – whereelsewouldweputthemega-boxesofnappies? And thesamegoesforthebaskets – it’salmostimpossibletocarry a bag, thebasket, push a pram and keeptrackofoneortwochildren at thesame time whilechoosingwhattobuy. And whenit’s time togo home, there’snothingbetterthan a goodtrolleytocarryallyour shopping comfortably. And ifit’sfoldable, then so muchthebetter.
In theworldofbabies, wheelsplay a veryimportant role. Pushchairs, walkers, scooters, bikes… Itisclearthatchildrenloveto be onthemove and thattheyhelpus as parentsenormously.
Thesamegoesforourwheels. Itwaswhilelooking after ourown son thatwecame up withthe idea ofgivingmovementtothebouncer in which he rested and played. At firstwethoughtofmakingsomethinghomemade, justforourselves, butwesoonsawthepossibilitiesthatthis idea had and so Ride&Go Baby wasborn, thewheelsthathelpyouto look after your baby while he orsheenjoysthemselves.
And that’showwebecamepartofthelonglistofobjectsthatimproveenormouslywhenyouaddwheels. Theyhelpyoutakeyour baby fromoneroomtoanothereasily, swing himorherwhileyouworkortakehimorhertothebedroomwithoutfearofawakeninghimorherif he orshe has fallen asleeppeacefully. They are thebesthelpformumswhohavehadcaesareanbirths, foroldercarersorpeoplewithreducedmobility. What are youwaitingforto try themout!