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From: charliem@athena.UUCP (Charlie Mills)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.consumers
Subject: Re: What Ever Happened To Flexible Flyers?
Message-ID: <710@athena.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 13:23:01 EST
Article-I.D.: athena.710
Posted: Thu Dec 19 13:23:01 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Dec-85 05:30:16 EST
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Reply-To: charliem@athena.UUCP (Charlie Mills)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

>There seems to be two types: the plastic toboggan(sp?)-like
>and the classic steel-runner-and-wood. The former type is OK,
>but don't really last long. [Certainly not as long as "borrowed"
>cafeteria trays :-) ] The latter type seem to be extremely
>poorly made.[..]
>
>	Do they make Flexible Flyers anymore?

I bought a brand new Flexible Flyer sled for my 5-year-old daughter
last month at Toys-R-Us in Beaverton, Oregon.  We immediately went out
and broke it -- cracked the wood frame 1x1 cross-piece at the back.
Either they don't make 'em like I remember (indestructible) or they
just aren't meant to be sat on by a grown man while going over a big
bump at a speed which sent us flying.  They ARE just as much fun as I
remember and far superior to the new plastic jobs.

	-- Charlie Mills
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