A little red bike

When my daughter turned 3 a couple of weeks ago we had decided to give her a bike. And in my mind I was all set for a little red bike. Just like the one Lotta på Bråkmakargatan gets on her birthday, after stealing Tant Berg's big bike.

Well... it turns out it's more or less impossible to get a simple, red bike in this country. Most bikes are either pink/purple (for girls) or blue/black (for boys). And they have stickers and decorations and so much stuff on them. I just wanted a small, red, simple bike... I'm not sure what my daughter would have said had we asked her before. She probably would want a pink, had she been given the choice...

I researched online, browsing through all the major stores, trying to find my red "Lotta"-bike. The closest I could find was a RadioFlyer bike, but my husband said it would be too small for our very tall daughter. It is so cool however... Too bad you can only shrink you kids in the movies...