Patent ID: 6860490

Claim:
A multi-stage method of using a multi-stage cycle including a front with at least one rotatable wheel, a rear with at least one rotatable wheel, pedals to pedal the cycle, and a seat; an arcuate bottom rack including a front and a rear rotatably coupled to the rear of the cycle, wherein said multi-stage cycle includes a first stage where said arcuate bottom rack is rotated below said cycle, bows downward, contacts the ground and supports said cycle for rocking movement of the cycle by a child on the cycle, a second stage where said arcuate bottom rack is rotated and erected behind said cycle, does not support said cycle and said arcuate bottom rack forms a push handle for pushing a child on the cycle, and a third stage where said arcuate bottom rack is separated from the cycle for normal pedaling and cycle operation by a child on the cycle; and further including a lock to lock the front of the cycle to the front of the arcuate bottom rack when said multi-stage cycle is in said first stage, the method including: providing the multi-stage cycle in a first stage for a child by rotating said arcuate bottom rack below said cycle so that the arcuate bottom rack bows downward, contacts the ground and supports said cycle and the child rocking the cycle back and forth in the first stage; providing the multi-stage cycle in a second stage for a child by rotating and erecting the arcuate bottom rack behind said cycle so that the arcuate bottom rack does not support said cycle and forms a push handle and pushing the child on the cycle with the push handle; providing the multi-stage cycle in a third stage for a child by detaching the arcuate bottom rack from the cycle and the child pedaling the cycle.