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Busy-Baby Ride-a-Bike (aka Bikey, non-battery operated version)

"Bikey" (I believe the actual name was "Busy-Baby Ride-a-Bike" but the doll is stamped "Bikey) is a Deluxe Reading/Topper doll (also Pedigree).  There is nothing wrong with the doll; I include her here because she is an enigma.  She was apparently intended to be a tricycle riding doll yet no information can be found on a vehicle for the doll.  I wonder if there was a patent battle with another doll company, like Mattel that was producing Tippee-Toes.  What is even stranger, is that there were apparently two versions of the doll.  One version has no batteries and would appear to have just tracked the pedal rotations of a battery powered tricycle.  The other version has batteries and may also have ridden the tricycle.
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This is the non-battery version of Bikey. She is missing a shoe. Note she has elastic stirrups which served the dual purpose of keeping her tights from riding up while riding a trike and keeping her feet on the pedals.
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Without clothing, the bike riding stance becomes more noticeable.
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Notice the markings on the back. These are exactly the same markings that appear on the version of the doll with a battery compartment.
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Bikey's leg cannot go higher than this because the thigh collides with the stomach. Perhaps the leg motion would be better understood if we had her bicycle/tricycle.
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One of the first things you notice when looking at Bikey is her bow-legged stance and her rotated hands. It just looks like she was meant to sit on something and hold handgrips.
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The hip and knee joints are extremely floppy - perfect for tracking the motion of powered pedals.
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The markings on the head are similar to those on the back.
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Close-up of the hip joint. This part of the doll is structured differently in the battery powered and non-battery powered versions.
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