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.

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.

Without clothing, the bike riding stance becomes more noticeable.

Notice the markings on the back. These are exactly the same markings that appear on the version of the doll with a battery compartment.

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.

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.

The hip and knee joints are extremely floppy - perfect for tracking the motion of powered pedals.

The markings on the head are similar to those on the back.

Close-up of the hip joint. This part of the doll is structured differently in the battery powered and non-battery powered versions.