bicycles . . . and swords into plowshares?

On my way to buy legal intoxicants yesterday, I passed a parade of kids on BMX-style small bikes, four bikes, and on the first bike, two kids, a bigger kid, and a small, skinny kid hanging on in the back. On the front, draped over the handlebars, was another bike. I guess the small kid just wasn't supposed to be riding on the street? Or maybe something had broken on the small kid's bike, and they were traveling home, or someplace to fix it. I wish I had had my camera. They were such a tight g...