Rachel Makofsky, of Hanover, steadies her daughter Marea, 8, as she tests out the seat height of her bike before an adjustment at Mason Racing in Lebanon, N.H., where both her kids got new bikes after a three-month wait Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. As a ruse to keep the pickup a surprise, “we told them we were going to get COVID tests,” said Rachel Makofsky. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson