My little angel received this from me:
http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/08/78 ... 15X215.jpg
Unable to get his leg up over it, he mounted it by approaching it from the back, over the back tire.
Had it not been for uncle #2 grabbing the rear wheel, we could well have lost the Christmas tree!
His sixteen year old uncle commented, "Well, so much for his nuts..."
Somehow, I don't think that decorative 1/4" padding on the top bar is going to be of much help.
Once again, in the battle that is Christmas, I won.