This weekend we all went camping with some friends from my motorcycle club; we took the kids' bikes and before we went I removed the training wheels and pedals from James' bike. The result was astounding, on his first run downhill he pushed off out of my saddle grip and freewheeled a hundred yards down the gentle grassy slope. He stopped, wobbled and put a foot down - first sucsessful run! Then he turned round and shouted "I want my pedals on now Dad!" so back on they went. Pushed back up the slope, off he went again and he did it, he cycled! Deep Deep Joy. I was so proud.
Back home this week and now he can cycle up our street, easy peasy but he's still struggling with setting off. Mind, I think the bike is a tad too big for him. He was happy enough doing five miles on the Middlewood Way the other week but his stabilisers kept lifting his driving wheel off the floor in between the gateposts so they have HAD to go.
This weekend we all went camping with some friends from my motorcycle club; we took the kids' bikes and before we went I removed the training wheels and pedals from James' bike. The result was astounding, on his first run downhill he pushed off out of my saddle grip and freewheeled a hundred yards down the gentle grassy slope. He stopped, wobbled and put a foot down - first sucsessful run! Then he turned round and shouted "I want my pedals on now Dad!" so back on they went. Pushed back up the slope, off he went again and he did it, he cycled! Deep Deep Joy. I was so proud.
Back home this week and now he can cycle up our street, easy peasy but he's still struggling with setting off. Mind, I think the bike is a tad too big for him. He was happy enough doing five miles on the Middlewood Way the other week but his stabilisers kept lifting his driving wheel off the floor in between the gateposts so they have HAD to go.
So far then, so good. What a top week.
bfn,
Tony B
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PS James was three in June.
</parental pride>
Excellent. I remember learning to ride a bike when I was about 3 yo.
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Tony B said:
This weekend we all went camping with some friends from my motorcycle club; we took the kids' bikes and before we went I removed the training wheels and pedals from James' bike. The result was astounding, on his first run downhill he pushed off out of my saddle grip and freewheeled a hundred yards down the gentle grassy slope. He stopped, wobbled and put a foot down - first sucsessful run! Then he turned round and shouted "I want my pedals on now Dad!" so back on they went. Pushed back up the slope, off he went again and he did it, he cycled! Deep Deep Joy. I was so proud.
Back home this week and now he can cycle up our street, easy peasy but he's still struggling with setting off. Mind, I think the bike is a tad too big for him. He was happy enough doing five miles on the Middlewood Way the other week but his stabilisers kept lifting his driving wheel off the floor in between the gateposts so they have HAD to go.
So far then, so good. What a top week.
bfn,
Tony B
<parental pride>
PS James was three in June.
</parental pride>
Excellent. I remember learning to ride a bike when I was about 3 yo.
Fantastic.........
Reminds me of our eldest, who's now 18, my wife walked him to nursery school one day when he was around 3yo, he was riding his little bike with stabilisers. One of the teachers saw him and asked my wife 'Why has he got stabilisers on?' Turned out he'd been riding a two wheeler round the playground for weeks with no stabilisers!! Amazed?? We were lol
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Back home this week and now he can cycle up our street, easy peasy but he's still struggling with setting off. Mind, I think the bike is a tad too big for him. He was happy enough doing five miles on the Middlewood Way the other week but his stabilisers kept lifting his driving wheel off the floor in between the gateposts so they have HAD to go.
Excellent. Such things remain in the memory for always. I remember when Nathan first learnt to ride a bike without stabilisers - he was a relative late-comer at age six
But then again, I am of the view that your future TdF winner should not be allowed in Norfolk. I wish my current clean slate in impromtu races against youth to remain a winning streak as long as possible ;-)
