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Title: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: steve dave on June 13, 2018, 07:57:43 PM

Imagine having a kid who's going to go no training wheels and not getting this hot piece of entire metal ass

https://us.woombikes.com/products/2

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: wetwillie on June 13, 2018, 10:59:14 PM

My coworker told me today her soon to be 8 year old can’t ride a bike and still has training wheels. Is this a common thing now? 

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: Kat Kid on June 13, 2018, 11:12:35 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on June 13, 2018, 10:59:14 PM

My coworker told me today her soon to be 8 year old can’t ride a bike and still has training wheels. Is this a common thing now?

probably

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: sys on June 14, 2018, 12:17:34 AM

if you know if your child can ride a bike, you're a suffocating helicopter parent.

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: wetwillie on June 14, 2018, 05:55:18 AM

Quote from: sys on June 14, 2018, 12:17:34 AM

if you know if your child can ride a bike, you're a suffocating helicopter parent.

I don’t even let him cross major highways on it either poor kid

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: steve dave on June 14, 2018, 07:31:46 AM

This is also the thread for suffocating helicopter parents to provide me pro tips for teaching a pre-shool kid to ride with no training wheels.

he's good on the training wheels bike
he's good on the balance bike

should just be plug and play or nah?

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: Mrs. Gooch on June 14, 2018, 08:38:11 AM

I am pretty sure you are supposed to run along holding the back and then just let go without telling them.

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: ChiComCat on June 14, 2018, 08:43:04 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on June 14, 2018, 08:38:11 AM

I am pretty sure you are supposed to run along holding the back and then just let go without telling them.

Another pro tip from someone no kids: have him learn on some grass so the falls aren't as bad

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: pissclams on June 14, 2018, 09:07:50 AM

i would just run into bushes to stop.  this is the best method and it worked great for me considering years later i would be riding the streets of kc with dennis mccoy

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: wetwillie on June 14, 2018, 09:21:04 AM

Try to remember back to how you learned and do that exact thing with the kid

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: star seed 7 on June 14, 2018, 09:22:37 AM

Quote from: wetwillie on June 14, 2018, 09:21:04 AM

Try to remember back to how you learned and do that exact thing with the kid

I think when I was about 3 my dad took me to the, top of a long sloping gravel farm driveway and just sort of gave me a push and I coasted down it and then I never used training wheels again. My bike was tiny and blue with white wheels.

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: schreds21 on June 16, 2018, 04:25:28 PM

Quote from: wetwillie on June 14, 2018, 09:21:04 AM

Try to remember back to how you learned and do that exact thing with the kid

Sand road.  No training wheels.  Dad would get me a running start and give me a big shove.  Had some pretty extensive road rash by the time it all clicked.

Title: Re: Official Bike Thread (if we had another one earlier it's toast)
Post by: wetwillie on June 16, 2018, 04:51:27 PM

Let your kid face adversity Steven David, embrace it.