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Comment on Ditching the Training Wheels by Amy

Amy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:13:51 +0000

I still remember the day vividly when I rode for the first time without training wheels. My dad ran alongside me, holding, and then let go!! I still remember that feeling of almost flying by myself. I also remember my dad crying then. He also cried the day he dropped me off at college. So I guess it really is a milestone for parents…

Comment on Growing Up on Bikes, One Mile at a Time by schwinn strollers

schwinn strollers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:50:34 +0000

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Comment on When Is Your Child Ready to Ride? by Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:54:31 +0000

My mother bought me a bike for my seventh birthday. I tried to ride it, not knowing that most people use training wheels to get comfortable with riding a two-wheeler. I wiped out and tore a three-inch piece of skin off my left leg; I still have that scar after 31 years. I absolutely refused to even touch that bike even after my mother put training wheels on it (which she should have done before I started riding it the first time) for three years. She threatened to sell it many times; I swear, she used that bike to exert control over me, as I would beg her not to sell the bike but I would cry if she tried to make me ride it. Finally, at about age ten I kinda figured out how to balance on the bike and started riding. Of course, I also got taller during those three years, so that made things easier on me, since I learned how to stop the bike by putting my feet on the ground. My mother and I no longer speak to each other (for a lot of other reasons beside the bike issue), but in hindsight had she been wise enough to train me properly in bike safety I would not have lost three years of bicycling fun.

Comment on Growing Up on Bikes, One Mile at a Time by dog strollers

dog strollers — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:30:13 +0000

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Comment on When Is Your Child Ready to Ride? by Sal from WV

Sal from WV — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:53:53 +0000

It is too late when he turns 14 and is scared to ride it and he/she will never attempt it again. If I had to do it all over again, I would have made it happen when he was 5 or 7 yrs old….and motivated him to do it . He tried it once and fell….years later he almost tried again, but changed his mind and never tried it again. He is now 28 yrs old. The earlier the better.

Comment on Growing Up on Bikes, One Mile at a Time by Cabinet,c830 Printer,bge

Cabinet,c830 Printer,bge — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:02:27 +0000

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Although my children are only seven and four biking is already a tradition for us. In fact it has be [...]…

Comment on When Is Your Child Ready to Ride? by KonstantinMiller

KonstantinMiller — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:04:39 +0000

I think I will try to recommend this post to my friends and family, cuz it’s really helpful.

Comment on When Is Your Child Ready to Ride? by Anne Witkavitch

Anne Witkavitch — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:32 +0000

Funny that we get advice about so many things as mothers, but truly if we trust our inner instincts and our children’s personal compasses that direct their readiness all will go well. My children both started riding without training wheels later in life, around 8 and 9 years old. I blame it on a gravel driveway and a home poised at the top of a steep hill on a cul-de-sac. But really? I think they started pedaling without the extra wheels when they were ready. I distinctly remember the moment for each and those experiences were about as special and memorable as I mother could wish for. Why rush our children through life? Remember, pedaling for speed solely to get somewhere faster means you miss too much of the wonderful scenery around you. What would be the point of getting on a bicycle in the first place?

Comment on Growing Up on Bikes, One Mile at a Time by @bkokc00

@bkokc00 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:48:23 +0000

Can’t wait to teach my grandson to ride a bike thanks, great post!

Comment on Growing Up on Bikes, One Mile at a Time by Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:47:33 +0000

I really want to get my little one used to biking - he’s going to be one and I think it’s time to start pulling him behind my bike! can’t wait for a summer full of family biking fun