Orange Crush
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pikeHillRoad
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| 06/03/2013 07:30 AM |
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+1000
looks like a nice day. I recall the 50 k ride I did with my 8 and 10 year old kids in Denmark.
It is really fun... |
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Spud
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| 06/03/2013 07:38 AM |
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| OC very nice landscape there. The hills are alive with cyclists. |
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inmoeshinn
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| 06/04/2013 03:39 PM |
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| Your a good dad!...sure Mrs C is a good mom also.... |
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Gonzo Cyclist
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| 06/09/2013 05:28 PM |
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| very cool!! Great pics!! |
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Big DanT
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| 06/20/2013 11:19 AM |
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How do you get them to keep their feet on the pedals?
My 4.5 year old can easily ride her bike, no training wheels, but will drag her feet instead of backpedaling to stop.
I think she is messing with me, as she knows how the brakes work, and shows me when I ask her to before she starts riding.
it's only been @ 2 weeks since she had a bike with pedals, she had a strider before that.
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Orange Crush
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| 06/20/2013 01:33 PM |
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| Dan - mine did that for awhile, the dragging feet. But they're 10 now and know what to do. Ripping down a dike like that is fun for them. |
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jookey
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| 07/07/2013 09:00 PM |
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| I am so anti-strider. Teaches bad habits. Instead, put them on training wheels and get them off them quickly. My son was off training wheels at age two. BMX racing at 4. That is good for teaching them. He has quit BMX, but loves mtbiking and road riding at age 7. |
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pabiker
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| 07/07/2013 11:40 PM |
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@Big Dan get a handlebar brake and lose the coaster brakes.
My kid didn't use training wheels and he was riding with pedals at 3, doing tricks and mtb'ing at 4 - strider worked just fine when he was 2 and 3.
He's been using a hand brake since 3, needs more stopping power for the trails now so we're getting him a front brake too.
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Ron
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| 02/07/2014 07:53 PM |
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Great photos, great energy!
As much as I like flying around, there is nothing better than getting a new cyclist out for a ride. Young realize how much fun it is, old are reminded how much fun it is! |
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dwils
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| 02/08/2014 09:52 PM |
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| I recently helped my 6 y/o son to learn to ride a bike. It felt awesome |
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smokey52
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| 02/06/2020 10:25 PM |
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Six years ago. OC, I suspect your kids have progressed since then.
Sad how many of these posters are no longer active.
We got our grandson a strider, and he loves it, but he's better on a scooter. We also picked up a small bike with training wheels through our community FaceBook "Buy Nothing" page. He wants to wait until spring to ride. I agree; I'm not fond of snow, ice, or salt while riding. |
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longslowdistance
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| 02/06/2020 10:33 PM |
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so our first grandchild is in the oven. Heck yes looking forward to it.
And this dad does so love his daughter! |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 02/07/2020 06:13 AM |
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Congratulations, LSD!!!!
Best wishes to your growing family! |
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| Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
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Orange Crush
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| 02/07/2020 10:49 AM |
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LSD...gramps!
Smokey - yes 6 years on. Not too many family rides anymore with the 16yr olds although we did a ton of riding in NL over three weeks in NL last summer.
One of them rode quite a bit on one of my old road bikes two years ago but is currently 100% into running. Weekly distances 95-110 kms, more than I ride at moment.
The other one isn't into aerobic stuff but looking for a gig as swim instructor & life guard.
A year out from university (sciences most likely); we actually did a tour of U Victoria last weekend.
I'm 5yrs out from semi-retirement (at 60) and 8 from full retirement (when my wife hits 60 and gets her full pension). The succession planning at work has started.
And I repossessed the bike I gave my kid. Rode it last weekend. It will become the winter road bike again as the Diverge will make its next transformation to a full-on gravel bike, dropping 4 teeth on front rings with new GRX crankset and adding four 4 teeth in back, plus properly wide tires, in anticipation of some kick add rides. |
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