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turningCircle
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PostPosted: 23:04 - 17 Jan 2015    Post subject: Why did my parents never let me do this as a kid? Reply with quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3pgH5mOHqE

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andyscooter
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 17 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
My daughter would be better but wife says no

Daughter has ridden a 490cc quad she is 6

This was last year
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PostPosted: 00:07 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
My 6 year old son cannot ride a bicycle. I'm starting to think that he might be not mine Thinking
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ws4936
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PostPosted: 01:51 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
mJZ wrote:
My 6 year old son cannot ride a bicycle. I'm starting to think that he might be not mine Thinking

Same thing happened to us but with our daughter. She is quite bright too, knew what everyone was telling her made sense, but couldn't commit to trusting the bike.

Bmx bandits DVD sorted that out. She taught herself after watching this. Try it.
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PostPosted: 10:29 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
mJZ wrote:
My 6 year old son cannot ride a bicycle. I'm starting to think that he might be not mine Thinking

I blame the parents.
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PostPosted: 10:37 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
My daughter was the same. Had a fear of trusting the bike without the stabilisers on.

One sunny afternoon when she was 8 she appeared down the driveway riding the bike with no issue. After years of teaching her somehow magically managed to click.

Just shows you mind over matter!
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PostPosted: 11:53 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
ws4936 wrote:
mJZ wrote:
My 6 year old son cannot ride a bicycle. I'm starting to think that he might be not mine Thinking

Same thing happened to us but with our daughter. She is quite bright too, knew what everyone was telling her made sense, but couldn't commit to trusting the bike.

Bmx bandits DVD sorted that out. She taught herself after watching this. Try it.


I'm trying it now Wink Really old. It's on Amazon Prime for free (until free trial runs out for me on 20 Jan).
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ws4936
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PostPosted: 12:26 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
We watched it together, then she went out 'to play'.
Came back half an hour later all excited saying she could ride her bike.
We spied on her when she went out...trying to persevere - it was brilliant.
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
totalllama82 wrote:
My daughter was the same. Had a fear of trusting the bike without the stabilisers on.

One sunny afternoon when she was 8 she appeared down the driveway riding the bike with no issue. After years of teaching her somehow magically managed to click.

Just shows you mind over matter!


Advice on cycling forums is often to not bother with stabilisers but to remove pedals and cranks (or buy a balance bike) and have them scoot around on it for a while getting used to the feel of a bike before learning to pedal it.

going from stabilisers to no stabilisers is like going from a trike to a bike, you have to learn to steer all over again.
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PostPosted: 17:48 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
ws4936 wrote:
We watched it together, then she went out 'to play'.
Came back half an hour later all excited saying she could ride her bike.
We spied on her when she went out...trying to persevere - it was brilliant.


Dude, it's really cool. My son is sitting on his bicycle in the living room and watching it 2nd time and laughing again and again Thumbs Up

Shame it's winter though.
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ws4936
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PostPosted: 18:10 - 18 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
mJZ wrote:
Dude, it's really cool. My son is sitting on his bicycle in the living room and watching it 2nd time and laughing again and again Thumbs Up

Shame it's winter though.


It's working! Thumbs Up

Lube the chain, throw a coat on, and get out there!!! HAHA
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