[245044]

Okay. Had to share this with someone who would care. My 4 YO rode this SE Racing, lil Ripper I built for him today for the first time. He got off the bike and told me to sell his 12" Kettler bike. Kid has never used a bike with traning wheels.

If any of you dads want to get in this thread with your kid please do. :thumbsup:

 

[coopdad]

Thumbs up from another proud dad!
Congrats!

 

[Cortez]

Nice ride!

 

[CaliforniaJed]

Cool kid!

 

[Demo9]

Nice, bike looks good and light. I too had a proud dad moment. My 3.5 year old clearing a 4ft gap:thumbsup:

 

[CaliforniaJed]

Dude, that's awesome! Looks like he's done it a million times!

 

[245044]

Nice! Gotta love those plastic ramps. Can't wait to get him started on bigger ramps, like that plastic ramp. We're still trying to ease mom into it. lol

 

[NYrr496]

Damn. I don't know that I'd want to do that.

 

[Cary]

Nice, bike looks good and light. I too had a proud dad moment. My 3.5 year old clearing a 4ft gap:thumbsup:

Great, my riding skills were just shown up by a 3 and 1/2 year old. :thumbsup:

 

[Cinq]

Here are my two boys on their Hot Rocks (16 inch and 20 inch).

The youngest one started out on a wooden balance-bike and after that, he immediately rode a bike without the training wheels. He does have his big brother to motivate him of course, that's a big plus!

The boy jumping the ramp looks awesome! I have to show that to my kids tomorrow (and not to mom, she will start to worry .

Kind regards,

Clemens

 

[Rider one]

Wow! This kid better than me:-0

 

[indianadave]

Nice, bike looks good and light. I too had a proud dad moment. My 3.5 year old clearing a 4ft gap:thumbsup:

That's cool and all, but put some clothes on that kid. He whipes out on that sidewalk and gets road rash, it might kill his passion long before he ever hits the trails hard.

 

[RolledMeat]

Here's my 3-year-old. Soon to be 4.

 

[Adam_M]

Wow, some daredevil kids on here, great to see! I can't wait for my son's 2nd birthday in June to give him a balance bike... I'm excited now just thinking about it. :^)

 

[wannabedren]

Wow! I'm impressed. Neither of my kids are daredevil quality. My 7 year old (5 years old at the time) rode 13 miles on her princess bike on some paved trails around the city one time though.

 

[irocss85]

very nice. still trying to motivate mine to get on his bike with training wheels. (he's almost 3). sometimes he says "I cant wait to ride my bike dady" but sometimes he says "I dont like bikes dady". and I cry a little inside. :smallviolin:

 

[Eric Z]

very nice. still trying to motivate mine to get on his bike with training wheels. (he's almost 3). sometimes he says "I cant wait to ride my bike dady" but sometimes he says "I dont like bikes dady". and I cry a little inside. :smallviolin:

yeah, that's hard. you (and not specifically meaning you) have to get kids interested on their own so they will truly enjoy it. that was one reason we started on a balance bike (we had a strider for him). it was nice because he learned how to balance right away and it was easy for him. when getting him a pedal bike, he was a little apprehensive since he liked his strider so much. but now he's cruisin around with a 16" pedal bikes and never used training wheels. very cool!

good luck!
ez

 

[NS-NV]

I did a few days of training wheels with my son, but the pitbike I got for my daughter would not allow for this option. I just held the back of her shirt a bit, and she was off. We just go out for 15 min at a time to keep things fresh. We then go back to the run bike for 'play time'. I really though she would be more resistant to the new bike, but keeping it in small spurts works great.

 

[irocss85]

yeah, that's hard. you (and not specifically meaning you) have to get kids interested on their own so they will truly enjoy it. that was one reason we started on a balance bike (we had a strider for him). it was nice because he learned how to balance right away and it was easy for him. when getting him a pedal bike, he was a little apprehensive since he liked his strider so much. but now he's cruisin around with a 16" pedal bikes and never used training wheels. very cool!

good luck!
ez

yeah I just keep planting little seeds. hoping soon he'll bite. not goin to push him.

 

[indianadave]