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Was reminded of this by a mention of training wheels in the helmet
thread that's currently becoming a mess, I made it through less than 1/4 before quitting. Anyway, I saw a kid using a push bike yesterday in the garage behind mine @ the motorcycle races. Kid was very young, I am not a good age estimator for children but guessing 2 or 3. He clearly didn't have the hang of it yet, his dad (a racer I know, great guy) and his older brother (4 maybe? not much older than the younger) were teaching him how to ride it. He wasn't getting too far at once, I got the impression it was his first time on it. Still, it really looked like a great way to teach a kid to ride. Get the balance thing figured out first, then move on to the pedaling. There was no bike his size with pedals anywhere in site. It was really cool to see. When I have kids, that's how they'll learn. The older brother, still very young, was doing very well on a 2 wheeler, slaloming around trash barrels and whatever other obstacles he could find in the garage. The whole scene made me happy. That'll be all. |
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Tom Sherman °_° wrote:
wrote: Was reminded of this by a mention of training wheels in the helmet thread that's currently becoming a mess, I made it through less than 1/4 before quitting. Anyway, I saw a kid using a push bike yesterday in the garage behind mine @ the motorcycle races. Kid was very young, I am not a good age estimator for children but guessing 2 or 3. He clearly didn't have the hang of it yet, his dad (a racer I know, great guy) and his older brother (4 maybe? not much older than the younger) were teaching him how to ride it. He wasn't getting too far at once, I got the impression it was his first time on it. Still, it really looked like a great way to teach a kid to ride. Get the balance thing figured out first, then move on to the pedaling. There was no bike his size with pedals anywhere in site. It was really cool to see. When I have kids, that's how they'll learn. The older brother, still very young, was doing very well on a 2 wheeler, slaloming around trash barrels and whatever other obstacles he could find in the garage. The whole scene made me happy. That'll be all. I saw a small child size all wooden push bike when I was at Yellow Jersey last week - maybe AMuzi [1] can provide more details. [1] A gdanielsism. The experts[1] recommend removing pedals and, with a low seat position, coast on slightly sloped grass until balance. Then proceed to pedals and on to pavement. Although everyone in bicycle shops is familiar with 'grandparent syndrome', a glitzy two wheeler is not appropriate to two year olds. They just do not have the brain power for it yet, tricycles being enough of a challenge until about 5 years. Bicycle-like thingies[2] with no drive train are a good intermediate toy for not-ready children and range from German handmade wooden models right down to plastic Chinese versions. Most 5 to 6 year olds are ready, developmentally speaking, to ride. We suggest pedals off and a one-on-one session at a park or on a lawn with small slope. Lack of audience helps speed this along. It's a painless version of the push-the-kid-and-hope pavement plants[3] we did back in the unenlightened century. [1] I knew a guy who taught adults to ride in Central Park using this method. For a good steady cash income no less. [2] 'pushbike' has more than one meaning, at lesat here in Harley country. Suggestions welcome. [3]But hey we learned to ride -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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A. Muzi wrote:
[...] Bicycle-like thingies[2] with no drive train are a good intermediate toy for not-ready children and range from German handmade wooden models [...] Like the one in your shop? [2] 'pushbike' has more than one meaning, at lesat here in Harley country. Suggestions welcome. Draisienne. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:31:31 -0500, AMuzi wrote:
Tom Sherman °_° wrote: wrote: Was reminded of this by a mention of training wheels in the helmet thread that's currently becoming a mess, I made it through less than 1/4 before quitting. Anyway, I saw a kid using a push bike yesterday in the garage behind mine @ the motorcycle races. Kid was very young, I am not a good age estimator for children but guessing 2 or 3. He clearly didn't have the hang of it yet, his dad (a racer I know, great guy) and his older brother (4 maybe? not much older than the younger) were teaching him how to ride it. He wasn't getting too far at once, I got the impression it was his first time on it. Still, it really looked like a great way to teach a kid to ride. Get the balance thing figured out first, then move on to the pedaling. There was no bike his size with pedals anywhere in site. It was really cool to see. When I have kids, that's how they'll learn. The older brother, still very young, was doing very well on a 2 wheeler, slaloming around trash barrels and whatever other obstacles he could find in the garage. The whole scene made me happy. That'll be all. I saw a small child size all wooden push bike when I was at Yellow Jersey last week - maybe AMuzi [1] can provide more details. [1] A gdanielsism. The experts[1] recommend removing pedals and, with a low seat position, coast on slightly sloped grass until balance. Then proceed to pedals and on to pavement. Although everyone in bicycle shops is familiar with 'grandparent syndrome', a glitzy two wheeler is not appropriate to two year olds. They just do not have the brain power for it yet, tricycles being enough of a challenge until about 5 years. Bicycle-like thingies[2] with no drive train are a good intermediate toy for not-ready children and range from German handmade wooden models right down to plastic Chinese versions. Most 5 to 6 year olds are ready, developmentally speaking, to ride. We suggest pedals off and a one-on-one session at a park or on a lawn with small slope. Lack of audience helps speed this along. It's a painless version of the push-the-kid-and-hope pavement plants[3] we did back in the unenlightened century. [1] I knew a guy who taught adults to ride in Central Park using this method. For a good steady cash income no less. [2] 'pushbike' has more than one meaning, at lesat here in Harley country. Suggestions welcome. [3]But hey we learned to ride And all without helmets!?! |
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On 17 June, 04:58, RonSonic wrote:
And all without helmets!?! I'm glad I didn't know about helmets, might have put me off, elbow grazes were bad enough. Knees hurt as well when they got red and wet. Lemonade that followed was real nice. Then I fell (again) asleep. I know I used to fall asleep when 'riding' my tricycle, I think I did it with my first bicycle. Perhaps 4 years is a bit young for this reason. |
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On Jun 16, 5:31*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Tom Sherman °_° wrote: wrote: Was reminded of this by a mention of training wheels in the helmet thread that's currently becoming a mess, I made it through less than 1/4 before quitting. Anyway, I saw a kid using a push bike yesterday in the garage behind mine @ the motorcycle races. *Kid was very young, I am not a good age estimator for children but guessing 2 or 3. *He clearly didn't have the hang of it yet, his dad (a racer I know, great guy) and his older brother (4 maybe? *not much older than the younger) were teaching him how to ride it. *He wasn't getting too far at once, I got the impression it was his first time on it. *Still, it really looked like a great way to teach a kid to ride. *Get the balance thing figured out first, then move on to the pedaling. *There was no bike his size with pedals anywhere in site. It was really cool to see. *When I have kids, that's how they'll learn. *The older brother, still very young, was doing very well on a 2 wheeler, slaloming around trash barrels and whatever other obstacles he could find in the garage. *The whole scene made me happy. That'll be all. I saw a small child size all wooden push bike when I was at Yellow Jersey last week - maybe AMuzi [1] can provide more details. [1] A gdanielsism. The experts[1] recommend removing pedals and, with a low seat position, coast on slightly sloped grass until balance. * Then proceed to pedals and on to pavement. That's basically how I taught our daughter to ride, but I skip the grass and do it all on the nice smooth pavement of a deserted parking lot (e.g. corporate on weekends or a church during the week). The short coasting between steps using this method is much more effective on smooth pavement than on a grassy surface with its higher rolling resistance and generally far more bumps. If the seat is lowered sufficiently then there is hardly any risk of falling during the learning process, so there's no advantage to starting on grass. And the bumps encountered on even a smooth lawn would make falling far more likely. Once the child is developmentally ready (at about 5 years) this method should have them riding around within an hour or two. Although everyone in bicycle shops is familiar with 'grandparent syndrome', a glitzy two wheeler is not appropriate to two year olds. They just do not have the brain power for it yet, tricycles being enough of a challenge until about 5 years. Bicycle-like thingies[2] with no drive train are a good intermediate toy for not-ready children and range from German handmade wooden models right down to plastic Chinese versions. Most 5 to 6 year olds are ready, developmentally speaking, to ride. We suggest pedals off and a one-on-one session at a park or on a lawn with small slope. Lack of audience helps speed this along. It's a painless version of the push-the-kid-and-hope pavement plants[3] we did back in the unenlightened century. [1] I knew a guy who taught adults to ride in Central Park using this method. For a good steady cash income no less. [2] 'pushbike' has more than one meaning, at lesat here in Harley country. Suggestions welcome. [3]But hey we learned to ride -- Andrew Muzi * www.yellowjersey.org/ * Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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