Re: Gyrowheel kids bike trainer.
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Cool idea, saw vids from Interbike on that. I've been a convert of the wooden walking bike, the one with no pedals. It was originally the Like a bike and the imitated all over the place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNf-seURC7UBoth my kids learned on that bike and NEVER had to rely on training wheels. Training wheels are a very bad concept because it doesn't focus on balance. After my daughter rode this for about a year, we put her on the 10" diameter wheeled bike w/ no training wheels. After about 10 yards, she was able to pedal and ride w/ no help. She was barely 5 yrs old at the time. Then my son took over the bike when he was about 2.5. He was able to ride a 2 wheeler at the age of 3.5. He's 4.5 now and has ridden that 10" two wheeler around our neighborhood, including 6.5 mile family ride last week.
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Re: Gyrowheel kids bike trainer.
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Remember the good ole days when eating %#@! was a requirement in learning how to ride?
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Re: Gyrowheel kids bike trainer.
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Yeah, generally the pain of falling on the sidewalk sped along the learning process for me.
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Re: Gyrowheel kids bike trainer.
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Ahh, the old annual "jump your broken bike off the wharf" event. Almost always good for at least one hilarious injury or two.
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