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bluegoose · 06-19-2006, 07:39 PM

My 5 year old was finally able to kick the training wheels and is now a bonified cyclist. It was kind of funny. Last week for FHE we went out to the bike trail where I took off the training wheels and jogged along behind him while holding onto his seat or his shoulder. He was a bit wobbly even with my help.

I had to turn my attention to my 3 year old's tantrum on the sidewalk and my wife took over for awhile. She gave a little push to get started and then let him go, dropping about 50 yards behind him, cheering him on the whole way. He was cool, calm and collected, with hardly any lean or wobble. Stopping was a bit rough, kind of a Fred Fliststone stop, putting one foot down and skidding to rough stop.

We rode about 12 miles in all last week, all at his request. It was a lot of fun.

Of course, the day after he rode without training wheels for the first time he took the scooter out for a ride and proceeded to totally wipe out, scraping his face, head and all 4 extremities. Good thing Mrs. SteelBlue was there to help my wife with the kid containment and first aid.

06-19-2006, 07:39 PM	#1
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Very exciting news in the bluegoose house! My 5 year old was finally able to kick the training wheels and is now a bonified cyclist. It was kind of funny. Last week for FHE we went out to the bike trail where I took off the training wheels and jogged along behind him while holding onto his seat or his shoulder. He was a bit wobbly even with my help. I had to turn my attention to my 3 year old's tantrum on the sidewalk and my wife took over for awhile. She gave a little push to get started and then let him go, dropping about 50 yards behind him, cheering him on the whole way. He was cool, calm and collected, with hardly any lean or wobble. Stopping was a bit rough, kind of a Fred Fliststone stop, putting one foot down and skidding to rough stop. We rode about 12 miles in all last week, all at his request. It was a lot of fun. Of course, the day after he rode without training wheels for the first time he took the scooter out for a ride and proceeded to totally wipe out, scraping his face, head and all 4 extremities. Good thing Mrs. SteelBlue was there to help my wife with the kid containment and first aid.