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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: muttley on October 01, 2007, 01:34 PM

Title: Kids training bikes.
Post by: muttley on October 01, 2007, 01:34 PM: Bit the bullet and got me boy one of these crankless training rides and can safely say its the best investment i have made. After a few days DJ is now scooting along with both feet up and keepng his balance (no stabilisers) all in preperation for when he gets on his 12" GT.

Highly recommended and quality made (nice little stem on it)

(http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/2008/bikes/8480-9001_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: se-bmxer on October 01, 2007, 01:39 PM: Great things these bikes are, i got my daughter one of these 3 months ago and can now scoot along on it and she'll be 2 years old on wednesday

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f81/se-bmxer/19d3_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: SaMAlex on October 01, 2007, 01:48 PM: I just took the pedals and stabilisers off my sons bike and he is scooting round on it fine now. Some say its better to do this cos they dont have to get used to the feel of another bike. And its easy to take the pedals out with you so you can swap between ON and OFF.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/2wheels1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/2wheels2.jpg)
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: muttley on October 01, 2007, 01:50 PM: I took the pedals off me lil'uns GT but then sat him on it and realised he could quite reach the ground yet :crazy2: Oh well wont be long :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: SaMAlex on October 01, 2007, 01:51 PM: Quote from: muttley on October 01, 2007, 01:50 PM
I took the pedals off me lil'uns GT but then sat him on it and realised he could quite reach the ground yet :crazy2: Oh well wont be long :4_17_5:

Too right. My son has almost out grown that bike, and he cant even ride it yet!!! haha.
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: oberonspacefruit on October 01, 2007, 02:05 PM: you have to be a real man to wear a pink lid.
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: fuzzywig on October 01, 2007, 02:20 PM: These bikes are very cool but, it still takes a few hours for the little'uns to master the pedalling action when they get them. Oscar (my son) kept cranking forward and back (pedal car style) for a while before he got the hang of it. Mind you it's still a lot better than stabilisers, which suck big time.
Title: Re: Kids training bikes.
Post by: Trev on October 01, 2007, 03:52 PM: Little Luca Griggs has one of those crankless bikes and he now carves around his daddy's halfpipe no problem.