Your kids on bikes pics......

[fossyant]

PS didn't have to do anything other than I called him in for a pit stop half way through for some Finish Line Cross Country on the chain. That then coated the drive chain nicely. He was charging through at over 20 mph for best part of an hour. Ended up with a bunch of kids doing it !!

 

[Mandragora]

Brilliant day today- little granddaughter who has only just turned 4. Did she want a go on the 'mini bike'?
'Yes please, grandma!!'
And that was it. We did a few trial runs up and down the car park and then it was: 'Faster! More! Again!' and 'Shall we go to the canal? '.
An hour (and one ice-cream) later we had to go back for tea, but I'm on a promise to go back again tomorrow morning and I think she's probably route planning as I write. It gave her (much more laid back) big bro a well-earned break for an hour, too, so he could get on with some Very Important Lego-related matters.

 

[fossyant]

Got to love tag-a-longs. Might have one to sell soon-ish. It's a pretty mint 6 speed Trek one. Got my daughter into cycling properly as she wasn't a natural. She's now on a 24" wheeled MTB with disks and considers herself 'following dad on bikes' now aged 11. Off road and mud might be a challenge though - proper little miss, but does do Scouts....

 

[Mandragora]

Thank you. My son and his g/f aren't really heavily into getting the kids out and biking, preferring to let them pick it up and do it when they want to, so it's great to see how much she enjoyed it. It was all 'I don't need stabilisers, We can do this together' and when the canal barge went by with a full complement of tourists on board, it was as much as she could do to stop herself shouting' Look at MEEEE!' at the top of her voice - though it did get said quite loudly!

 

[MikeW-71]

Uncle Mike took his nephew out for his second trip to a trail centre. Just the two of us this time. Mum was quite happy as they were expecting a new freezer delivery and it got Samuel out from underfoot. (I knew this because he couldn't stop telling me about it all the way there )

He's been round the Ae forest green route, which is very flat (but very nice) so we headed off to Mabie to give that a try. It has hills, which he finds easier now he has gears, but still needs a break or two on the way up.

He's very wary of steep downhills though and walked down the beginning of the only singletrack section. From there he managed fine, though he really kept the speed down. Confidence grew though and we had a play on the skills track at the end. He managed to get over some rough rocks, a decent little step-down and was cornering better and quicker.

Then we passed this on the way out and I really didn't expect that he would want to take one on!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyiDo3asGIA


And he's only 5

 

[MikeW-71]

How tall is he ?
I have been looking after a geared bike for my lad but cant seem to find them about .He is 7 but looks more like 4-5 die to his health issues so even a 16" wheeled bike is to big for him .

Sorry, missed this. He is tall for his age, a bit over a metre I think. He only just fit the bike to begin with an the saddle will need to go up a bit fairly soon I reckon.

 

[SpareSprocket]

Riding with my son up (aged 9) on Mynydd Llangorse in the Brecon Beacons last week. Mynydd Llangorse is a wonderful no-mans land between the Black Mountains and the Central Brecon Beacons (in the distance) with loads of tracks and hardly anyone on them.

 

[summerdays]

Riding with my son up (aged 9) on Mynydd Llangorse in the Brecon Beacons last week. Mynydd Llangorse is a wonderful no-mans land between the Black Mountains and the Central Brecon Beacons (in the distance) with loads of tracks and hardly anyone on them. View attachment 52827

That looks nice but I assume it that was one of the easier bits (that bit looks flatfish) looking at how high you are! Did you go to the top?

 

[SpareSprocket]

That looks nice but I assume it that was one of the easier bits (that bit looks flatfish) looking at how high you are! Did you go to the top?

That section is just approaching the trig point so yes it's virtually at the top. We parked by the cattle grid on the tiny road that comes east out of Bwlch and rode up the rocky bridleway. He astonished me by riding down it on the way back to the car as it's covered in large loose rocks.

 

[EthelF]

MiniEthel (not his real name!) on yesterday's Pru ride in London. Total disrance 17.5km, somewhat exceeded his previous daily record of 6km!

 

[The Rover]

Me and junior using a wee ride, I'll be gutted when he out grows it.
Re the first pic, I'd been decorating and we did put our lids on!

I'm lucky that the canal path is only a mile away so it's 18 miles round trip to the pub for a cheeky beer with the boy who gets to feed the ducks!

 

[Puddles]

User76 mastered two wheels after she was informed that she could only go on a bike ride to the river with Squidge & her Grandad if she could cycle herself



She has now negotiated with her Grandparents a new bike purchase next weekend, her "must haves" included brakes and flowers!

 

[VJOCK]

Eldest doing local bmxish type trail but on IslaB 24. Tried on trike too and good fun

 

[Puddles]

New bike for User76 and now they both disappear off with Papa (Grandad)

 

[ianrauk]

Still thinks he's Sonic the Hedgehog..... and looks like track cycling beckons...