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wrote in message ... My best friends older son is just a hair over 2 years old. In the next few months I expect him to get to the point where he could enjoy having a bicycle. The question: what kind? Generally speaking I avoid *mart bikes like the plague, but my LBS doesn't have much geared to the 2 year old. Any ideas, suggestions, or tips on what to look for when purchasing a first bike for this young lad? TIA Dan i suggest not even getting into it--there really is a danger here of creating aniother bike freak who whill never be contented--with what he has if you want to create another bike freak spend a lot of money --like over 1000.00 and get into components and freak out with him --how great they are etc. i would give serious thaught of buying one at a garage sale hth peter |
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How about the smallest size of Razor type scooter to teach balance?
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia no no!!! they are really dangerous--we are seeing lots of injuries from them i agree a small tricycle seems a great idea peter |
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" http://www.playthingspast.com/em701.html, though.
*Many, many times while pulling a trailer-bike I heard kids yell: Mom! I want one of those! Or simply: Cool! i agree they are just the koolist bike around my children freaked out using them peter |
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"ilaboo" aka Peter Lener wrote:
How about the smallest size of Razor type scooter to teach balance? -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia no no!!! they are really dangerous--we are seeing lots of injuries from them Minor injuries can be a good teaching tool. Children are way too protected these days. Are the parents going to help them across the street when they attend college? -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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Michael Johnson wrote:
I strongly suspect that one significant reason for the decline in children riding bicycles and walking to school is "helicopter parents" who are too fearful to give their children room to learn from their own mistakes. As a parent of two (now grown) kids, with an elementary school at the end of my street, I can tell you the biggest risk to children walking to school is the parents driving to school. I'm not exaggerating. That elementary school actually bans bikes. Several parents of my kid's friends have expressed their disapproval over our children being allowed to bike and walk around the city. It does become a bit of a self-fulfilling prophesy, children who haven't been taught the necessary skills are somewhat at risk. I find it interesting that in our neighborhood, which contains a fair percentage of families from Asia and Europe, some of those families embrace the car culture completely while others don't. All-in-all you see an over representation of the non-US born walking and biking around. |
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Peter Cole wrote:
Michael Johnson wrote: I strongly suspect that one significant reason for the decline in children riding bicycles and walking to school is "helicopter parents" who are too fearful to give their children room to learn from their own mistakes. As a parent of two (now grown) kids, with an elementary school at the end of my street, I can tell you the biggest risk to children walking to school is the parents driving to school. I'm not exaggerating.... When I was in elementary school in the 1970's, NO ONE got a ride to school from their parents on a regular basis. Those in town walked, and the rest took the school bus. No wonder the world is going to hell. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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