The stabalisers are off ... yeah!

[Shaun]

Proud dad.

The 5yr old daughter has ditched the stabalisers and over the last couple of weeks has mastered her little bike.

Still a bit wobbly, but keen as mustard.

It's all good ...

 

[Fnaar]

Good stuff....
Clipless pedals for her birthday? Neoprene overshoes for Christmas?

 

[summerdays]

Congratulations - its a lovely moment when they do it...

 

[betty swollocks]

A monumental landmark in anyone's life, like your very first steps.
Congrats to you both.
Have you discussed the pros and cons of the various frame materials with her yet?

 

[Aperitif]

Well done Adminor..!

 

[Panter]

Congratulations

 

[karen.488walker]

http://www.ibike.org/education/teaching-kids.htm
Congratulations! Posted this link incase anyone is having problems with this. I had no idea to do it this way. Our youngest learnt before our older one which made him give up. It was really tough. So I sat down a grassy slope with a pot of sweets and did it this way. It took a couple of hours and was easy!

 

[wafflycat]

Hurrah!!

 

[Jane Smart]

Awwww well done to her that is great news and made me smile. It is always a great achievement when the stabilisers come off

 

[Arch]

Awwww well done to her that is great news and made me smile. It is always a great achievement when the stabilisers come off

I know, I can't wait to be that good....

Well done little miss admin!

Is she signed up to the forum yet? I assume she'd go straight into Modding duty...

 

[JamesAC]

http://www.ibike.org/education/teaching-kids.htm
Congratulations! Posted this link incase anyone is having problems with this. I had no idea to do it this way. Our youngest learnt before our older one which made him give up. It was really tough. So I sat down a grassy slope with a pot of sweets and did it this way. It took a couple of hours and was easy!

Thanks .. I've emailed this to my my grandson (3 3/4) (well, his mum, anyway(she's not 3 3/4!!)). He's got a little bike with stabilizers, and I'm sure they're more hinderence than help!!

 

[Paulus]

I remember when my lad decided that he wanted to try without the stabilisers. He was only just 5. A little push down the garden and he was off, flying solo so to speak. It was a great moment. Congrats to little miss Admin.

 

[fossyant]

Brilliant....

My daughter has been riding a few months but isn't keen - can't get her to ride her bike much at all.......

 

[Arch]

Brilliant....

My daughter has been riding a few months but isn't keen - can't get her to ride her bike much at all.......

Forbid her. Absolutely not, no, you mustn't...

That should have her sneaking off all hours to ride!

Seriously, I don't know a lot about kids, but I suspect pressure isn't the way to go - with you being a keen cyclist, she may have all sorts of unspoken hangups about not being good enough or something - not your fault at all, but little minds are complicated things. I know I had ideas when I was little that I simply came up with, and looking back, they were daft, but I never discussed them, so they stuck.

How old is she?

Of course, she may simply not like it, at the moment. If that's the case, not much you can do.

I know I'm so keen for my nephew to get on his first bike (when I can get it to him), and I'm having to tell myself, it might take him time to get used to it, don't expect great things at once...

 

[rob_mcp]

Kids! Got a Like-a-Bike for our lad at about 2.5yrs - didn't really take to it - got bike with stabalisers at 3.5 yrs - ok with it but a bit lazy. This summer (4.75 yrs ) all takes off - uses the likeabike to scream down the road wiht his feet up but still doesnt' think he can do proper bike without stabalisers - then 4 weeks ago using the method in the link above (without knowing it) off come the stabalisers and it's all go. Now looking for a 16" wheel bike for his birthday as he looks a bit big on the 12" that I told him wasn't going to be replaced until we had got rid of the stabalisers!