We learned of this bike that has pedals that are designed to come on and off easily with a single hex wrench. The idea is to have your kid learn to balance without the pedals and push with their feet, and when they can do that, you put the pedals on. The bike was too big for Kahlil initially (he couldn't reach the ground well enough with his feet), but once he was a smidge tall enough the process went fast. Maybe 2-3 days without pedals before he switched.
At the park today, where I filmed this, I pointed out to him that there was an older girl, I'd guess around 6 who still had training wheels on her bike. He immediately started riding over to her to inform her that he was only 4 and didn't need training wheels and what was her problem? You can see everything Kahlil is going to do on his face, so I stopped him before he could do it and gave him lecture #4,872 on interacting with people.
Later, as we were circling the park, I told him that maybe it wasn't that the girl was slow at learning to ride a bike, but that he was fast. And he thought a minute, whirring his pedals, and said, "Maybe it's because I'm gooder at riding a bike that I don't need training wheels? Yeah, I think that's right!"
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2 comments:
Training wheels ARE for suckers! He is cruising! That is a great idea of a bike to teach kids. I had a nice shinny BMX that pops would run along side me and push my back. I got down well enough to ride into the pool.
That is amazing! Love the audio...perfect for his ride.
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