Encouraging kids to ride

[FROSTY:Me]

Well my kids never stood a chance really. Baby bikie was riding on my bike almost from birth. Actually the only thing that would put him to sleep some nights when he was a baby was sitting on a bike seat with it running -Honest injun.
Hes got a quad now and ripps around at top speed on it everywhere.
He gets totally pissed off if daddy lets other bikes go past when we're out on a group ride.
Now his 18 month old brother is just as addicted -climbing up onto my bike and sitting himself inside my pack -ready for a ride.
They may grow out of it but well--all Baby bikie could say was
'daddy when can I be out there on the track with you?'
My reply -ohh on the back of my bike?
" No daddy on my own Melly Yelly bike"
racing daddy?
"Yea "
But son how would your old dad feel if you beat me?
Oh no daddy i'd slow down at the end and LET YOU win
Gee fanks son

[SIR-RUP]

just brought a 97 XR100 for my ten year old boy - Yes I am going through a mid lifer and need an out let for stress etc so what better way to do something together with your kids and blow a few copwebs away at the same time , Now the boy has got a bike I have the perfect excuse to buy one for me = all part of a cunning plan ..

[Coyote]

Well my kids never stood a chance really. Baby bikie was riding on my bike almost from birth. Actually the only thing that would put him to sleep some nights when he was a baby was sitting on a bike seat with it running -Honest injun.
Hes got a quad now and ripps around at top speed on it everywhere.
He gets totally pissed off if daddy lets other bikes go past when we're out on a group ride.
Now his 18 month old brother is just as addicted -climbing up onto my bike and sitting himself inside my pack -ready for a ride.
They may grow out of it but well--all Baby bikie could say was
'daddy when can I be out there on the track with you?'
My reply -ohh on the back of my bike?
" No daddy on my own Melly Yelly bike"
racing daddy?
"Yea "
But son how would your old dad feel if you beat me?
Oh no daddy i'd slow down at the end and LET YOU win
Gee fanks son

Was that you and your kid at the track day?

[marty]

My main problem at the moment is trying to find a PW50, JR50 or similar for Tim, who's absolutely obsessed with getting a bike.

Watching a 5-year-old on his old 12-inch wheel BMX hanging off at about 20km/hr on the BMS track trying to "get my knee down like Rossi Dad" is one of the funniest things you ever saw...

Looks like the family tradition will continue as soon as I can get a bike for the young fella.

Now to find the money...

i hope he's one of the hutt valley BMXers....someones gotta beat those TA kids

[marty]

my kids have seen/done/been involved in heaps - ironman, triathalon, endurance multisport, flying, targa, cycle racing, BMX etc etc.

what does the boy do? plays volleyball & waterpolo.

daughter? rides a bike (like sarah ulmer) and wants to be an olympic rower...

dad rides a bike? big deal.

go figure

[FROSTY:Me]

Was that you and your kid at the track day?

Track day???
We were at the 2nd round of taupo racing in december--He was on back of a mates bike with me. --Then it was us on the 28th at taupo--him on his quad

[Timber020]

Teaching kids to ride is all good, but you have to be careful to give them a balance of physical activity as growing bodies can get long term injurys from the same repetitive stress as us older bodies can.
I taught MX in the US and have seen some 10 year olds with knees that more noise than a harley gearbox with 100,000 miles on it. Balance it with cycling, swimming and other such general activity and you hugely lessen the chances of problems.

Have a great time with them.

[RiderInBlack]

Teaching kids to ride is all good, but you have to be careful to give them a balance of physical activity as growing bodies can get long term injurys from the same repetitive stress as us older bodies can.
I taught MX in the US and have seen some 10 year olds with knees that more noise than a harley gearbox with 100,000 miles on it. Balance it with cycling, swimming and other such general activity and you hugely lessen the chances of problems.

Have a great time with them.

PS: And don't for get to supervise them. Don't let this happen to your kids: 'Wonderful kids' killed as father's ute hits motocross bike .