Thought I'll share this.
New Bike day woes . . .
1ste.
So my boy is turning four early next year and he is all over the place with his balance bike.
Quite competent on it, and even builds "plank ramps" in the driveway.
(about 2 planks on top of each other)
The seat tube is already extended a little beyond the maximum, and his feet is still squarely on ground when seated.
2nd.
His little sister, turning two in February, is everywhere after him on her "weird 4-wheel thing" she inherited from him. She even attempt the plank ramps on it. And every now and then, when he is not on his balance bike, sister tries to get on it, but this saddle is to high. Then I push her around on it which is just about the best thing according to her, other than being on her StarSeat on dad's bike.
So.....
Yesterday, being a cyclist dad an all, I decide it is New Bike Day.
Then I can lower the seat of the balance bike, sister can have that, and the world will be a better place.
So I got him one of these.
I get home, all exited, even Mom suddenly likes bicycles and told him it was coming.
So he comes running over to the car and I very eagerly open the boot, revealing the new bike.
"IT's NOT RED" . . . . is the first response. (The balance bike is red by the way)
(How can I not know that is a system requirement?
But all is still good. We are all still exited.
Adjust the seat height as low as it will go, he gets on, and he has to point this toes to just touch the ground. To stand "platvoet" he must tilt the bikes a little to side.
This is not cool with him.
He pulls the brakes before riding or does not pull them and struggle to stop.
The pedals and cranks are in his way and the coordination to pedal forward is still lacking.
Five minutes later he is back on the "RED" balance bike and the world is good.
So much for NEW BIKE DAY. .
All I could do was smile, me getting more exited about the bikes than the one it is for.
Makes me chuckle and again realise that they already have their own ideas.
His sister came over after all this, insisted I put her on the new, way to big bike, and push her around the yard. She digs it, my back don't.
Later the evening when they were in bed, I took off the crankset and BB and made him a big balance bike. When he gets comfortable with it and figures out the brakes, I'll put back the cranks for round number two.
