Gen Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 Plenty of 10 year olds are quite capable of riding on their own - hell - when I was 10 we used to go surfing on our own.... as well as riding bikes... You could have just let him push his bike home - 1 swift lesson for riding bikes unprepared..... for both kid and parent.... Different of course if someone is hurt - then you stop and help if possible.When they hit a certain age they don't want to ride with a parent anymore . its normally at about 9/10 when that happens.. I stopped riding with my two when they were about 7/8.. the eldest never stuck with his brother and me in any case he used to always go up ahead.
Pure Savage Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 The parent should be named and shamed for not getting their child a tubeless set up! Who rides with toobs anyway?
Red Robin Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 Good on you for helping him out.I guess it all boils down to different parenting styles and this is very evident in all aspects of child rearing. One of my pet hates is small children sitting on the laps of parents in cars
Guest Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 Rad that you could help the dude out! Nice one! (Where's J. Ancer when you need him.... )I remember that episode. Worthy of much popcorn it was
Pure Savage Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 I remember that episode. Worthy of much popcorn it was I now follow him on the twtters and remember why...
Tubehunter Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 I remember that episode. Worthy of much popcorn it was It was an all out effort from both camps to justify anything cycling or parent related! He ended up deleting the topic but there's still a blog he wrote about his time here!https://jancerjancer.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/how-to-be-the-best-troll-ever-in-the-hole-world/ The hub is so much more level headed these days!
Gen Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 It was an all out effort from both camps to justify anything cycling or parent related! He ended up deleting the topic but there's still a blog he wrote about his time here!https://jancerjancer.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/how-to-be-the-best-troll-ever-in-the-hole-world/ The hub is so much more level headed these days!How bizarre.. [emoji53]
Bloukrans Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 It was an all out effort from both camps to justify anything cycling or parent related! He ended up deleting the topic but there's still a blog he wrote about his time here!https://jancerjancer.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/how-to-be-the-best-troll-ever-in-the-hole-world/ The hub is so much more level headed these days! Except on a Friday!
Skinnyone Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 Like Gen said, some kids want to be independent and ride on their own....let them... I took my two boys and two nephews (1 year apart all 4 boys) to Thaba trails, the two eldest ones raced off - I didn't see them again for the next few km's when they reached a fork in the trail and couldn't decide which way to go....so they waited....I told them off for racing ahead, not that I was stressed about it, but because their little brothers were more stressed about never seeing their big bros again.... I honestly can't expect a 9 and 8 year old to ride at the same pace as a 6 and 7 year old on smaller bikes... The fact that they waited also showed that there is a bit of common sense that has been instilled in them, instead of blindly wondering off, they had the sense to wait - which impressed me a bit...showed independence yet a bit of forward thinking. Comes back to using tools...if they want to try then let them, I have been to the trauma ward for my eldest to have stitches in his hand cuz he wanted to make his own model aeroplane, same as dad...wound up cutting his hand with the craft knife - but he was chuffed that he got to try and now he has a greater respect for my knives etc - yesterday he was using my hot glue gun to glue one of his toys together and burnt his hand with the glue...but now he knows.... Can't baby them forever...
Pure Savage Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 Like Gen said, some kids want to be independent and ride on their own....let them... I took my two boys and two nephews (1 year apart all 4 boys) to Thaba trails, the two eldest ones raced off - I didn't see them again for the next few km's when they reached a fork in the trail and couldn't decide which way to go....so they waited....I told them off for racing ahead, not that I was stressed about it, but because their little brothers were more stressed about never seeing their big bros again.... I honestly can't expect a 9 and 8 year old to ride at the same pace as a 6 and 7 year old on smaller bikes... The fact that they waited also showed that there is a bit of common sense that has been instilled in them, instead of blindly wondering off, they had the sense to wait - which impressed me a bit...showed independence yet a bit of forward thinking. Comes back to using tools...if they want to try then let them, I have been to the trauma ward for my eldest to have stitches in his hand cuz he wanted to make his own model aeroplane, same as dad...wound up cutting his hand with the craft knife - but he was chuffed that he got to try and now he has a greater respect for my knives etc - yesterday he was using my hot glue gun to glue one of his toys together and burnt his hand with the glue...but now he knows.... Can't baby them forever... This theory works until the start servicing cars etc. I almost lost my entire are when mucking around with fan belts, fans and pulleys....
Skinnyone Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 This theory works until the start servicing cars etc. I almost lost my entire are when mucking around with fan belts, fans and pulleys....Must've had a bad journeyman then . Agreed, my dad supervised me and gave me a klap when I did something stupid...like switch on the lathe with the chuck key still in the chuck, almost lost an eye doing that...had ringing in my ears for the next few hours because of the PK from the old man...BUT I never did that again . To this day I still cringe when I do something dumb in front of him...or even by myself - I just think its a good thing dad or grandad aren't here right now otherwise I would have sore ears . Point is - teach them a skill and the safety aspect to that skill then let them try - if they fail and hurt themselves then it is all part of the learning curve...When I started my apprenticeship I used to get spanner rash (when the spanner slips and you punch the engine/bodywork with all your might) all the time...every time my journeyman would laugh...then (about 6 months in) he showed me how to best avoid it - by thinking. Since then I haven't had (bad) spanner rash...
RocknRolla Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 I dunnow hey, this common sense parenting thing.... seems dubious.
shova1 Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 You gotta feel for parents today. Due to the www - media & social media the sheer volume of input suggesting kids today are either over protected or borderline abused depending on view point, doesn't make for easy parenting! Good on you for helping that kid out!
Skubarra Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 I remember that episode. Worthy of much popcorn it was Ah... Mr Ancer and his daughter Kwezi Now that was one of the best threads ever! Always thought journalists had to be a bit more thick skinned to survive in their industry though... A bit nasty but remember when one hubber asked if he realised he named his daughter K.Ancer ...
V12man Posted September 19, 2016 Posted September 19, 2016 This theory works until the start servicing cars etc. I almost lost my entire are when mucking around with fan belts, fans and pulleys....I picked up a hot soldering iron on my dads workbench age about 15months - 1 quick and long lasting lesson on watching where you put your hands in relation to tools... (actually it took about 6 months to heal....) Probably a good lesson in the end....
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