peds Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Bought my son the 20'' version of that bike 2 years back. Crap that thing is heavy, and my son never showed any enthusiasm for cycling using that hunk of metal. Picked up a second-hand Titan Hades for cheap before the weekend just so that my son could have something more ridable when playing with his friends - suddenly he is a new child - can't separate him from his bicycle! Man I feel like a horrible parent for forcing him to ride that thing for 2 years Weird you found the bike heavier than all the others, perhaps the 20" is different. In that range i found the avalanche to be pretty light compared to the competitors. Without the training wheels on it inst too shabby. My daughters 16" Titan was way heavier. Will try and weigh it and post it here, just need to go visit Pikey and borrow his fishy scale again
Shebeen Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 WEIGHT WEENIES!!!! I know some of you okes out there like to spend R3k to drop 90g off your roadbike, but when a bike weighs +40% of your kid's body weight it should be more importanter!! if you got the time, please help us put together a list of the best kids bikes around, you will need to weigh the bikes! fill in the form herehttps://goo.gl/forms/jsvjVhPUF4S659D13 see the answers herehttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BKJv7nmKmDZ7HlJcvb9sO4rCDw_A5E6Rqtrf2FBmA7I/edit?usp=sharing peds 1
peds Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 WEIGHT WEENIES!!!! I know some of you okes out there like to spend R3k to drop 90g off your roadbike, but when a bike weighs +40% of your kid's body weight it should be more importanter!! if you got the time, please help us put together a list of the best kids bikes around, you will need to weigh the bikes! fill in the form herehttps://goo.gl/forms/jsvjVhPUF4S659D13 see the answers herehttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BKJv7nmKmDZ7HlJcvb9sO4rCDw_A5E6Rqtrf2FBmA7I/edit?usp=sharinggood idea!
Skubarra Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Weird you found the bike heavier than all the others, perhaps the 20" is different. In that range i found the avalanche to be pretty light compared to the competitors. Without the training wheels on it inst too shabby. My daughters 16" Titan was way heavier. Will try and weigh it and post it here, just need to go visit Pikey and borrow his fishy scale again Maybe it was just that particular model of that year? I honestly don't even want to sell the thing on gumtree because that might pass on the torture to a new child. That said, his younger sister is fine on her 16'' avalanche, maybe she is just a tougher cookie...
WrightJnr Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Probably because the barrier to entry is too high, does Giant, Spez or Scott bring in BMX, no. Therefore they are not readily available for the public to purchase. Even buying a decent kids bike is tough in SA. I also don't know how Spez get away with selling that hunk of lead to kids. I have seen mothers at the bike park struggling to lift the thing into their Range Rovers.All very good points. It's a chicken and egg situation. Sport not big so shops don't stock the RIGHT BIKES. You say barrier and I agree it's hard to get into at first. But I must say it's the cheapest form of riding. Because it's kids based and they all grow so basically bikes are bought and sold every year or two. Not many people buys new bikes. Bikes don't cost a lot. My son's yellow Intense was R3k and I got my older boy a top of the range Free Agent which came with two frames for R7k. I would say the average value of bikes ridden at the nationals over the weekend was R5k. Kit is basically motocross stuff. Maintenance is about zero. I've never bought a chain or even a tyre in the last 2 years. Entry fee to ride a club race is a whopping 80 bucks. Unfortunately no TV coverage and no funding means this awesome sport goes under the radar in South Africa. I talk out of experience where I too got my boys into MTB riding. And they still do, but they love the simplicity of BMX and would rather go to the bmx track than hit the trails. When they do ride their MTB's I can tell you there skill levels have changed dramatically. I just wish more people gave it a try. Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalk DJR, Pure Savage and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3
Shebeen Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 All very good points. It's a chicken and egg situation. Sport not big so shops don't stock the RIGHT BIKES. You say barrier and I agree it's hard to get into at first. But I must say it's the cheapest form of riding. Because it's kids based and they all grow so basically bikes are bought and sold every year or two. Not many people buys new bikes. Bikes don't cost a lot. My son's yellow Intense was R3k and I got my older boy a top of the range Free Agent which came with two frames for R7k. I would say the average value of bikes ridden at the nationals over the weekend was R5k. Kit is basically motocross stuff. Maintenance is about zero. I've never bought a chain or even a tyre in the last 2 years. Entry fee to ride a club race is a whopping 80 bucks. Unfortunately no TV coverage and no funding means this awesome sport goes under the radar in South Africa. I talk out of experience where I too got my boys into MTB riding. And they still do, but they love the simplicity of BMX and would rather go to the bmx track than hit the trails. When they do ride their MTB's I can tell you there skill levels have changed dramatically. I just wish more people gave it a try. Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalkdid BMX see a big surge when this was happening?...if not then that is a huge opportunity missedhttps://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/i-was-born-to-ride-bmx-nhlapo-674887
Pure Savage Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 All very good points. It's a chicken and egg situation. Sport not big so shops don't stock the RIGHT BIKES. You say barrier and I agree it's hard to get into at first. But I must say it's the cheapest form of riding. Because it's kids based and they all grow so basically bikes are bought and sold every year or two. Not many people buys new bikes. Bikes don't cost a lot. My son's yellow Intense was R3k and I got my older boy a top of the range Free Agent which came with two frames for R7k. I would say the average value of bikes ridden at the nationals over the weekend was R5k. Kit is basically motocross stuff. Maintenance is about zero. I've never bought a chain or even a tyre in the last 2 years. Entry fee to ride a club race is a whopping 80 bucks. Unfortunately no TV coverage and no funding means this awesome sport goes under the radar in South Africa. I talk out of experience where I too got my boys into MTB riding. And they still do, but they love the simplicity of BMX and would rather go to the bmx track than hit the trails. When they do ride their MTB's I can tell you there skill levels have changed dramatically. I just wish more people gave it a try. Sent from my SM-A530F using TapatalkWould have been an option for my youngster if I could find one and if I could get drop bars on it. WrightJnr 1
WrightJnr Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) did BMX see a big surge when this was happening?...if not then that is a huge opportunity missedhttps://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/i-was-born-to-ride-bmx-nhlapo-674887Sifiso was great for BMX and at the time did get good coverage on Supercycling. Unfortunately he's long since retired and lives in the USA. We had representation at the last Olympics with Kyle Dodd but unless you were watching the SS channels covering the racing you would never had known. Leads me to my next point. 2 weeks after Olympics Kyle back racing locally, my boys lining up next to him in the gates practicing, and he's giving them tips. Their hero, right there talking to them. Not too many sports where you get to do that with the Pro's just because. Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalk Edited April 10, 2018 by WrightJnr Pure Savage, ChrisF, l4y3rcake and 1 other 4
Pure Savage Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 We had a rather busy bike weekend! We did the constania green belt from Alphen hotel to the top and back down, no faceplants, just plenty of puddles. Then we pulled in at Hazendale bike park, he loved the pump track and the flow trail and the obstacles. We then hit up the sea point prom twice, once 7km and the next 10km. He has now mastered, climbing out the saddle, riding one handed, planting his foot when he does sharp corners, (I blame oli Munik) and he loves going no feet [emoji23] He is very happy to do and hour and a half of riding, just needs some bars and water. He now tells me to bring my bike if we going riding as I run too slowly.... Traveler, Escapee.., L.T.G and 5 others 8
Pure Savage Posted May 2, 2018 Posted May 2, 2018 Almost forgot the strava!!!!!! https://www.strava.com/activities/1543184957 DJR 1
Pure Savage Posted May 4, 2018 Posted May 4, 2018 Get to post this in two threads this morning, riding with kids and commuting! Kittels first ride to school with me on my bike, then I went to work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Stretched@Birth, Escapee.., ChrisF and 3 others 6
ChrisF Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 This is mostly a "feel-good" thread - and so it SHOULD be. The hard reality is that cycling has its dangers ..... We invested in a skills coach. A couple more sessions riding with the skills coach and other young riders. Boys will be boys .... and so he gained confidence in his normal routes, and started going faster and faster ..... And then it happened .....- too fast- Seated when he hit a bump, knocking his foot off the pedal- could not have happened at a worse spot ,,,, AT the start of a short steep drop !- uncontrolled landing ....- superman-pose- and the hard stop. (not to mention my mini hart attack watching all of this) Thankfully he only got a small scrape on his elbow. Most importantly, he got back on his bike and cycled back to the starting point. After a milkshake he wanted to ride some more.... a week later we were back, and did the full course. Traveler, BSG and L.T.G 3
l4y3rcake Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 BMX season in full swing. Amazing to see these 5 and 6 year olds elbow to elbow with both wheels off the ground. WrightJnr, L.T.G, Escapee.. and 7 others 10
BSG Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 This is mostly a "feel-good" thread - and so it SHOULD be. The hard reality is that cycling has its dangers ..... We invested in a skills coach. A couple more sessions riding with the skills coach and other young riders. [emoji106] Boys will be boys .... and so he gained confidence in his normal routes, and started going faster and faster ..... And then it happened .....- too fast- Seated when he hit a bump, knocking his foot off the pedal- could not have happened at a worse spot ,,,, AT the start of a short steep drop !- uncontrolled landing ....- superman-pose- and the hard stop. (not to mention my mini hart attack watching all of this) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWGTCSjuiU Thankfully he only got a small scrape on his elbow. Most importantly, he got back on his bike and cycled back to the starting point. After a milkshake he wanted to ride some more.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxF9TpTPeXE&t=8s a week later we were back, and did the full course. [emoji106] [emoji106]En die ergste van alles is, jy sien hier kom moeilikheid en jy kan niks doen nie. [emoji50][emoji54] Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk Traveler 1
ChrisF Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 En die ergste van alles is, jy sien hier kom moeilikheid en jy kan niks doen nie. [emoji50][emoji54] Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk Dis BAIE erger as om jou eie val te hê .... BAIE bly om te sê vandag se pret-trap by Oak Valley (Elgin) het goed gegaan. En daar was n paar monster afdraende !!!! Sal more die video edit en oplaai .... BSG 1
ChrisF Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 WOW !!! Saw what kids CAN do today !!!! Mom and dad, with three daughters ..... Little one probably 9 months old, sitting on one of those yellow chairs. The other two probably 5 and 7 years old .... They did more than 15km at Oak Valley !! And that valley you are either going UP or DOWN ... hardly any contour lines ..... Dad would put his hand on the back of one, help her to the top, turn around and go get the other one .... hill after hill after hill .... We caught up to them at about the 10km mark .... the family having a picnic mid event next to the trail. For the next couple of kilometers we rode together. The kids were given support when and where needed, and they were clearly ENJOYING the ride. well done to the parents, and respect for the young ladies ! Escapee.., BSG, PhilipV and 2 others 5
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