RacerX Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 That looks really nice! What did it set you back and where did you get it from?There used to be an importer in Cape Town, but I can't find their website anymore. I got mine in Germany for around R1500. Try www.kokua-shop.com.
chicababe Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 That looks really nice! What did it set you back and where did you get it from? You can have a look at sportsmans warehouse, they have them for about R350 I think.
dirtrider Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 I really can't comment to much on the training wheels but my little one , 2 and half cycles her bike with the training wheels and they really only touch the ground when she comes to a stop and the odd sharp corner . She also has a 2 wheel push bike but it only gets used inside the house .
Ratty Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 We will be getting this for my son in a year or two. for now he has a 2 wheel push bike similar to the one posted and its fantastic. We are hoping he won't even need the training wheels this one comes with. http://i54.tinypic.com/160y1jc.jpg
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 get your son the best bike in the shop. something he can grow into. go for carbon fibre, dual suspension, Fox forks. Something along the lines of a Commencal Meta 5.5 or better. Spend at least 50k on it. You can then ride it as well, inbetween his sessions on it.
dirtrider Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Seen this before . Kid is 6 months old but got a model train set , 4x4 , super bike and his own pub .
Ronald22 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Stay away from training wheels at all costs! First get a bike with no pedals, like this:http://www.kokua.de/Seiten/KOKUA.html (I got the "Jumper" for my son):http://www.kokua.de/Seiten/LIKEaBIKE%20jumper/Fotos%20jumper/LIKEaBIKE-jumper-gruen-up-a.jpgA child should first learn to balance and steer. They use their feet to get going and brake, which gives them lots of confidence as they can't fall over (always easy to put their feet down, no pedals in the way). Also good skills for later.My son is 4 years old and has used this bike for the last two years - he loves it and races around like a madman, full of confidence. I'm shopping around for his first pedal & brakes bike, he'll be ready soon. Listen To This Person!!!!
FC&P2C Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Stay away from training wheels at all costs! First get a bike with no pedals, like this:http://www.kokua.de/Seiten/KOKUA.html (I got the "Jumper" for my son):http://www.kokua.de/Seiten/LIKEaBIKE%20jumper/Fotos%20jumper/LIKEaBIKE-jumper-gruen-up-a.jpgA child should first learn to balance and steer. They use their feet to get going and brake, which gives them lots of confidence as they can't fall over (always easy to put their feet down, no pedals in the way). Also good skills for later.My son is 4 years old and has used this bike for the last two years - he loves it and races around like a madman, full of confidence. I'm shopping around for his first pedal & brakes bike, he'll be ready soon.This is wrong as kids takes much longer to learn the co ordination to pedal than to learn balance. Pedalling might take weeks or months for them to master and then when you introduce the push bike they learn to balance in 1 day. Then you can remove the training wheels of the 12" bike and they can cycle. Dont worry about the purchage of the JD bug or similar as they will still have fun with it for a couple of years. Both my daughters were cycling there 20" racing bmx's on there 3rd birthday. My 3year and 8 month old girl is doing her 1st bmx race tonight!
Knight Posted February 25, 2011 Author Posted February 25, 2011 He has been through the scooter, to push bike and something know as a Y bike (similar to the pic posted by Grebel but plastic) Good point about the back pedal braking system vs levers ... will speak to his folks about that Was at Game earlier today and saw a 16" Raliegh MXR ... mini mountain bike with V brakes ... scary thing is they cost the same as a cheapo adult MTB
TNT1 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 This is wrong as kids takes much longer to learn the co ordination to pedal than to learn balance. Pedalling might take weeks or months for them to master and then when you introduce the push bike they learn to balance in 1 day. Then you can remove the training wheels of the 12" bike and they can cycle. Dont worry about the purchage of the JD bug or similar as they will still have fun with it for a couple of years. Both my daughters were cycling there 20" racing bmx's on there 3rd birthday. My 3year and 8 month old girl is doing her 1st bmx race tonight! Yeah, rather listen to this person. Get a second hand obike if money's an issue, fit fairy wheels and let the bugger learn to pedal.
Knight Posted February 28, 2011 Author Posted February 28, 2011 What happened to learning the good old fashioned way as I did ... 1. Get on bike at top of the hill ... 2. Get pushed down the hill ... 3. Learn to pedal, balance and steer before you hit the trees at the bottom of the hill Been riding for years since
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