Proud silvermommy - clipless related

I'm so proud of silverson (13 and so not the athletic type). I've been so apprehensive about silverson getting clipless pedals. He said he wanted to switch after our beach vacation.

so we bought his cycling shoes and pedals (shimano spd's) this past weekend at the bike store tent sale. I hadn't done anything about putting them on and he asked me about it Monday. so today I took the bike over and got them put on. i left the bike in the garage and had to go visit the silverin-laws.

I drove into the neighborhood and there he is riding around. Happy as can be in his new pedals.

I'm.....astounded....how did he figure it out, nobody showed him or anything. I ask and he says, "I tried to figure it out but couldn't so I read the instructions."

I ask, "did you fall?" he says, "no but almost."

it's funny, I KNOW how dangerous cycling can be, but also I know how rewarding. I don't feel that I pushed him into cycling, but have definately encouraged his interest. Now I'm feeling so worried about him. And yet so proud. :)

aren't kids great?
when both of my sons switched to spd's on their own, it was a non-event.
they didn't even tell me. it was just no big deal to them.

and then me... i am ridiculous. but i am doing it too.

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Originally Posted by silver

I'm.....astounded....how did he figure it out, nobody showed him or anything. I ask and he says, "I tried to figure it out but couldn't so I read the instructions."

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That's my boy!! :cool: But he didn't get the "reading the instructions thing from me!!

That's great, Silver. It is so wonderful when you can be a "cycling" family. In my case, it was my then 16 year old son who took me out at 6 AM on a Sunday and taught me how to use my clipless pedals. Now, he doesn't ever pass up an opportunity to tell anyone that "If it wasn't for me, they never would be cycling..."

Silver, that is great about your son. It is wonderful for a family to enjoy cycling together.

When my daughter was 5 it took all day to teach her to ride without trainers, when we got home, my son at the time was 3 and wanted his trainers off, so we did so, and off he went on his own. Enjoy these moments, they seem to grow so quickly.

~ JoAnn

That's Awesome! It makes you proud when they figure something out for themselves too doesn't it?