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That's pretty darn cute alright!! Love it. The flames on his helmet even match the bike.
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12-23-2009, 10:06 AM #1
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How's this for cute?
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Christmas came early for kid #3 this year :P There was no hiding it when the FedEx guy delivered the box... so of course I had to put it together immediately (and adjust the pointless little brake) and let him have it
He is seriously the tiniest 2 (and a half) year old I've ever seen... this is the smallest balance bike I've found and it's meant for 18m+ is still a smidge too tall :P
He still loves it though.. so it's okay if he can't reach the seat, right?
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12-23-2009, 10:11 AM #2
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12-23-2009, 10:23 AM #3
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What a cutie! He looks like a natural!
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12-23-2009, 10:33 AM #4
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Kids and pets...they make the cutest pictures!
Now that is an awesome Christmas present!katluvr
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12-23-2009, 11:07 AM #5
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That is adorable!!! I'll bet he had a blast riding around (and he's barefoot in shorts so it must be pretty nice).
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12-23-2009, 11:12 AM #6
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Yeah, it was nice 'til he stepped in dog poo
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(and he's barefoot in shorts so it must be pretty nice).
However on the flip side, bare feet are easier to clean than shoes.. so I can't complain much.
It's in the 70's here.. glorious December weather
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12-23-2009, 12:54 PM #7
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How cute is that???
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12-23-2009, 01:56 PM #8
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Awwwwwww.
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12-23-2009, 06:10 PM #9
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Adorable. Made my day to see that happy kid!
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12-23-2009, 06:51 PM #10
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Nice. Bike Love is True Love.
Cute.
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12-23-2009, 07:14 PM #11
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Okay, so I'm looking at this adorable kid on this cute little bike. My kids are waaaayyy past this stage and I'd never seen anything like it. No pedals, no motor. Well, how does it go? So, feeling kinda stupid since no one else asked where the pedals were, I went and looked it up. In case anybody else is clueless about this, here ya go: http://www.runbikes.com/home.jsp Be sure to watch the video! I think I want one!
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12-23-2009, 08:35 PM #12
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Yep, they just push along
Once they really get the hang of it they can go surprisingly fast... and they get used to picking their feet up and "balancing" while moving, which seems to the be hard part of learning to ride for most kids, but it's much more natural/intuitive this way... they do it without knowing they are.
That's essentially how my oldest learned to ride (though not on a balance bike - he just didn't use the pedals, and we took the training wheels off a 12" bike and he was ALL over the place on it, and eventually figured out how to use the pedals once he had the balance thing down) and he was riding without training wheels at 3 years and 5 months
He doesn't even remember "learning to ride a bike" because for him, it's just something he's always known how to do.
Of course, my middle kid has to break the mold and she's already worn out one skuut knock off and wants nothing to do with a "real" bike yet at 4 1/2.. I'm still toying with the idea of getting her a pink Strider
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12-24-2009, 04:44 PM #13
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You can always just pull the cranks on a regular bike for her.
I WISH these balance bikes had been around when my kids were small. The idea is you skip the whole training wheel crutch thing, and go right to pedaling. They teach themselves to balance, and get comfortable with balance AND speed, and the pedals come naturally, later.
The homemade way to make one is to put the seat all the way down, and take off the pedals and cranks.
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12-24-2009, 07:50 PM #14
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I would really like for that to work, but you have to put up with the other grandma's interfering. I got my grandson a cool Specialized balance bike for his 3rd birthday--even posted pics of him riding it like the wind. For his 4th birthday, his other grandma bought him an el-cheapo bike with training wheels. Now he's confused.
He really doesn't want to ride either bike much anyway. Would rather play Thomas the Tank Engine. But he'll ride some day. I really wanted to see how that balance bike thing works out.
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12-25-2009, 07:46 AM #15
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You could fix up the grandma bike to be like the other one. (pull the cranks) I wonder if the "my pediatrician said THIS was best" line would work for your bike preference. I used for everything else the comments about diaper types, what kind of shoes I wanted the kids to wear. Seriouly, the grandmas were very respectful about how we wanted to do things, I wish you that.
