Quote Originally Posted by jyyanks View Post
What a wonderful gift! I bought my son his first new bike last summer and although it was a tough beginning, he is now obsessed with riding which is a good thing! I love encouraging him to ride as he gets fresh air, great exercise and it's so much better than sitting around and playing video games. Kudos to you - don't worry about the credit card statement - the benefit he will receive from riding will be priceless
That came up in conversation between dh and I as well.

Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
Sure, as long as he doesn't get burnt out for basketball season. Do they adjust tris for kids in term of required distances? For certain he'll clean out of your refrigerator.
They do, depending on the event. One that he was looking at was 200 yd/10k/2k. In any event, I don't think he'd overdo it.