Will the training wheels ever come off?

[pkq]

fishdr, sure am glad you are working with your daughter on riding. Hopefully in 18 years we'll read of her cycling achievements.

So.....next time I crash - can I borrow them?? oh...and does the Garfield band-aid come with them??

Mac, I'll send you my Spiderman bandaids cause I've been wanting some Taz ones.

[DrBee]

Well I told fishjr that my friends on TE are rooting for her! She was amazed and got a huge grin on her face She wants to ride really badly today! It's pouring outside - so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. I've tried to make the cut and bruises to be a badge of honor. I told her it's all part of riding a bike. Crashes are inevitable. This whole incident has certainly reinforced for her how important that helmet is. She has a friend (older - age 9) that flew over her handlebars last week without a helmet and still can't remember the crash. She was cut up really badly and had a swollen jaw and very likely a concussion. None of the kids around here wear helmets. Mine do and will. They see mom and dad do it, so to them it's totally normal.

[Blueberry]

fishdr-

Good for you on the helmets! Peer pressure can be hard...I was the first in my family to cycle and the 'rents *wouldn't buy* me a helmet (and I wasn't in a position to go get one...). Soon as I hit college and had my own $, bought a new bike and a new helmet...

Good luck on the training wheels - I think there's just an "aha" moment one day for most kids She'll get there

CA

[DrBee]

She went out for a ride this afternoon - rode nearly a mile and at a good speed (with training wheels at middle notch - I didn't move them afterall) and ... drumroll...no crash! She was singing and ringing her bell the whole time. Now that I'm using bikejournal - she insists on using my old paper journal to keep a record for her rides. I couldn't be more proud!