Author Topic: I went riding with my boys â€¦. For the first time! (Read 1826 times)

SaMAlex · « **on:** February 18, 2008, 10:29 PM »

On Sunday I took my boys to a small BMX track that Ive been going to for about 20 years. Its very small, all tarmac. but each of the 4 â€œjumpsâ€ are concrete, and are built so they can be sessioned in their own right. My boys still cant (wont) properly ride their bikes. The stabilisers are off but so are the pedals, and they just scoot along.

They had a great time at the track. They were both rolling down the start hill and over the first jump without putting a foot down. They even had a little spin with their pedals on, and did a few straights and corners, but then wanted to take them off again cos they are more confident with their feet on the floor. I had my bike and I followed them round, pushing them up the jumps that were too big for them to get up, and slowing them down when they got too fast down the start hill (full on speed wobbles).

There were some â€œRealâ€ BMX kids there; low seat, girls jeans, tattoos, 2 pairs of underwear (? WTF is that one about?). It was well funny when my lads finished a lap, pushed their bikes back to the top of the start hill and â€œhungâ€ with the tuff guys for a moment, before rolling down the start hill again.

lazychubs · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:33 PM »

nice one alex they look super chuffed
and twp pairs of skids whatever next lol

BMX 151T · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:37 PM »

You just can't beat seeing your kids razzing round a BMX track!!

My boys got the Micro Mongoose (12" wheels) cracking little bike.

There's a great little 'starter' track at Admaston, near Telford - my little uns' love it!

superbikedan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:43 PM »

nice one mate, try not to get addicted like me and spend every weekend together, travelling everywhere,

together having the time of your life, NOT

youve got a lot of pleasure to come mate

lazychubs · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:44 PM »

my boy still rides his micro goose but it weighs in at 32lbs
but he still gets some nice air on it
he wont ride the 16" bike i got him lol

BMX 151T · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:49 PM »

It's easy to wish their lives away by buying bigger bikes!!!

I look at the 16" bikes about every 2 months - hoping mine will fit one!!

Love the new Lil' Ripper - not cheap at £235 but the ultimate in 'kid cool'

lodge · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:55 PM »

I dont have kids, but riding BMX with your own kids surely it dont get any better than that.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:55 PM »

I think the S&M Cobra is about Â£400 but its as good as a 16" gets. Not sure I will be getting 2 of them ..... quite yet

xchainxofxstrengthx · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:01 PM »

i have always wanted two boys and that pic of your boys is exactly how i would picture them

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:02 PM »

Excellent

My Alice learned to ride without stablilsers last week, i was well chuffed.

BMX 151T · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:06 PM »

Not seen that before - looks amazin'

Makes the Lil' Ripper look cheap!! there was a Lil' Ripper on ebay in the States that looked like it had little camo pads on it - pretty cool.

I am going to print this thread out and show it to my boys in 20 years time - see how sad their old man was!!

Great to see other Dads havin' fun.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:27 PM »

Alex, does that track have a miniramp tucked away in the corner somewhere?

Haro82 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2008, 11:45 PM »

Quality that Alex, one of my twin girls is well into it, she's 5 and pesters me all the time to go to the track. She's got a redline micro mini to race on(that she's just a little big for now so I need to spend again on a mini! ) but she wanted something to go on the ramps on the park on. So I've just got her this from Winstanleys, its the 2005 model so it was only Â£100.

Andy.

perry · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2008, 07:04 AM »

shame none of those other riders knows what a seat is for

ones sat on the top tube and ones on the tyre $:-\$

bmx these days is getting more and more like trials

whatever happened to being in the woods throwing dirt around

that eastern looks good but could you really justify spending £400 ! i dont think my T1 stands me in at that much

i say start them out on something cheap and nasty so they can learn like we did

lazychubs · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:30 AM »

i know what ya mean about getting em a bigger bike
but bailee is getting to big for it hes only just five
and fits the 16" but loves the goose too much to give it up lol
i have just aquired a haro for him just gotta pay for it lol

scooby74 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2008, 08:42 AM »

looks like you all had a great time, how old are your boys?

I just got this Haro 360 for my 6 year old boy at xmas, he's just learning to ride it properly and I thought it was great value at Â£130, 3 chromo main tubes and chromo forks.....

Frosty · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2008, 10:38 AM »

That's the same 360 my lad has got too, weighs a bloody ton!!

He does like it though

scooby74 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2008, 10:44 AM »

yeah mine likes it too, at least it should last under a bit of punishment

dialledbikes · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2008, 10:48 AM »

Nice one Alex. The life of a BMX dad starts here!

I remember teaching my little un to ride and he was off the stabilisers 2 weeks after his 4th birthday, then he did his first race at Peckham Fun Day at about 4 years and 2 months old. It's a great feeling.

My youngest is now 3 and a half and hopefully she will be riding by the time she's 4 in September, ready to start racing in 2009. She's currently on a 12" Curtis, and there's a 16" Redline pit bike and 18" Redline Micro Mini waiting for her (all hand me downs from her brother). Got her a wooden "like-a-bike", but ironically, she doesn't "like" it. She prefers to pedal the Curtis with stabilisers.

Mattdub · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:33 AM »

Cool pics Alex , the Leach legacy lives on ................

SaMAlex · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:40 AM »

There are some nice 16" bikes there. Loads of 16"ers have got really high BBs and top tubes but those look nice and low (the S&M is actually a Berringer sig bike so its more of a pit bike for grownups rather than a kids bike).

My boys are almost 4-and-a-half & 3-and-a-half (there is a year and 2 weeks between them). Im well pleased with them for how they are doing so far. They should be pedaling round the track by the summer. They have already asked if I will take them to MK track (they went there once, last April ... Im amazed they remembered!)

Rob, there used to be a metal mini at that track but its gone now. The track got a 'face lift' about 15 years ago when they rebuilt the jumps and put in the mini. Its just up the rode from a new (small) skatepark so its almost worth a visit now (and they are both round the corner from where I work).

Frosty · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2008, 11:45 AM »

You're right Alex about the standover height of the bar, that is one reason why I went with the Haro, the lad could stand over it which made him feel like it was the right size, even though when the saddle was right down he could only touch down by leaning it over

lazychubs · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2008, 05:19 PM »

alex we should meet up and let ya boys ride with bailee
he will get em riding as he taught elise to ride and shes 8 lol
4 years older than him

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2008, 05:28 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on February 19, 2008, 11:40 AM

There are some nice 16" bikes there. Loads of 16"ers have got really high BBs and top tubes but those look nice and low (the S&M is actually a Berringer sig bike so its more of a pit bike for grownups rather than a kids bike).

My boys are almost 4-and-a-half & 3-and-a-half (there is a year and 2 weeks between them). Im well pleased with them for how they are doing so far. They should be pedaling round the track by the summer. They have already asked if I will take them to MK track (they went there once, last April ... Im amazed they remembered!)

Rob, there used to be a metal mini at that track but its gone now. The track got a 'face lift' about 15 years ago when they rebuilt the jumps and put in the mini. Its just up the rode from a new (small) skatepark so its almost worth a visit now (and they are both round the corner from where I work).

they remember me being rad alex, o and a balding radman nicking your tyres