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[dorian gray]

what I wont do to get a puzzle box open for one of my kids

 

[lurch70]

speaking of kids // check the baby thread

 

[dorian gray]

@ 0:36
Looks like they weren't used to 100 degree temps....and there's a cicada hovering behind Frederik hee
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUlEsZfUhQ&NR=1[/ame]

 

[Ars Magna]

I taught both of my kids to ride a bike tonight. The looks on their faces was fucking priceless.

 

[dorian gray]

I'm still working on my 5 year old. Wife made me buy training wheels.

Hey, wait a second, aren't your kids like old and stuff?

 

[Ars Magna]

Hey, wait a second, aren't your kids like old and stuff?

YES!!! One is 6 and the other 9. The 9 yr old tried several years ago and had a hard time...then he wiped out and never went back. I couldn't force him into it. Then, as I had hoped, the 6 year old nailed it first try and the older one was like FUCK THIS and hit it on his first attempt. It was like watching them experience magic or something. Great stuff.

If your kids don't have those little scooters, I would suggest that. I think it really helps with the concept of balance.

 

[dorian gray]

...then he wiped out and never went back

I bought the boy a Diamondback at Dick's a couple weeks ago and the fork was on backwards, the headset was loose, and the brakes needed adjustment. And that was *after* the doofus at the store "tuned" it up.

The daughter has a tricycle that her legs are too short to pedal hahahaha

 

[dorian gray]

If your kids don't have those little scooters, I would suggest that. I think it really helps with the concept of balance.

I agree with this. The five year old already ice skates so he doesn't have balance issues, but the scooters would definitely help the balance-challenged

 

[lurch70]

I taught both of my kids to ride a bike tonight. The looks on their faces was fucking priceless.

That's awesome

One of my most vivid memories of my father was him teaching me to ride a bike one day. I must have been 5 or so.

I rode the shit out of bikes for years after that.

 

[dorian gray]

Bikes kick ass.

also....lol....did I forget to post a link to a video in post #18892?!

 

[lurch70]

yeah, post it.

 

[Ars Magna]

Diamondback

Man, that rules. I wanted a Diamondback or Haro so badly back in the day.

One of my most vivid memories of my father was him teaching me to ride a bike one day. I must have been 5 or so.

I rode the shit out of bikes for years after that.

Same here. I can't remember last week but I remember that day and the first time I rode down the sidewalk on my own. Great stuff.

 

[dorian gray]

Man, that rules. I wanted a Diamondback or Haro so badly back in the day.

Srsly. I thought, "...did I just buy my kid a Diamondback?!" haha

Although, I have to admit, my parents did get me some pretty nice bikes back in the day. Schwinn Predator was nothing to sneeze at.
Haros were pretty sweet. Like Kuwahara, the closest I got was taping posters on my wall.

 

[ChaosLee]

Goal of the coming year is to get seriously back into mountain biking. Went riding with some friends and realized how damn much I loved hitting the trails.

 

[dorian gray]

I resigned from my job

 

[swizzlenuts]

Did you get the other job?

 

[dorian gray]

Not yet.

 

[lurch70]

I resigned from my job

whoa, ballsy!

 

[swizzlenuts]

did your wife make you quit?

 

[Krilons Resa]

HAHA