That is the dream.
The reality is you watching the World Cup on an iPad, while your kid watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the big screen.
Meeska Mooska Mother****er!
Downhill WC 2018
- Thread starter Happymtb.fr
- Start date
-
- Tags
- downhill
The reality is you watching the World Cup on an iPad, while your kid watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the big screen.
Meeska Mooska Mother****er!
nah he's actually into it when i have it on the tv.
My youngest likes watching the bike vids with me too. he learned to ride his pedal bike last fall, and the first thing he said he wanted to do was jumps and flips. I like where this is going.
i've got my son on a balance bike. he's really starting to get the hang of it. i anticipate this spring he'll be full on feet up coasting along. i keep my bmx bike in the garage so i can ride up and down the sidewalks with him.
The balance bikes are great. My oldest went from the balance bike to the pedal bike real quick. took my youngest an extra year to give up the balance bike. But I'm totally stoked now that they're both riding the pedal bikes. Can't wait for this summer to take them to the trails. it's gonna be awesome!i've got my son on a balance bike. he's really starting to get the hang of it. i anticipate this spring he'll be full on feet up coasting along. i keep my bmx bike in the garage so i can ride up and down the sidewalks with him.
At first he was into it a ton, then he got more into his trike, but back in the fall he was gravitating more towards the balance bike again.
That's the perfect combo. Teaches them both skills they need to be able to ride: balance and pedaling. Sounds like he'll be ready for the pedal bike soon!
I disagree, I think the only way to teach them proper bike handling skills is with a 29er. Remember, if you're wheel is taller than you, you're doing it right!
Yes, balance bikes are amazing and kids can jump straight to a 16" single speed pedal bike without training wheels. Great times!
It gets bad afterward, when the kid hits the death valley of kids bike, where the only affordable bikes are 20" and 24" bikes weighting 25-30lbs with mandatory shit front suspension. What we need/want is light fully rigid bikes on which we could put used 26" XC air fork if the kid needs suspension.
I have a lot to say about this but we're getting off-topic so I'll save my rant for the Industry thread.
https://www.twowheelingtots.com/ultimate-20-inch-bike-comparison/Yes, balance bikes are amazing and kids can jump straight to a 16" single speed pedal bike without training wheels. Great times!
It gets bad afterward, when the kid hits the death valley of kids bike, where the only affordable bikes are 20" and 24" bikes weighting 25-30lbs with mandatory shit front suspension. What we need/want is light fully rigid bikes on which we could put used 26" XC air fork if the kid needs suspension.
I have a lot to say about this but we're getting off-topic so I'll save my rant for the Industry thread.
That's an awesome list. I got my boy something very similar from Specialized. A quick look on their website shows they don't carry it anymore... lizards. 1x6, rigid fork. a little long, but that makes it stable. Bought 20"x2.2" tires for it, and we go trail riding, no problem. My little guy is on the 16" Commençal Ramones.
Last edited:
And this is what is wrong with the industry: they cater to middle class, middle age dads that turn a WC thread into a discussion about kids bikes.
Newsflash: GG is canceling the development of their "The Kidwoo Plus" and will release the "Little Smasher" 20" bike instead!
Newsflash: GG is canceling the development of their "The Kidwoo Plus" and will release the "Little Smasher" 20" bike instead!
damn you old. that explains the 47k messages.i've got my son on a balance bike. he's really starting to get the hang of it. i anticipate this spring he'll be full on feet up coasting along. i keep my bmx bike in the garage so i can ride up and down the sidewalks with him.
I'm only 34. I've been working desk jobs for a decade.
Fixed it there.
I've got a condition. It's called being a cynical asshole.you're younger than me then, wtf
My son liked watching DH or any cycling video before. Now he is older and don't give a shit anymore so enjoy it while it lasts!
Here are last year's results presented in a rather visual way https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/world-cup-finish-spreads-2017.html
It is not as entertaining as Gary's video but it will keep the nerdiest busy for a few minutes. YMMV
Here are last year's results presented in a rather visual way https://dirtmountainbike.com/news/world-cup-finish-spreads-2017.html
It is not as entertaining as Gary's video but it will keep the nerdiest busy for a few minutes. YMMV
Do you imply that Nico was a crack at skateboarding before he made a career into DH?
Nah.. he's implying he's cooler than nico. Which to be fair isn't difficult.Do you imply that Nico was a crack at skateboarding before he made a career into DH?
Do you imply that Nico was a crack at skateboarding before he made a career into DH?
He is saying that as a sport progresses, everything that is old is lame.
Except wheel sizes.
Fonzie is my archetype of cool
Nico does kind of look cool too. Well not as much as Fonzie, but lifting both thumbs up while holding a bike is kind of difficult...
Maybe Cecile Ravanel could teach him a thing or two,..Nico does kind of look cool too. Well not as much as Fonzie, but lifting both thumbs up while holding a bike is kind of difficult...
EDIT: as pointed by @William42 it totally has to do with ankle socks. This video proves it.
Last edited:
They were a little known subclause to the skinsuit ban. Depite massive performance gains, the sport agreed the looks factor wasn't worth it and banned them too.
Definitely not cool! But he learned like I showedWhoa whoa whoa.....let's not get crazy now.
Off course
Pfft, what do they know?
lots of rocks, eh? now where have we heard that before...
This is just part of the mental game
not even then bro
they're all stacked on the sides of the trail. watching it gives me the heebie-effing-jeebies. imagine the impact that the power of the reflected sunlight from all those rox is going to have on the crabon 29er framez?!!?!?!?!