Hannah now knows how to ride a bike! Let me tell you, the glider concept has worked really well for Hannah. She was a very tentative training wheel bike rider, but once Michael took the pedals off her bike, she quickly gained confidence and learned to balance. We’ve had the pedals off for a few months now, letting her get used to the balance. She got to be a pro, gliding down whole blocks without having to put her feet down.
Saturday, Michael put the pedals back on her bike, and yesterday she was biking all over the place…except for the more steep hills. We had tried the “run along side” method, which didn’t work. We had tried the training wheels, which also didn’t work. This worked.
Hannah is thrilled, and is now hoping to have a birthday party including a bike ride with friends.
Naomi’s moved up from a trike to a glider, and is already learning balance well. She’ll probably be ready for a bike soon. She looks a lot like this while she’s on the glider, but we don’t play Santana while they bike. Naomi is pretty funny, because she’s a dedicated biker, and doesn’t really have much fear. She mastered the hand brake on this thing in no time, so she goes down hill at a great rate, braking at the bottom like a little pro.
Simeon is still limited to the trike that I can push him in or the burly cart behind one of his parents’ bikes. But I have a feeling that he won’t waste much time once Naomi’s done with her glider.
If you’re trying to help your child learn to ride a bike, you should really consider this. They almost teach themselves with this thing, and it’s much more pleasant than some of the other ways of doing so. Taking the pedals off your child’s bike is a great way to go, because you don’t have to get a separate glider. Michael highly recommends taking lots of pictures as you take it apart, though, and using them as reference for putting it back together.
And don’t take the chain apart. And don’t let your almost-2-year-old loose with the hammer, especially near your head. ‘Nuff said.
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