[FCLinder]

Yesterday, my son Mason 4, wanted to do timed DH runs down the hill in front of the house on his bike. I thought it was so cool. 15secs was his fastest run.

Enjoy:
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Cecil

 

[MinorThreat]

Cool!

If you ran fast enough, it could look like GoPro footage .

 

[dump]

he's pretty fast!

 

[Pslide]

Whoa, he almost had a Sam Hill World Champs moment at the bottom...

 

[FCLinder]

Whoa, he almost had a Sam Hill World Champs moment at the bottom...

Well he is on a Sam Hill look a like Specialized bike...... I said I would never buy a Specialized bike, but yet my sons first 2 bikes were Specialized.

Cecil

 

[trib]

I can't believe you'd let your kid race in non matching pajama style race kit...how's he going to learn if you don't teach him these things from a young age?

on a serious note it's cool your kid is enjoying his bike when so young. I was still dealing with training wheels when I was a lot older than he is

 

[DHJUNKIE]

thats awesome, does the bike have coaster brakes? i would assume so, teach him how to skid!!!

 

[FCLinder]

I decided that Mason was ready to go back to the Skate Park tonight after not going for almost 8 months due to learning how to ride a bike with Pedals. Well he didn't skip a beat!!!!

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More pics here:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2040990630264.127318.1409272412

So proud of him!!!!

Cecil

 

[rocketmatt17]

Thats awesome Cecil

 

[bizutch]

My 5 year old girl just took off on pedals, no training wheels this weekend. When she went to the park, you'd have thought she was a bear on a motorcycle, parents were so in awe.

Just try telling some preppy scum to pull the pedals off his 8 years bike and drop the seat...then send them down a hill and they'll learn. You'd thought I had trounced into his delivery room and cut the cord with muddy hands.

 

[FCLinder]

Mason wanted a ramp to hit on his DH run, so I put something together for him with the wood I had laying around.

Cecil

 

[slyfink]

Mason wanted a ramp to hit on his DH run, so I put something together for him with the wood I had laying around.

Cecil

he almost looks like he's scrubbing that jump... the boys got style!

 

[stiksandstones]

Did you say "look at the time"?
I do, and my daughter thinks I am nuts, surprise.

My daughter is 5, she is starting to go on actual MTB trail rides with mom now, which is about the coolest thing I ever saw. But her bike...I need to trick it out or find something. Its a girls hardrock, 6 speed, not a boat anchor, but its heavy. She wants to take one of the kids MTB camps in whistler this summer so I have to figure something out, but options are slim for trick kids bikes.

I nearly had steber close to makin a one off VPP kids bike, but hes been slammed.

Thanks for posting Cecil, thats cool stuff, I will show my daughter tonight, she will be pumped.

 

[bizutch]

....She wants to take one of the kids MTB camps in whistler this summer so I have to figure something out, but options are slim for trick kids bikes......

Just tap into the 90's.

 

[FCLinder]

My daughter is 5, she is starting to go on actual MTB trail rides with mom now, which is about the coolest thing I ever saw. But her bike...I need to trick it out or find something. Its a girls hardrock, 6 speed, not a boat anchor, but its heavy. She wants to take one of the kids MTB camps in whistler this summer so I have to figure something out, but options are slim for trick kids bikes.

I nearly had steber close to makin a one off VPP kids bike, but hes been slammed.

Stik, good to hear your daughter is riding with her mom. Lea has a lot to offer to your daughter as a couch and mother.

I am with you on the lack of descent MTB bikes for young riders. I want to get my son a small full suspension bike to ride on the trails with me. Maybe a 1 or 3 speed setup. Mason has had his first trail ride with me and was getting bumped around everywhere on the 12"er. I know if Steber does something it would not be cheep, but would be cool for our little people!!!

Cecil

 

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Yesterday, my son Mason 4, wanted to do timed DH runs down the hill in front of the house on his bike. I thought it was so cool. 15secs was his fastest run.

Enjoy:
Mason at 4 doing Timed DH runs at the house | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Cecil

Wow Cecil... that is so friggin awesome. I've got a 9mo old and I can't wait till he can get on some sort of 2-wheeler. I already bought him a skoot-bike but it will be a while till he is tall enough. Shoot, he only learned to stand/pull himself up about a month ago.

So what was the progression for you? Did he have any little play-school ride-on trucks or anything? Skoot-bikes (pedal-less bikes)? Did you have a child-seat on your bike or a trailer to tow him around on?

Here's my guy from a few months back. He is a bit bigger now:

 

[FCLinder]

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Mason had a Skoot Bike at the age 2. Here he is at 2 1/2. The big problem was getting him to learn to pedal. Had to use training wheels for 3 months. He kept asking to go back to the Skate Park and I told him he had to learn to ride without his training wheels first. He said take them off and 2 weeks later he was riding again.

http://youtu.be/mtmSk4b3BrA

http://youtu.be/nSQdLQaA8SM

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So proud of him!!!

Cecil

 

[yesimaddicted]

Rob Roskopp's kids all had mini blur it looked like about 2 years ago when the fam bam was riding up at N*

 

[FCLinder]

Playing with the Helmet Cam on Masons bike yesterday. He lines the jump up at 19secs and then hits it around 20secs. The face says it all!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2149158934404

Cecil