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After several months of not getting the concept this week it has finally clicked. Now the little fella goes so fast that I have to jog to keep up with him and he has had his first both-feet-off-the-ground down hill action.

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He is even working on the dormant expression that seems to be compulsory for hoodie clad cyclo-yoofs.

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I’m bursting with chuffedness. Let's see pictures of your youngsters on their first wobbles.


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 3:21 pm
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Lol nice one, one brake as well, future fixie rider?


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 3:23 pm
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Pre pedal days
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Showing off!

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Happy dayz!


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 3:47 pm
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First day with new bike:
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Once he'd got used to it:
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Then he moved onto pedals:
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Posted : 13/06/2010 4:11 pm
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grandson got his last week, big smiles, thinks he is the bees knees with a bike like dad & grandad 😆


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 8:38 pm
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my two have had Isla bikes too, they love 'em


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 10:19 pm
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It is great isn't it 🙂

We went with a like-a-bike to start with:
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He is now on a Cnoc 14
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And we have a Benin20 in the loft, that he should grow into in the next month or so...


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 10:33 pm
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Wait until they do there 1st section of single track flat out

Happy days !


 
Posted : 13/06/2010 10:48 pm
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Video of the first time my eldest "got it" with the feet up (in the forest of dean car park)

And this a few weeks later near stroud

(Why can't we embed YouTube video on this forum?)


 
Posted : 14/06/2010 7:20 am
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Jimmy is 3 months, but if any of you have a Isla balance bike for sale let me know. 🙂


 
Posted : 14/06/2010 7:45 am
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Here's Xavier on his first off road jaunt at Nant yr arian.... (I think he was about 2 1/2 here)

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Another taken earlier this year out riding with his big sister..... on his 20" XTC Lite (he's a big 5 now ! how time flies......)

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Posted : 14/06/2010 8:08 am

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