Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bike Rider in ONE DAY!!

When Gene was in Europe for 3 weeks he saw kids riding bikes that were 3 and 4 years old (his best guess...they were very small!). He asked his co-worker Paul who lives there about it, and he said that because they ride bikes almost everywhere that the little ones need to learn quickly too.

And how they do it is...they have the kid ride around on a bike just their size WITHOUT pedals. So, all they do is learn how to glide and keep the bike balanced. Once they get that down, they put pedals on the bike and the kid rides like there is no tommorrow! :)

Gene did this with Isaac and it only took him one day to learn how to ride a bike...and I mean RIDE A BIKE! I wish I had video...its amazing...try it with your little ones! It works!
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1 comment:

Natalie Harris said...

Sheri we saw this with our own eyes in GERMANY!!! They make these learning bikes special...I was amazed at how small the kids were and how fast they could propel themselves with no pedals. ISAAC we are so proud!!! I'm going to have to COME AND SEE YOU do it!!!
aunt Natalie