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1/7/2019 12:01pm
1/7/2019 12:01pm
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Now that my twins are 5 I am mentally preparing myself for the pending "discussion" (who am I kidding...all-out war) with my wife about getting bikes for them. I think a StacyC is a good step but she is no dummy and knows exactly what the next step after the eBike will be.
My wife is not a fan of bikes as a result of some of the injuries I have incurred through my own stupidity (fractured vertebrae, broken thumb, scars from offroad branches etc.) - she was with me in the hospital while the spinal surgeon was debating whether or not to operate and that has really turned her off the whole thing.
I think off-road and MX practice track riding is a great idea for imparting valuable mechanical and troubleshooting skills, teaching responsibility (If you can't maintain bike and do your chores you can't ride), keeping them out of trouble, exercise, something the kids & I can do together and it has been a lifelong passion of mine.
Have any of you had a real battle getting your significant other on board with kids riding and if so, do you have any advice for me?
Thanks in Advance.
My wife is not a fan of bikes as a result of some of the injuries I have incurred through my own stupidity (fractured vertebrae, broken thumb, scars from offroad branches etc.) - she was with me in the hospital while the spinal surgeon was debating whether or not to operate and that has really turned her off the whole thing.
I think off-road and MX practice track riding is a great idea for imparting valuable mechanical and troubleshooting skills, teaching responsibility (If you can't maintain bike and do your chores you can't ride), keeping them out of trouble, exercise, something the kids & I can do together and it has been a lifelong passion of mine.
Have any of you had a real battle getting your significant other on board with kids riding and if so, do you have any advice for me?
Thanks in Advance.
The Shop
Try to convince her that you have learned from your own mistakes/injuries and are prepared to teach your kids safety and good risk management. Maybe a trip to track to meet other moms and young riders would also help warm her to the idea.
She'll be just fine with dirt bikes after a couple years!
Second buy them the bikes
Good luck dude! My wife knew she married into moto and no matter what knew it would be a family thing, but she was also into it a little bit before me.
No , no , no.......you inform her that she needs to pick up a second job to help pay for bike parts. Now go make me a samich!
Then there was the kids who's parents coddled them. When they finally got a bike or played a sport etc they were usually the first ones to get hurt and suffer bigger injuries.
Pit Row
My sons friend cant ride because his mom is paranoid. Her son golfs, skateboards and rides a razor scooter. Kids been knocked out, chipped teeth, and had multiple casts on arms and legs, but, hes not riding. Poor kid is desperate to ride, she says nope, too dangerous.
My son has ridden for ten years and suffered his first trip to the hospital with a broken tib/fib this past December, thats all.
I do not have an answer for you man. They will crash and will get hurt. But, you'll be there and they will have a great bond with you, and her, if she can attend.
I buy all sorts of race cars, sport cars, etc and never even thought about asking her opinion. There's enough money in the bank for the bills and anything she wants so I just buy whatever I want. The way it should be as I'm the one making bank...
Jesus - this was the wrong thread for me to read today - so tired of grown men cowering to their wives.
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