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3/26/2019 2:36am
3/26/2019 2:36am
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3/31/2019 11:32am
My son is 5, he is on the verge of riding a bicycle without training wheels, but just as he was getting the hang of it winter set in. Now the snow has melted I got his PW50 out of the garage (that he has never ridden) he was pumped to get going on the moto. I took him for a ride with me on the back, doing all the controls.
Now he is really keen to ride more, but I don't want to be on the back with him all the time obviously. I just did it to show him that the bike isn't scary. Do you guys think I should go with training wheels till he gets the throttle, brake and balance thing sorted, or just let him figure it out?
I don't want him to become dependent on the training wheels, but don't want to scare him off the bike if he gets out of control or crashes.
Any tips?
Now he is really keen to ride more, but I don't want to be on the back with him all the time obviously. I just did it to show him that the bike isn't scary. Do you guys think I should go with training wheels till he gets the throttle, brake and balance thing sorted, or just let him figure it out?
I don't want him to become dependent on the training wheels, but don't want to scare him off the bike if he gets out of control or crashes.
Any tips?
The Shop
I feel like someone popular here said nay to training wheels about 10 years ago and people just followed suit. It’s similar to a bicycle-would anyone Not put training wheels on a bicycle?
I started my son with a strider super early, with training wheels, then he relied on them for too long. I kind of wished I waited till he could just use the strider normally.
I've seen my 6 yr olds friend that got on training wheels and refuses to get off them.
Mine never used training wheels on anything and it was best move. Yours has that carrot in front of him. Let him earn it by riding the wheels off the bicycle. You'll be surprised by how fast he gets there.
I think that the training wheels change the way you learn to ride, you are not able to lean into turns and the weight pushes you to the outside as you turn totally different without.
Pit Row
His bike has no training wheels at the moment, and he's not interested in riding it.
He said when he is 5 he will start riding the PW, and now he is super keen. But somehow we missed a step along the way.
Thanks for all your input guys. I think we will give it a go without the training wheels. It's always good to hear from someone that has been there, done that.
Regardless, at 5 years old most kids should possess the proper strength and hand/eye coordination to ride without training wheels.
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