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Moto Dads,
Super pumped. On a whim, I picked up an 06 PW for my 4 and 6 year old sons. maintained impeccably by my long time Moto/bmx bud while his son was growing up. Easiest purchase ever. Mom supports it too.
My question is What is the best strategy to tell the boys “this is a sharing gift”? And they will have to take turns.
To give a little background: they have had balance bikes since 2. Never needed training wheels. Petal bikes now.
2nd kid is a psychopath and fears nothing and no one. 🤦♂️
Your thoughts are appreciated
Super pumped. On a whim, I picked up an 06 PW for my 4 and 6 year old sons. maintained impeccably by my long time Moto/bmx bud while his son was growing up. Easiest purchase ever. Mom supports it too.
My question is What is the best strategy to tell the boys “this is a sharing gift”? And they will have to take turns.
To give a little background: they have had balance bikes since 2. Never needed training wheels. Petal bikes now.
2nd kid is a psychopath and fears nothing and no one. 🤦♂️
Your thoughts are appreciated
The Shop
The moral is, you can let two riders share, but it's far more fun for each to have his own.
A bike is a privilege, not a right, and neither is entitled to more time on it than the either. Keep it simple and stay consistent with them.
When I was racing 80's my sister got her drivers license and used to drive me to the track. 2 kids in a CJ jeep with and RM 80 sticking out the back had to be a hell of site but we sure had fun.
I was riding at my house a couple years ago and my sister showed up and said take me for a ride. We did some small jumps with her hanging on the back. Hell it was just as fun then as it was before.
My vote is let them be kids and put it under the tree from Santa to the family. Its way better to share 1 bike than have no bike at all.
If one bike’s all you got in you, don’t sweat it. They’ll share. They’re siblings. Most of these guys aren’t wrong, there’s definitely going to be some fights. But I don’t think it’s the silliest thing to babystep in to it until they both decide it’s what they want to do.
Put that thing under the tree and tell your boys they’re about to have a shit ton of fun.
Pit Row
+1 on the second one, but the PW80 is an awesome bike too, may be better for the 6 years old.
While one bike will certainly bring joy to your boys...if they are out there riding together...the memories and bond created are...well...priceless.
Just my .02.
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