tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post2022392930746618463..comments2024-03-18T21:44:03.542-05:00Comments on The CoffeeShop Blog: Need for Speed!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-75131745894474159792013-03-02T15:04:41.161-06:002013-03-02T15:04:41.161-06:00Funny!! My youngest daughter was too busy riding h...Funny!! My youngest daughter was too busy riding her horses to bother about bike riding. We live on a farm with a gravel driveway and a busy county highway so it wasn't too bike-friendly either. She turns 25 in a month, is in veterinary med school, and doesn't waste a moment wishing she could ride a bike....although I feel guilty that she can't!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-40186544350601102442013-01-25T14:14:13.549-06:002013-01-25T14:14:13.549-06:00Both our kids learned how to ride without training...Both our kids learned how to ride without training wheels at Christmas. Papa was encouraging or daughter (age 6) to give it a go. We knew she was ready as the training wheels were all the way up and she barely used them. But it was our 4-year-old who surprised us when he hopped on sisters bike and went for it. The funny thing was, it was Papa who got a new bike for Christmas. Fun holiday for everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-40647089127639217972013-01-23T09:47:14.240-06:002013-01-23T09:47:14.240-06:00I learned when I was 8. My boys 5& 4, but it ...I learned when I was 8. My boys 5& 4, but it all has to do with location, location, location. They would not have learned if there wasn't a place to ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-40470326868794799862013-01-17T09:01:59.691-06:002013-01-17T09:01:59.691-06:00We have 5 boys. My youngest who is 7 is still rid...We have 5 boys. My youngest who is 7 is still riding with training wheels. But my 14 year old will not ride. I have tried to teach him so many times. I stopped trying because he was becoming too frustrated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511695319298098877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-19433618515444548382013-01-14T16:30:35.776-06:002013-01-14T16:30:35.776-06:00Go Duke and Imp! And no worries - at least they kn...Go Duke and Imp! And no worries - at least they know now. My mom has never learned to ride a bike (she just turned 67)!<br /><br />We are lucky - we live out in the country on a busy road too. But our driveway is 1/4 mile long AND we have a 100 mile long rail-to-trail path for a back property line.<br /><br />We picked up a Strider bike (http://www.stridersports.com/)when our son was 2. He was riding a regular bike without training wheels on his 3rd birthday. 3 years later, we're on our second strider and our daughter is about to move up to a regular bike this summer (she turned 3 in October). If you know anybody with young kids - the Strider bikes are amazing! They teach your kid balance so you don't have to do training wheels in the first place.bdaisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993906312026049336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-88519041256566275602013-01-14T11:24:38.764-06:002013-01-14T11:24:38.764-06:00We live in the country on a dangerous road where p...We live in the country on a dangerous road where people fly by like they are in the daytona 500. Our yard is a fairly good size though. My oldest daughter was 7 before she could ride without training wheels. It made it a little more difficult practicing in the grass but it didn't take her long to get the hang of it. She is 9 now and still a tad bit clumsy sometimes bless her heart! My 3 year old daughter is a little more adventerous like "Imp" and I think she will be riding w/out training wheels at a much earlier age.Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006159020152160390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-53133257968424012632013-01-14T08:37:19.234-06:002013-01-14T08:37:19.234-06:00Looks like so much fun, Rita! Those boys will LOV...Looks like so much fun, Rita! Those boys will LOVE those bikes!Jill Wellingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329583413637702676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-68622788072148962822013-01-13T21:20:07.582-06:002013-01-13T21:20:07.582-06:00Makes me feel better that some of you have kids wh...Makes me feel better that some of you have kids who learned later. Funny, you wake up one morning and your kids are big enough to ride a bike without training wheels. Oh, time flies so fast... Just the other day they were babies.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859207161677168946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-42163756091841032792013-01-13T19:35:03.646-06:002013-01-13T19:35:03.646-06:00This post makes me feel so much better! My oldest...This post makes me feel so much better! My oldest is almost 6 and still needs training wheels. Because her brother and sister are so little and I keep other little ones in my home, we really don't get out much on the bikes. I know the time will come, and hopefully like your son, she'll pick it up very quickly once it's part of our lives. Thanks!The Penceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785010931070345241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-25422057077187831152013-01-13T18:49:33.110-06:002013-01-13T18:49:33.110-06:00my big boy was 5 I think. Hudson is 3 and still ha...my big boy was 5 I think. Hudson is 3 and still has training wheels. <br />Wigglebug Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106725427142876942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-67070193422221215262013-01-13T18:05:38.394-06:002013-01-13T18:05:38.394-06:00I didn't learn until I was ten. We lived in th...I didn't learn until I was ten. We lived in the country, too. I tried lots of times, but just couldn't do it. Then I got a new bike for my tenth birthday, and my sister and her boyfriend took me to the school parking lot and taught me.Stacy Woodruffhttp://www.sugarbeephoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-85520314897508859432013-01-13T15:43:11.472-06:002013-01-13T15:43:11.472-06:00You are not alone... My almost 8 year old cant ri...You are not alone... My almost 8 year old cant ride a bike either. There are just too many hills around our house and no sidewalks. It doesn't really matter that he cant ride his bike since none of the other kids around here can ride either. I know it bothers my hubby, so I will suggest taking him to the school parking lot to learn...<br />~JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12406826314357206473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-52014761217967592852013-01-13T14:46:45.646-06:002013-01-13T14:46:45.646-06:00I have to laugh.... eight years old is nothing. M...I have to laugh.... eight years old is nothing. My youngest is almost 19 and still can't ride a bike! We moved to an area with dangerous roads just when she was at the age to learn, so although both her siblings ride bikes, she has always had "something better to do" ever since. You are lucky to be where you are now!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235337888646553703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-48615576678611551002013-01-13T14:16:08.542-06:002013-01-13T14:16:08.542-06:00Loved your post and a happy ending to boot. There...Loved your post and a happy ending to boot. There will be fun filled days to come. I remember our boys spent many hours on their bikes. ValerieGardening in a Sandboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637549836563211475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204235978624182047.post-91547151700516771722013-01-13T13:39:52.032-06:002013-01-13T13:39:52.032-06:004 years for both of my boys, but Denmark is also k...4 years for both of my boys, but Denmark is also known as being "the country of bikes".<br /><br />Your neighborhood looks very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com