Originally Posted by
ColinL
This year, I'm bringing my 8 year-old on the trails, but we haven't started yet. All the snow melted last weekend and it's drying out, so I'll report back in a few months as to how much he's going with me.
I take my almost 10-year old with me sometimes--started when he was 8. He started out quite enthusiastic but for whatever reason, unfortunately it's tapered off and he's just not that into it now (maybe he got sick of me giving him pointers on the trail

Thought I'd have a regular riding partner in the family but no such luck!