Originally Posted by
tjspiel
, but is it different or did I just run into an unusual kid/family?
UNusual is
MY 13 yr old son doesn't know HOW to ride a bike yet!!
Lord knows I've tried, but he just doesn't have much of a sense of balance and the thought of falling off scares him. He lives at his Mom's 90% of the time, but visits fairly often. He's 12 miles away.
I think she hesitates to "push" him into something he's not comfotable with.
BUT! I think I've broken through that barrier finally!
I took him on one of his Boy Scout Troops rides last Sunday! It was 25 miles paved, 5 miles off-road.
So I talked him into the Stoker saddle of an old Gitane road tandem for the event!
He did GREEEAT!
That was by far the furthest he's ever riden in a single shot! On a two wheeler!
(I'm VERY proud!)
Next weekend we go for another Boy Scout ride. 35 miles Saturday, camp, then 35 miles back on Sunday!
But it's all road, so we'll ride the recumbent tandem TRIKE!
I think he may FINALLY see that a bike is the perfect "Freedom Machine" for a 13 yr old!
Here's hoping, anyway!
Originally Posted by
tjspiel
They were in a wealthy suburb. Maybe that's the difference ;-)
And that difference is...
Parents will drop a LOAD of $$$ on something the kid
DOESN'T WANT!
(and then sell it for cheap a couple years later.)
that's how I got another recumbent trike! List price was $8,000.
The kid didn't want it.
I got it with 82 miles on the odometer for $2,000.
Go figure.