I am pretty impressed with this feat, since he only turned four in April. But I have to give ALL the credit to his balance bike!
If you don't know, a balance bike is an extraordinarily expensive bike that doesn't have pedals. Yes, you read that right. You are paying for " a broken bike" as Mark said when I told him I wanted to buy one for Rylen. But the idea is that the kids propel themselves with their feet on the ground and then eventually pick up their feet and glide. The focus is on learning to balance, not pedal. They are pretty cool little inventions!
And they work!! Within weeks Rylen's balance was amazing and he was even going up and down hills and jumps at the bike park. He's enjoyed his balance bike all summer, but it recently became obvious that he was more than ready for a "big boy bike".
It took a bit of convincing to get him on his real bike without training wheels, but Grandpa bribed him a bit and he eventually caved.
We were shocked! There was literally no easing into it. Mark held onto his seat for like ten seconds and then let go.... And he was zooming away! It was as if he was secretly some expert bike rider and we didn't know!! But, because he had the balance part down pat, he just had to pedal at he same time. Easy!
I am so proud of my little guy!
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