Two wheels and pedals
So Mallory did it today. She’s riding her bicycle with pedals and no training wheels.
The key was removing the pedals and the training wheels and getting her to use it as a push bike. Irene had observed her earlier in the week gliding along, feet off the ground, for half a block and had said she was ready.
When she came back from this morning’s birthday party, she declared, “Daddy I want you to put the pedals on my two wheeled bike but leave the training wheels off.â€
So at our friend Greg’s suggestion, I grabbed her pedals and a pair of vice grips and we went off to find a dead end street. I observed with my own eyes how she was able to balance. Excitement was everywhere. On went the pedals.
A bit of coaching about where the lead pedal had to be when starting off (the bike brakes if you pedal backwards) and she was off.
Thanks to Lou Arab for suggesting removing the pedals. It was a game changer, dude.
Irene and I are very proud parents this evening.
April 19th, 2010 at 12:07 am
@cmkl Wow! You must be so proud! Glad now we chose the push bike route this year… clearly it worked for M.
April 19th, 2010 at 12:23 am
@offhandremarks some might say obnoxiously proud. Yes, the balance bike thing made all the difference, I think.
April 19th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Daniel is very nearly 7 and not yet riding without training wheels (well, he’s made us remove them but not he just won’t ride). Mallory is a prodigy. Also, going to try the pedal removing.
April 19th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
@cmkl @tmwayne we need to do this for d. i think. RT: Two wheels and pedals – http://cmkl.ca/2010/04/18/two-wheels-and…
April 19th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
That’s what we did for N. and it worked very well. RT @lauriek @cmkl @tmwayne RT: Two wheels and pedals – http://cmkl.ca/2010/04/18/two-wheels-and…
April 19th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
She is superstar! Well done Mallory, kudos to both you fab parents *hugs*
April 19th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
@kaplanmyrth @cmkl @tmwayne i think it’s time to talk dzkw into letting us remove the pedals.
April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
wow she is pretty young for that – Tell her congrads
April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
WOW! Thanks for posting this.. any videos or pics of the big event?
April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
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April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Woop Woop Mallory! Got a you tube video for viewing?
April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Okay. Facebook, you need to change your interface. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaO_c7o-avE&feature=player_embedded
April 28th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Okay. Facebook, you need to change your interface. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaO_c7o-avE&feature=player_embedded