New bike

Nik Cube
Nik Cube Posts: 311
edited February 2011 in Commuting chat
and very pleased he is too
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Fcn 5
Cube attempt 2010

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  • Marcus_C
    Marcus_C Posts: 183
    Looks nice, has he started commuting on it yet?
    - Genesis Equilibrium Athena
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  • Nik Cube
    Nik Cube Posts: 311
    Monday will be the first
    Fcn 5
    Cube attempt 2010
  • mikeyboy12345
    mikeyboy12345 Posts: 187
    Is your house deliberately painted in Astana colours! :D
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Thomas The Tank Engine SPD-SLs colour coordinated with the bike, Air horn, single speed (or fixie), frame with track ends...

    Future SCR champ! I wonder what his FCN is? One thing is for sure, the 10 on his (no doubt gel) saddle isn't representative of his place in the food chain.
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • posh_pedaller
    posh_pedaller Posts: 124
    What's the FCN modifier for stabilisers?
    FCN 7
    Porridge and coffee - the breakfast of champions
  • Nik Cube
    Nik Cube Posts: 311
    He is a proper bandit in the making
    Fcn 5
    Cube attempt 2010
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    To the OP, can your future SCR champ ride yet?

    If not, can I suggest removing the pedals (whole chainset ideally) and the stabilisers then lowering the saddle to turn the bike into a balance bike.
    Let the nipper scoot around on that until he's got the hang of balancing, braking and turning. Once he's got that sorted, put the pedals and chainset back on and he should be riding pretty much straight away.

    Basically, stabilisers slow down the learning to ride process as they become a crutch and learning to balance takes second place to pedaling, because pedaling is easy and stabilsers take learning to balance out of the equation.
    Scooting without stabilisers teaches balance straight away. Once balance is sorted adding pedals into the equation is an easy step for the little'un to grasp.
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • Nik Cube
    Nik Cube Posts: 311
    not bad advice i will look into it
    Fcn 5
    Cube attempt 2010
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    I've taught a couple of kids doing using that technnique and someone else on here uses that technique professionally. It works.
    19 month old balancing and steering video.
    Somewhere on youtube there is a series of videos of a kid's progress from balance bike to pedal bike in an afternoon.
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Splendid grin in the second photo - a happy boy!

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