Getting a 7 year old off stabilisers
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Can they ride with them or starting totally from scratch?
If the can, just take the off. They'll pick it up in no time. Chances are they ride around using their own balance anyway and will soon gain the confidence to ride without them.
There will be a few tears and grazed knees but won't take long before they can do it.
If the can, just take the off. They'll pick it up in no time. Chances are they ride around using their own balance anyway and will soon gain the confidence to ride without them.
There will be a few tears and grazed knees but won't take long before they can do it.
For the first time hold him upright, push him off, tell him to keep pedalling, walk behind him. Job done!
That's how I learned and it took all of one minute.
My daughter has been on a push bike with no pedals or stabalisers since three years old. That teaches kids
balance from a young age. Ours was called an Early Rider.
Edited by k-ink on Sunday 28th April 09:25
Find a local park with a sloped grass area. Take the pedals off the bike and let him roll down the slope learning to balance.
Once he can roll with his feet of the ground, put the pedals back on and get him to lift his feet on to the pedals, still just rolling down the slope.
Once he's confident doning that, get him to pedal slowly, and build up from that.
Both of our kids learnt in a couple of sessions like that. It takes very little time to learn.
Once he can roll with his feet of the ground, put the pedals back on and get him to lift his feet on to the pedals, still just rolling down the slope.
Once he's confident doning that, get him to pedal slowly, and build up from that.
Both of our kids learnt in a couple of sessions like that. It takes very little time to learn.
Did it with my 6 year old last year. Held him at the top of a small grassy slope and just let go. He was off.
He did eventually fall over as the bike was too big for him to put his feet down but at least it was soft grass.
With the others it was a broom handle rammed down the back of the seat post so it actually jams down by the back of the pedal area (Unsure of exact name) and start by holding them upright as they pedal and letting go for longer and longer periods.
Advice from the bike shop was to remove the pedals and let them get on with it. The fella there reckoned that stabilisers were a bad idea.
He did eventually fall over as the bike was too big for him to put his feet down but at least it was soft grass.
With the others it was a broom handle rammed down the back of the seat post so it actually jams down by the back of the pedal area (Unsure of exact name) and start by holding them upright as they pedal and letting go for longer and longer periods.
Advice from the bike shop was to remove the pedals and let them get on with it. The fella there reckoned that stabilisers were a bad idea.
Taita said:
Take them off.
Not quite right but closeTake off the stabilisers and the pedals and drop the saddle
Then the kids skoot around using their feet and not long before they are balancing
Then lift the saddle a bit so they are higher off the deck and more distance between putting their feet down
Then once they are rolling fine then refit the pedals
And they are now cycling and you must start a long stupid thread statin how much you hate them
Troubleatmill said:
Bend them a little bit - so they start to learn balance
Bend a bit more each week.
Remove one
Remove the other
That's how we did it with our eldest, although they could be adjusted to make a little less contact with the ground each weekend, rather than being bent out of shape.Bend a bit more each week.
Remove one
Remove the other
Got my 4 yr old riding last week, took 10 mins. Concentrate on 1 twin first and let the competition factor motivate the other.
Couple of years ago teamed up with friends to get 3 kids going on the same day. Seeing a younger girl riding was very motivating for my oldest boy when he was 5.
Easier to learn on tarmac than grass.
Couple of years ago teamed up with friends to get 3 kids going on the same day. Seeing a younger girl riding was very motivating for my oldest boy when he was 5.
Easier to learn on tarmac than grass.
Got my 4 yr old riding last week, took 10 mins. Concentrate on 1 twin first and let the competition factor motivate the other.
Couple of years ago teamed up with friends to get 3 kids going on the same day. Seeing a younger girl riding was very motivating for my oldest boy when he was 5.
Easier to learn on tarmac than grass.
Couple of years ago teamed up with friends to get 3 kids going on the same day. Seeing a younger girl riding was very motivating for my oldest boy when he was 5.
Easier to learn on tarmac than grass.
sploosh said:
Seeing a younger girl riding was very motivating for my oldest boy when he was 5.
Same here my son was not happy at having the stabilisers taken off his bike, till a younger girl wobbled past at speed.Less than an hour later he was overtaking her, must admit it took him a little longer to master steering and not overshoot the corners!
It just came down to confidence with my two. My husband used to sit them on their two wheeled plastic motorbike toys from an early age and move them around a lot on it, so they got used to the feeling of it (if that makes sense).
My daughter looking rather happy at no stabilisers! My son followed soon after as didn't want to be left behind !
My daughter looking rather happy at no stabilisers! My son followed soon after as didn't want to be left behind !
bearman68 said:
Hi all.
I have 7 year old twin boys. Thet don't know it yet, but they need to learn to ride a bike with no stabilisers.
What's the best way to achieve this?
Cheers
As told to me by a bicycle dealer - I have 7 year old twin boys. Thet don't know it yet, but they need to learn to ride a bike with no stabilisers.
What's the best way to achieve this?
Cheers
Remove the stabilisers and go to a park or some flat smooth area. Have the child wear gloves (in case they fall off), a helmet and a tight fitting coat. Grip the back of their coat at the shoulders and run with them - you balance the bike by moving your behind, therefore dont hold the seat.
McWigglebum4th said:
Take off the stabilisers and the pedals and drop the saddle
Then the kids skoot around using their feet and not long before they are balancing
Then lift the saddle a bit so they are higher off the deck and more distance between putting their feet down
Then once they are rolling fine then refit the pedals
Thats what I did with my daughter when she wanted to remove the stabilisers from her bike.Then the kids skoot around using their feet and not long before they are balancing
Then lift the saddle a bit so they are higher off the deck and more distance between putting their feet down
Then once they are rolling fine then refit the pedals
It didn't take long and she was off,
98elise said:
Find a local park with a sloped grass area. Take the pedals off the bike and let him roll down the slope learning to balance.
Once he can roll with his feet of the ground, put the pedals back on and get him to lift his feet on to the pedals, still just rolling down the slope.
Once he's confident doning that, get him to pedal slowly, and build up from that.
Both of our kids learnt in a couple of sessions like that. It takes very little time to learn.
^^^This sounds like the best adviceOnce he can roll with his feet of the ground, put the pedals back on and get him to lift his feet on to the pedals, still just rolling down the slope.
Once he's confident doning that, get him to pedal slowly, and build up from that.
Both of our kids learnt in a couple of sessions like that. It takes very little time to learn.
Thanks, mine are learning too.
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