A climbing day, up to 7000 and 8500 feet of climbing got really cold at the end. First time doing the ride, been there before to visit the observatory.
Question about loading a rack like that. Just picked up a Kuat rack and will be using it this weekend for the first time. Do you generally load a single bike to the furthest mount?
I usually load it to the furthest rack, for extra protection, there I was only going a few miles from the hotel. That rack was hit by a truck a couple of years back, had to replace the hitch rail. Probably kept car from getting totaled.
Any of you all have tips on teaching kids how to ride?
We bought a balance bike a little over a year ago for the (then) 2 year old and she has never had much interest in it. But I also have not wanted to push/force her to try it if she really didn't want to.
For her 3rd birthday (yesterday) she wanted a "normal" bike, so of course, I obliged.
She just doesn't get it lol. I swear, that little girl is almost smarter than I am but she is the most clumsy, un-athletic tiny person lol.
Not that she doesn't try. She is in dance class and soccer currently, but jeez. Anyway...
The bike is a 12" w/ training wheels so I sit her down and she just does not understand the pedaling motion.
So I put the training wheels on some 2x4 which elevates the rear wheel basically making her a little trainer.
I hold her feet on the pedals and push her feet down so she understands the mechanics behind it, but the second I try to have her do it on her own she just won't/can't! I've moved the seat up and down and it seems to have no effect.
So yeah, any tips? Lol.
Oh man, good luck! I had the exact same problem with my son last year too. He kept on trying to pedal backwards which was basically applying the breaks on his bike. He would get frustrated and kept on asking why he wasn't moving! No mattered what my wife and I did, he just couldn't wrap his head around pedaling forward....We threw in the towel, sent him off to biking school and now he rides like a champ. He can even do some tricks now too!
Any of you all have tips on teaching kids how to ride?
We bought a balance bike a little over a year ago for the (then) 2 year old and she has never had much interest in it. But I also have not wanted to push/force her to try it if she really didn't want to.
For her 3rd birthday (yesterday) she wanted a "normal" bike, so of course, I obliged.
She just doesn't get it lol. I swear, that little girl is almost smarter than I am but she is the most clumsy, un-athletic tiny person lol.
Not that she doesn't try. She is in dance class and soccer currently, but jeez. Anyway...
The bike is a 12" w/ training wheels so I sit her down and she just does not understand the pedaling motion.
So I put the training wheels on some 2x4 which elevates the rear wheel basically making her a little trainer.
I hold her feet on the pedals and push her feet down so she understands the mechanics behind it, but the second I try to have her do it on her own she just won't/can't! I've moved the seat up and down and it seems to have no effect.
So yeah, any tips? Lol.
Any of you all have tips on teaching kids how to ride?
We bought a balance bike a little over a year ago for the (then) 2 year old and she has never had much interest in it. But I also have not wanted to push/force her to try it if she really didn't want to.
For her 3rd birthday (yesterday) she wanted a "normal" bike, so of course, I obliged.
She just doesn't get it lol. I swear, that little girl is almost smarter than I am but she is the most clumsy, un-athletic tiny person lol.
Not that she doesn't try. She is in dance class and soccer currently, but jeez. Anyway...
The bike is a 12" w/ training wheels so I sit her down and she just does not understand the pedaling motion.
So I put the training wheels on some 2x4 which elevates the rear wheel basically making her a little trainer.
I hold her feet on the pedals and push her feet down so she understands the mechanics behind it, but the second I try to have her do it on her own she just won't/can't! I've moved the seat up and down and it seems to have no effect.
So yeah, any tips? Lol.
