For the last year and a half or so Joshua has been trying to learn how to ride a bike.
We got a starter bike for him from Walmart with training wheels and set off. After several months of that not working we tried this balance bar thing. It attaches like training wheels, but comes up and looks kind of like a huge sissy bar. The parent’s are supposed to be able to hold on while the kid learns his balance.
Six months later still no go. Back to the training wheels.
This last weekend we had a Family camp out planned. It has somewhat turned into a family tradition and usually sets off our camping trips for the year.
This year Joshua’s cousin would be coming. Joshua absolutely adores and looks up to his cousin. His cousin is about a year older. For the last few years we have had a family tradition of celebrating their Birthday’s together.
Well long story short, two weeks before the camping trip and Joshua found out his cousin would be there. So now he just has to learn to ride because he wants to show his cousin he can ride a bike. Joshua figured his cousin could ride and they could ride around together.
After scouring the internet for ideas on how to get Joshua riding in two weeks I came across the Glider Bikes. Now determined to find one, I start looking locally. Only two stores in town sale them. On has the size Joshua needs, and in his favorite color. The other, didn’t answer their phone.
Joshua on Glider Bike
Two 30 minute sessions later, one on Monday, one on Tues and Joshua is riding. Now, back to the bike without training wheels.
Throughout the week we kept trying. Joshua could do it, and wanted to ride with his cousin, but he was scared to do it alone without someone holding on.
We practiced until the day we left for camp. The first day Joshua was there (I went on Thur to set up, he came just in time for bed Thur night,) he finally did it on his own.
A couple of days prior, we found out that his cousin could not ride a bike, and Joshua offered to bring the glider so he could teach him.
The boys stayed busy at camp with all kinds of other things to do, and Joshua never got around to trying to teach his cousin. Joshua is now riding his bike every where he can
Now, what do I do with a barely ridden $120 Glider Bike?
