http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: end of an era? en Mon, 18 May 2026 02:13:32 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-270767 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:50:39 +0000 unhurt 270767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a vague idea when I learned that it took ages to realise you generally go in the direction you're looking. Maybe smaller wingpiglet looks around more? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-270758 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:33:13 +0000 wingpig 270758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Stabilisers avoided with small wingpiglet this afternoon, but he is notably swervier than the big one was at the same age. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155837 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:23:25 +0000 wingpig 155837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wingpiglet 2010 wiped out on his second full day on the balance bike, going too fast down a slope in Figgate Park and getting the front wheel speedwobbles. Since then he's footscraped down most slopes, and has not yet converted his instincts to his pedalbike's hand-operated brakes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155827 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:51:05 +0000 sallyhinch 155827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>they used to say you couldn't ride a horse until you'd fallen off 7 times. Personally I think falling off is over-rated. I don't remember coming off my bike much as a kid and the one memorable time I did (attempting to bunny hop a curb) has left me mentally scarred, to the point where I can't bunny hop anything now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155810 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:46:59 +0000 SRD 155810@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"No more falling while learning?"</p> <p>my boy's still not had a fall. i'm a bit worried about this - wouldn't it be better if he had that experience earlier on? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155808 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:37:32 +0000 urchaidh 155808@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mileage with balance bikes seems to vary and it sounds like we were pretty lucky. Ours really loved them and used them daily to get around.</p> <p>They got pedal bikes recently and pretty much jumped on to them and were cycling themselves within minutes - so long as you got them started. Figuring out how to get themselves started and get their feet on the pedals took a wee bit longer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155774 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:16:21 +0000 custard 155774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My boy sadly never took to the balance bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155772 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:02:33 +0000 Baldcyclist 155772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Haven't balance bikes already eradicated the need for stabilisers? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155771 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:02:04 +0000 kaputnik 155771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>but a bicycle wheel <em>is</em> a gyroscope! And a bike won't fall over if left to ride free and straight... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12920#post-155769 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:52:57 +0000 custard 155769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/auto-balancing-jyrobike-never-falls-over/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/auto-balancing-jyrobike-never-falls-over/</a></p> <p>No more falling while learning? </p>