Thursday, August 04, 2011

::first ride::

Last week Kris took Max on his inaugural "real" bike ride. They went four whole miles down the rail trail.
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This is impressive because in the past you could hardly get Max to walk, run or ride seriously for much more than a couple of minutes without a meltdown.
Maybe things have changed--at least a bit. But that's the whole reason why we hadn't gotten him a bigger bike before that bike race. He just wasn't that interested, and certainly not dedicated to going fast or long.

So we'll see how it goes from here. No pushing, just gentle encouragement.
I think it was fun for Kris to get Max into watching the Tour de France this year--the bit he watched seemed to rivet him. We'll see if any interest continues!
Fwd: Bike ride
(storm light--monsoon season!)

2 comments:

K said...

Yes. I remember when G and I went on a walk and took Max and his "bike" with us. We got half a block and suddenly, it was tears and drooping and complaining that he was dying. But he looks like a real kid now. And that storm light is stunning. Utterly stunning. Your light is so pink to orange, it just floors me. Gorgeous. Keeping our fingers crossed for the long rides to continue.

Gramps guy said...

Yes....four miles is great...way Togo