|   I took my 8 year-old to Demo Forest today... | Fast Eddy
May 26, 2003 6:53 PM | |
...in a bid to keep up with kykyw:
kykyw "My first ride on my birthday bike with my Dad" 5/20/03 8:30pm
His pictures came out better though. My good camera's in the shop. Sorry if they're too big, or there are too many. This is kinda like a page in our photo album.
We didn't take any pictures before the top.
On Ridge, before the helipad, after we passed some guys who were resting
Down Ridge, just before Braille
Log pile, just at the picnic bench
On a food stop at the picnic bench
This view is better than this picture
Near the top of Tractor
Down Tractor
Tractor is long
Tractor is really long, and STIL
At the bottom
Happy that he doesn't yet know it's a 3.5 mile climb out
At the top, actually racing a guy for the gate
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| very cool! nm | pfunk
May 26, 2003 7:12 PM | | |
| Kewl! He looks just like you (nm) | Bkrgrl
May 26, 2003 7:34 PM | | |
| except for the moustache | laffeaux
May 26, 2003 7:43 PM | | Cool pics! Looks like he had fun. |
| I went back and looked at the timestamps on the pictures. | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 8:07 AM | |
There is a statistical problem with the photos. The first 12 are taken from the top of the hill at 1:08 to the bottom of the hill at 1:52. So these pics are from 44 minutes where we didn't have to go uphill out of over 4 hours. That's why he looks like he had nothing but fun. I'm sure there's over 2000' of climbing on that loop. The last pic was at 2:56, so it took about an hour to climb out. |
| if he's like most people | laffeaux
May 27, 2003 8:55 AM | | If he's like most people, within an hour of finishing the ride he'd forgetten about the long climb and only remembered the fun downhills. |
| Congrats Nick...Nice pics Dad... | UncleMTB
May 26, 2003 7:41 PM | | Mary and I will be looking forward to your next ride at Boggs.
We are hosting the next two weekends if you are able to convince your Dad to come up...
Gettin' the kids ready for the Bullards bar ride during Downieville!!!
Hope to ride with both of you soon.
Tim |
| We'll see, it's definitely a possibility... nm | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 7:43 AM | | |
| Very cool! | 2farfrwd
May 26, 2003 7:43 PM | | Hey...your son is 8 years old and is riding a hardtail (which takes better bike handling skills)than a Kona full boinger. Plus, how many dads are cool enough to ride a full rigid steel SS???!!!
Very cool pictures, I can't wait until I can ride with my son. Keep riding with him and enjoy every minute of it! |
| Oh, I almost forgot... | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 7:38 AM | |
...I love my bike. I like to put that in every post these days. Sorry for the bad picture.
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| Very cool! | OGDHr
May 27, 2003 1:21 PM | | There is nothing wrong with having two bikes!! |
| Very cool! Hope you can always find time to ride together! (nm) | Chris B
May 26, 2003 9:03 PM | | |
| Excellent riding partner.....nice pic's of Demo...thks.....nm | Ebo
May 27, 2003 7:16 AM | | |
| Good for you. Picked a good day for it too. | wg
May 26, 2003 9:32 PM | | I did the first experiment at removing training wheels for my little guy. He's not quite ready but the desire is there.
wg |
| My kids were the opposite. | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 7:45 AM | |
They would have never taken them off it weren't for my pushing them to try it. |
| Kids are great... | Tiny Tank
May 27, 2003 6:45 AM | | You're a lucky men, I wish I had one.
Thanks for sharing, I particularly like the one where he's sitting on a log with a big tums up, it's sure is framing for the office material.
I did ride the demo forest when I was around once or twice, nice place to ride. Maybe next time we visit he can race me to the gate.
Happy trail,
Annie
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| Thanks TT... | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 7:47 AM | |
You keeping Charlie warm up there? |
| that is soooo cool!!!!! | namaSSte
May 27, 2003 7:20 AM | | Having an 8 yr old son myself, I can't think of many better ways to spend a day! You guys are lucky to have each other, keep cherishing it and having fun!~ |
| Wow! She looks so good going over the log pile... | michigantammy
May 27, 2003 8:30 AM | | You must be a very proud Dad!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy Trails!
Tammy |
| From one dad to another.... | SweetRDR
May 27, 2003 8:45 AM | | *GET HIS FRIGGIN HELMET DOWN OVER HIS FOREHEAD* !!!!!
If that MTBer of yours does a face-plant - and smacks his forehead on a rock.....
Ahhhh, chills run up and down my spine.
Great Pics - but *PUH_LEASE* have him wear his helmet properly - |
| From one dad to another.... | MASSIVEB1GGIE
May 27, 2003 9:07 AM | | Dude you are too right.
My 7 year old son used to ride with his helmet back like that. Then one day, he did an endo on some gravel shake and then WHHAAAAAMMMM!
Right on the forehead between the eyes at the bridge of the nose.
I was sure he had broken his nose, but then he looked up howling but no blood. Aprox 5 seconds later, massive blood gushnig out of both nostrils.
I was going to go 911, but the boy scout in me took over - raised the feet and bleeding stopped in about 5 minutes. |
| I agree, big time....... | Stine
May 27, 2003 9:19 AM | | I was so distracted by it, I couldn't fully enjoy the pictures!
Trick 1. Getting them to wear it at all.
Trick 2. Getting them to wear it correctly.
Still, if I forget about the helmet (hard to do), it's really cool that he's enjoying time with his dad.
(isn't it the frontal lobe that has most of the important stuff for intelligence and reasoning?) |
| Was thinking the same thing | pedalAZ
May 27, 2003 9:57 AM | | I went out with my 9 yr old and bought him a new helmet that would stay put better after seeing him do the same thing. I've also seen kayakers regret not having a good helmet position covering their foreheads. I'm even thinking of getting my son a full coverage lid for when we ride stuff that is more challenging for him. |
| Will adjust. | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 10:03 AM | |
If I was half as paranoid as you all, I wouldn't even consider let him riding without a full-face of some kind. I'd be more worried about his nose and chin than his forehead. |
| very cool!! | OGDHr
May 27, 2003 8:48 AM | | Looks like you two had a great time! Maybe we can hook up for a ride and bring the kids? |
| Yup. ST Park? nm | Fast Eddy
May 27, 2003 10:04 AM | | |
| Yup. ST Park? nm | OGDHr
May 27, 2003 1:53 PM | | ST Park, Demo, or even Wilder. email me and we'll give it a shot.
Frank |
| nice. | TimL
May 27, 2003 4:03 PM | | Yeah. I got fired up when I saw those pictures of your son riding the Forest. You must have been stoked to spend the day out there with him.
Before too long you'll be chasing to keep up with him.
We missed you by a little bit. It would have been cool to bump into you at the overlook. We got up there a little after 11A, and I have no idea what time it was when we got up to the helispot for lap 2. But we were most definitely there at overlapping times. i am pretty shelled from the effort yesterday.
How is your Thursday morning looking? check your email.
Tim |
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