Balance on a bike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV4MJok1_2o&feature=player_embedded

This man is mental! Decending the 2nd highest paved mountain in the Alps, only with no brakes, and no hands!

It is interesting, and solid proof that to steer a bike, you needn't twist the handle bars.

Bike Radar

So, after previously assuming I had registered for the biggest bike related forum on the net, and trying all my usernames/passwords that I use trying to log in - I find that I'm yet to join!

Registered, and wrote this message in the Family & Children section.

Let's hope I get some good feedback!

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=15889321#15889321

Tour de France Game

Play through 4 stages of the Tour de France, avoiding obstacles to complete each stage in the quickest time. Intuitive controls in this great web game!

Play the game here:

http://www.eurosport-kingoftheroad.com/

My first go ended up with a time of 2.36.03!

Halfords go the extra mile?

This is the new website Halfords launched to help you get the family out and about cycling this summer.

www.kidscycling.co.uk offers a whole host of information for families, including tips for parents on teaching their children to ride a bike, bike safety and the best places to visit for family bike rides. The routes form part of the 12,000-mile National Cycle Network and have lots to keep the family entertained.

They variously include refreshment stops, artworks to enhance the journey and access to attractions like parks and nature reserves. Plus there are Q&As from Olympic cyclists including Chris Boardman and members of our own Team Halfords Bikehut.

Good effort.

Ok, here goes!

Having seen OK GO live at Liverpool o2 Academy on the weekend, I find myself regularly uttering the words OK and Go in my sentences.

Anyway, I've set myself a project on how children learn to ride a bike, and this blog is just my way of proving to myself and others that I am doing the work for my major!

I first noticed the problem parents and guardians have teaching their kids when my Nan moaned (like she does about everything - but this time she had a point!) about my little cousins having this big heavy bike in her shed, and they cannot ride it.

The bike in question is a big heavy steel Bob the Builder bike, with a set of universal stabilisers. Joshua and Caitlyn, twins aged 6 show no learned skills riding on the stabilisers for a year or two. (maybe except pedaling!)