| Not so very long ago, there was a television | | | | is old enough to don a bicycle helmet and be perched |
| commercial that caused outrage in the parental | | | | into the infant seat and taken for a ride. Infants love |
| community. This commercial was for a video game. | | | | the motion of bicycles and are excited by how quickly |
| The video game came with a tiny stationary bicycle | | | | the scenery passes them by. |
| that was hooked to the gaming console much the | | | | So what age should a child be when you buy him his |
| same way a normal controller would connect and the | | | | first bicycle? That depends on the nature of the child |
| game was, basically, a long video of a path winding its | | | | himself. Some kids are ready for two wheeled |
| way through towns and cities and through the | | | | bicycles when they are four or five while others feel |
| countryside. The idea behind the game was "get your | | | | that waiting until they are six or seven is a better idea. |
| kids to exercise! Now your kids can go for long bicycle | | | | Luckily bicycle manufacturers make children's bicycles |
| rides!" The answer from the parental community was | | | | in almost every size imaginable. Deciding to make the |
| "why not just put the kids on real bicycles and let them | | | | transition from tricycle or hot wheels to a bicycle is up |
| ride around? | | | | to you. You know your son and daughter best. Are |
| The truth is that kids start loving bicycles from the time | | | | they ready to learn how to ride on two wheels? Are |
| that they are very little. To most small children, riding a | | | | you ready for them to ride on two wheels? |
| bicycle is the epitome of independence. With that | | | | Bicycling is an activity that is impossible to forget. It is |
| bicycle they will be able to go wherever they want to | | | | something that people from all walks of life enjoy. If |
| go! They'll be able to go faster and travel farther than | | | | you needed further evidence of this, simply consider |
| they can by just walking! In addition to the lust for | | | | the amount of people who choose a bicycle as their |
| independence, children naturally gravitate toward | | | | primary mode of transportation! The love of bicycling |
| activities that use their bodies-exercise, play and | | | | can start at infancy, when you first strap your |
| bicycle riding are among the most popular hobbies for | | | | daughter into her extra safe infant seat and take her |
| children. | | | | for a slow ride around the block. Before you know it, |
| Even infants love to bicycle, though obviously they do | | | | she'll be dragging you along the bike rack at the store |
| not do the peddling themselves. As soon as an infant | | | | and begging for two wheels of her own to ride around |
| is old enough and big enough to sit upright on his or her | | | | on! |
| own and not rely on a parent for steadiness, he or she | | | | |