| Most families enjoy cycling together for recreational | | | | from busy traffic areas because that is where they |
| purposes because it is very relaxing and gives them a | | | | felt the safest. The bicycles that they would bring with |
| good chance to become closer. In the past, families | | | | them to these parks would be one that only one |
| only allowed children to ride their bikes in their own | | | | person could ride, but they might bring along a tricycle if |
| neighborhood but the areas where children ride has | | | | they had a small sister that wanted to ride with them. |
| expanded far from home. The children had very few | | | | When families visited a State Park, they could all enjoy |
| choices over where they could ride to enjoy nature | | | | riding various types of bikes for recreational purposes |
| because the streets were often paved in asphalt and | | | | and parents would know that the children were getting |
| were deep within the city limits. | | | | good exercise while having a good time too. Some of |
| The chance to go cycling in the woods was very | | | | the children might race against each other in parking |
| limited because the homes that children who could | | | | lots, or they could take their cycling to the streets |
| afford bicycles were often located in the middle of | | | | where they could pedal for hours without any |
| suburbia and construction crews had cut most of the | | | | obstacles getting in their way. There were many |
| trees down when they built the neighborhoods. Families | | | | people who practiced their cycling team challenges at |
| turned to public recreation areas to give their children a | | | | the park, and children loved to sit and watch them |
| chance to enjoy fresh air and sunshine and the | | | | race. |
| opportunity to spend a little time together. | | | | Most children were satisfied that they were outdoors |
| Bike paths are plentiful throughout all national parks, and | | | | and rarely came when called the first time because |
| children only have to consider what type of biking that | | | | they would not be ready to inside. When using a |
| they want to do. They can go cycling on nature paths | | | | bicycle for recreation purposes, most children would |
| if they have a bicycle equipped with tires that are | | | | find things to put in the spokes just so they could hear |
| suitable for all terrains, and some are lucky enough to | | | | the puttering sounds as the pieces of cardboard went |
| get a mountain bike as a gift from family or friends. | | | | round and round. Cycling is still fun for these children |
| Boys would generally prefer to own a mountain bike | | | | and they probably will take their own children biking |
| because their recreational interests lean more toward | | | | one day. Cycling in state parks will be around for a |
| doing stunts and driving bikes through dirt than riding | | | | long time to come and most children know this and |
| one on an asphalt surface that could do serious | | | | have the presence of mind and patience to wait for |
| damage to their body if they fell off. | | | | the next opportunity. |
| Little girls loved riding along bike paths that were far | | | | |