That whole business with mom or dad running behind and holding the seat? Guess we missed out.
Day 2: Mo begs to start riding his bike as soon as he wakes at 6:30 a.m. He spends as much time as humanly possible on the little bike -- stopping only begrudgingly to eat and use the bathroom.
Day 3: I take Mo and a buddy to the park on their bikes. I learn that running behind them with a stroller isn't gonna cut it. When he's on a bike, I need to be on a bike or get left in the dust.
After this one-mile ride, Mo begs for a longer excursion.
Day 5: We plan to take Mo a couple miles down the bike path and back -- but he insists we keep going and going. Our bike path is a loop around a lake, so after about six miles we commit to going the whole way.
Mo rides his little two-wheeler for 16 miles, only stopping once to play at a park. Took about two hours total.Day 6: Mo complains about "fizzy wrists" from his long ride the previous day. I buy him biking gloves.
Mo starts riding one-handed.
He also gets out a rope, with the brilliant idea to tow Curly behind him on the tricycle. Yeah, I don't think so.
Day 7: I decide to sign up Mo (and Dad and I, Curly in the trailer) for his first official bike ride, a breast cancer fundraiser. 10 miles. Should be a breeze.
He also ignores my warnings, convinced he's seasoned enough to ride off curbs. He also tries riding no-handed. (I ride no-handed a lot. Great example there Mom.)
Day 8: Mo learns the meaning of road rash. He takes a hill way too fast, misses the tight curve, flips over the handle bars.Surface level damage only, no broken bones. Yet.
Any ideas what he might try tomorrow?

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