Timeline for My child seems to have difficulties riding bike - would different tires help?
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| Jul 6, 2020 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1280245147930943494 | ||
| Jul 6, 2020 at 17:37 | answer | added | Rider_X | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 6, 2020 at 10:32 | history | edited | Vilx- | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 6, 2020 at 6:29 | comment | added | Michael | Is his saddle high enough? I see children getting out of the saddle constantly because their saddle is way too low. As a rule of thumb the leg should be straight with the heel of the foot on the pedal in the 6 o'clock position. | |
| Jul 6, 2020 at 2:24 | comment | added | Adam Rice | How long has he been riding? I think your expectations might just be too high for a 6yo. I only learned how to ride a bike at 6 and I’m sure I didn’t hold a good line. I had my share of scrapes. | |
| Jul 5, 2020 at 19:56 | answer | added | Mark Williams | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 5, 2020 at 1:45 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | @Vilx- Here's an off-the-wall idea, try riding your son's bike yourself. Not far, not on the road, just "around" and see how it feels. Mind out for toe-overlap and knees hitting the handlebars. This shouldn't damage the bike, unless you're particularly large. If pedalling doesn't work for you, try your right foot on the left pedal and "scooter" it around. See what you feel/find. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 7:15 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 6:10 | comment | added | juhist | I have difficulty too going 10 km/h on my bike. More speed and the difficulty goes away. | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 3:36 | comment | added | mattnz | While better tires (smoother and lighter) would probably help, don;t expect too much. Sounds like a lot of 6yo's. Bike is possibly too big for him, and how would your riding look is your bike weight as much comparatively (around 50kg presuming you a pretty average 80kg )? | |
| Jul 4, 2020 at 2:43 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | It might be helpful to install smoother tires -- they would roll easier. And, as suggested, make sure the tires are reasonably well inflated -- 40 psi or better. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 23:46 | comment | added | Vilx- | @Affe - Will try tomorrow. I know that when he rides the bike, the tires don't seem deformed at all. For my own bike the tires had become quite visibly flattened when I sat on the bike before I noticed. | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 23:38 | comment | added | Affe | Have you tried just pumping them up to the top of their rated range? | |
| Jul 3, 2020 at 23:25 | history | asked | Vilx- | CC BY-SA 4.0 |