Do you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike? Or
better yet, the first time your son or daughter learned how to
ride a bike? We just experienced the latter for the 2nd time as
our 6-year old son recently began riding his bike, on two-
wheels! It was somewhat of a challenge, and a learning
experience for us all. I posted some ideas of how to enjoy the
Olympics with your family, and we’ve had some fun moments so
far. One thing that we enjoyed was watching the Men’s Cycling
Road Race together on Saturday. This race is an almost six-hour,
250-kilometer race through the city streets. No easy task.
Fortunately we were able to see the last 30-45 minutes of it,
and the most exciting part (no, we didn’t sit through 6 hours of
bike racing!). What we witnessed at the end was a great lesson
for us all, and a refresher on a lesson that our son just
learned while riding his bike. Bike riding lessons from a 6-year
old When we first removed the training wheels on our son’s
(Jackson) bike, he was not too happy. He