sando994 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Just interested in how old people's kids are when they start riding an oset 12.5?? I'm forward planning ( saving money ) for my boys 2nd birthday ( next year ). Just thought I'd enquire the average age of kids getting started and does anyone use stabilisers to start them off?? He's on a balance bike already at 14 months and loves watching me on my 4rt and trials DVDs, so I would like to get him started as soon as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flypigs Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 2 years is probably going to work, our oldest started at 3, and his younger brother rode a pedal bike and the Oset at 24 months. Like your son, both started on balance bikes which I believe to be the key to confidence and success. I'm not a fan of stabilizers/training wheels, but there are plenty of success stories from families that used them. To teach the throttle, we put the bike up on a stand with the wheels off the ground and let them turn it on and off to feel the engine spool up. Two 1 minute sessions of that, and just let them go. We didn't bother teaching brakes in those first months, we just kept the potentiometer low enough that I could run faster than the bike. (and didn't ride near any real hills) It won't take long until you will be turning up the potentiometer and wishing for a 36v. Enjoy, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 All three of my children started on a 12.5 with stabilisers fitted. The oldest was three and a half when she started, but as the bike was already in the garage, the others started when they were a lot younger. Here's a picture of the middle one. (aged 2 years 4 months.) Incidentally, they could ride the Oset without stabilisers some time before they could ride push bikes without them! Here's a picture of her in a competition this year (aged 4 years 1 month.) The Osets have been brilliant at getting children into the sport of trials at an early age. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sando994 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I think he will definitely be getting one for his second birthday! Until then he will have to make do with the balance bike and making the bbbbrrumm noises himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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