A new bike came for Davis today. Chris ordered it off the internet. Davis has been waiting for a bike so he can ride from early morning seminary to school and then home after school. It will save me about 40 minutes of driving back and forth on some days. I'll still drive him at 6am to seminary - it's too dark to have him ride at that time in the morning.
The bike came mostly assembled - I just put on the seat, pedals, handlebars, and front brakes. It's a track bike with just one gear. It has a freewheel so Davis can hold his feet still while he coasts down a hill. But, it can be converted to a "fixie" which means it has a fixed gear so the pedals always move when the wheels move. You have to pedal really fast down a hill. He can change it when he gets used to the skinny tires and builds some bike muscles. There are lots of hills here and he'll be building muscles getting up them with just one gear.
Davis chose the color - clockwork orange. Nice.
Here he is on the maiden voyage. It's very different than riding a mountain bike - much more squirrely and you feel closer to the ground. Also, the skinny jean trend makes it a little more difficult getting on and off the bike. At least the jeans have a little lycra now-a-days.
He's pretty happy about it; he's even willing to pose for a picture... and smile.
And Nathaniel was a good sport about Davis getting a new bike while he is going to use Davis' hand-me-down bike. But, he did keep running into the pictures so as not to be overlooked.
Since these bikes don't have extra gears or derailers they are super light. Should be fun. It's a shame it will be locked up at the school all day. I'd like to ride it around a bit too.
The bike came mostly assembled - I just put on the seat, pedals, handlebars, and front brakes. It's a track bike with just one gear. It has a freewheel so Davis can hold his feet still while he coasts down a hill. But, it can be converted to a "fixie" which means it has a fixed gear so the pedals always move when the wheels move. You have to pedal really fast down a hill. He can change it when he gets used to the skinny tires and builds some bike muscles. There are lots of hills here and he'll be building muscles getting up them with just one gear.
Davis chose the color - clockwork orange. Nice.
Here he is on the maiden voyage. It's very different than riding a mountain bike - much more squirrely and you feel closer to the ground. Also, the skinny jean trend makes it a little more difficult getting on and off the bike. At least the jeans have a little lycra now-a-days.
He's pretty happy about it; he's even willing to pose for a picture... and smile.
And Nathaniel was a good sport about Davis getting a new bike while he is going to use Davis' hand-me-down bike. But, he did keep running into the pictures so as not to be overlooked.
Since these bikes don't have extra gears or derailers they are super light. Should be fun. It's a shame it will be locked up at the school all day. I'd like to ride it around a bit too.