Two-Wheeled Adventures with Finn

Buckle up- we've got a big update after a weekend full of two-wheeled adventures with Finn. :) As Nina and I have observed Finn's bicycling development, we have agreed that maybe he would enjoy and benefit from Observed Trials motorcycling someday, as it's low speed and lower risk, but builds critical balance and skills for offroad motorcycling/bicycling. Also, it requires very little space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_trials . So, when I saw that NEOTT was hosting a big trials event on Saturday, we made plans for Finn and I to attend. It was at a great location where Finn could ride around over obstacles, which he loves to do. And he got to see (older) kids competing in trials. Plus, he got to see a girl have a minor getoff and recover quickly, so we got to talk about crashing again. He still brings up the fact that he crashed at the BMX race last weekend. But it seems that, though it made an impression, he isn't traumatized by it. With his toddler patienc...

This weekend was a busy one, but we were blessed with fair weather and no threats of rain. Most of our focus was on prepping for mama’s 39th birthday and we had a small party planned for Saturday night. So we stayed up later than usual, which challenged our wakefulness Sunday morning, race day.  Finn and I had plans to spectate at a cross country race where my long-time dirtbike racing pal was competing. We are fortunate to live about a half mile away from a trail complex consisting of two separate parks with hiking/mtb trails that have an additional trail system corridor connecting them. It is close enough to ride bicycles from home to the park, so that was our original plan. But with the late night, Finn slept a bit late, so we had to scrap the ride plan and drive to the race. Nabbed a burrito enroute.  We cheered for the racers and got to see another type of bicycle event, but most of our focus was on the familiar playground with slides, ladders, and other things to climb....