Oneson on two wheels

Oneson has done it - he is riding a bike without trainer wheels!

I honestly doubted the day would come, but it has, and as usual, Oneson made it look like he'd been doing it for weeks. He can still only start without help if it's downhill and stopping is a complicated manouver that involves leaping clear in an athletic manner before the bike falls over.

He's been riding an in-line scooter for over two years and had recently got quite good at gliding on it. We also bought a run-bike (a peddle-less training bike popular in europe) for Threeson's second birthday which Oneson has made a fair bit of use of.

Then a few weeks ago a kind lady offered both a 30cm and 40cm bike on Freecycle (an email group where you can offer your unwanted goods to others for free) and after a bit of TLC and some new trainer wheels, we had two good bikes.

Within a couple of weeks of riding the big bike, Oneson was getting up the speed to get balanced and not need the trainer wheels. So, armed with chocolate bribes and a spanner, we set off for the park. He rode the runbike to the park (all of 500m), whizzing down a hill with his feet up all the way. So we removed the trainer wheels, steadied his balance as he got his feet on the peddles for the first time, and that was that!

Oma missed it. She was there, but didn't bring the camera because she didn't expect him to do it first time, just like that.