 kittilia
Female, 13-17, Western US
 98 Posts
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Friday, October 16, 2009 2:02:08 AM
verycool. |
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 defiythelie
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
17 Posts
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Friday, October 02, 2009 8:41:13 PM
so does this mean i can ride my bike drunk and not worry about braking my face any more? |
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 Spider_sol
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
163 Posts
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Friday, October 02, 2009 11:21:44 AM
Show a kid turning on the bike. The gyro wheel will actually make it harder to turn as when the kid tries to rotate the wheel it will actually make the wheel 'want' to fall over instead. (It's really the way gyroscopes work, and the reason it stays up, and subsequently spins as it falls)But gyroscopes are fun to play with. |
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 bAnnAna
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
131 Posts
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 6:25:18 PM
my mom pushed me once and i took off without a problem on my first try...i was a bicycle maniac when i was little, took that thing everywhere i could, but i think this invention is a great idea for those who can't get it right away |
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 Tacos4Brkfst
Male, 18-29, Western US
139 Posts
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:10:26 AM
Step 1) while extremly young Remove pedals from bike
Step 2) Allow kid to scoot himself along and learn to balance first
Step 3) After kid has figured out the balance thing and is zooming around all over the place, add pedals.Gal that has a family of bike nuts taught me this trick, her grandkids, 3 & 4 years old 0_0 Holy crap do they know how to ride, had no idea little 1 gear toddler bikes could go so fast |
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 Loxen
Female, 30-39, Western US
619 Posts
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:45:37 PM
Its a good idea, but how much does the wheel cost? Most kids i know just leave their bikes in the front yard or on the porch with little thought of it getting stolen. Now... imagine that bike having a $150 tire on it, that someone could easily remove and put on EBAY. |
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 astrogirl
Female, 18-29, Canada
71 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:55:31 PM
How do training wheels promote bad habits? |
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 Kevlarcandy
Male, 18-29, Asia
11 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:34:27 PM
It's not that complicated; human beings learn to walk on two legs on a similar basic equilibrium principle to riding a bike. Learning to ride a bike is not about aquring a new skill but rather adapting an old one onto a new purpose and so it is indeed possible for some kids to pick it up quicker (almost innatley) then others.I, on the other hand, took freaking forever. |
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 britt566
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
1468 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:46:59 PM
All of the nice people on here make me feel so warm inside  On the subject, I have no clue how I learned to ride a bike. I just didn't know how to when I was little so I used training wheels... never tried to ride one without, and when I got older... I just ...did. still confuses me when I think about it. |
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 davymid
Male, 18-29, Europe
5551 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:17:38 PM
I say again, if you don't like it, do us all a favour and f*ck off elsewhere. Frankly, it'll save me the bother of banning your hate-fuelled, vitriolic ass.Dick. |
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davymid
Male, 18-29, Europe
5551 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:17:26 PM
Manorrd> "Nidonemo...it was a joke...you know...those things you post every day..."Manorrd, I for one am getting seriously fatigued by your constant bitching about this site, and how crap this site is. Frankly, I take deep personal offence at you labelling the people who run this site as BIGOTS, or for that matter, recently you called us FASCISTS. Dude, tt's a free internet, how about you f*ck off and go to another site? Be thankful that we're more easy-going than some other sets of Mods out there. On most other sites, you'd be perma-banned by now for trolling. |
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 Rheaonon
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
93 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:51:52 PM
ok she said training wheels teach kids bad habbits, but this isnt any different other than its 1000 times more expensive |
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 Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
1443 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:38:00 PM
"i dont know about anyone else but i learned how to ride my bike by falling off, getting my lips busted and elbows scraped."I only fell off once while learning, although I did manage to fall through a rose bush into a rockery. I only had a small scar on my elbow for years from that. I've no idea why I wasn't hurt worse. I fell off many times after learning though, because I tried far too many foolish and often probably impossible things on my bikes, usually involving a badly made makeshift ramp or a steep hill. On one memorable occasion, I regained consciousness in the bottom of an empty skip. The last thing I remember before coming to was thinking that I could "surf" by standing on the seat of my Chopper. Sure I could, but not for long. I don't remember coming off, or how long I was in the skip. It's one reason I'm glad I don't have kids - I'd go spare worrying they were doing the dangerous foolish things I did. |
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 iceman22
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
134 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:09:44 PM
Great so now instead of spending $15 dollars on training wheels my kids are going to want me to spend like $150 dollars on this thing. |
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 Frogtango
Male, 13-17, Europe
1592 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:11:35 PM
Saw this time ago on tv. I want a big one for my bike |
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 duffytoler
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
1013 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:45:31 AM
This is absolutely BRILLIANT!!! That's more like how a real bike behaves than training wheels. I was the last kid in my class to learn how to ride a damn bike - wish I would have had this!Or, you know, a father. |
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 _Truth_
Male, 18-29, Western US
78 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:31:58 AM
I think i had training wheels for about a week, But I couldnt do that cool stop where you lock up the back tire and make a giant 'J' skid mark like my friends did, so i took them off. |
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 bobhub600
Male, 13-17, Europe
313 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:34:51 AM
I wish i had this as a kid...i learnt how to cycle by charging down a hill into my back door...well as emmajean says i'm not a pussy ;) |
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 kirstoner
Female, 18-29, Australia
115 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:08:02 AM
emmajean89 - hear, hear! |
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 emmajean89
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
52 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:55:42 AM
i dont know about anyone else but i learned how to ride my bike by falling off, getting my lips busted and elbows scraped. if you want your kid to grow up to be a pussy by this product |
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 manorrd
Male, 30-39, Europe
2766 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:51:41 AM
Nidonemo...it was a joke...you know...those things you post every day... |
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 kissmybim
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
20 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:34:13 AM
how did they fit the anti-gravity device into that little tire? |
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 BrimstoneOne
Male, 30-39, Canada
609 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:35:46 AM
Now that is cool, now the next step how much would they be charging for the device. Cause they easily price them selves out their intended market. |
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 BABY_BEAR
Female, 18-29, Europe
1254 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:33:25 AM
An unecessary waste of money. They will learn much quicker with out it. |
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PierreJeanFR
Male, 30-39, Europe
236 Posts
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:24:18 AM
I would have liked to see a child riding it |
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