davelepka 4 #26 August 31, 2010 Quote My son is a simi Pro freeride Moutain biker, our family is the Team, we are on those mountains with him at eveyr even, and building new trails with him wehn we are not! That's true, but are you telling me the kid never rides his mountain bike without you and the wife watching over him? He could pedal off into the woods after shcool, or on a weekend, just for kicks, right? A 13 year old road racer doesn't get on the bike unless his folks load up the bikes, tools, spares, etc in the trailer and hual him to the track. I'm not suggesting that mountain biking, BMX, skateboarding or snowboarding should be kept from kids, just that road racing a bike isn't that different, and in some cases offer more oversight than other activites kids are involved in. I've seen the vids of your kid on his bike, and he's a real ripper. I'd be in the hospital if I even thought about half the shit he does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 619 #27 August 31, 2010 QuoteQuoteBull.... You can die riding in a car die swimming die playing football Die riding skateboads Die cliff diving die surfing die walking down a sidewalk etc forever You can not shield childrent from life, and give them a life! Let's see..martial arts, swimming lessons, surfing lessons, paragliding, sailing, fishing, kayaking, snorkeling, buying a cabin so they can go exploring in the bush etc, etc ...I don't think I'm shielding my kids from life. I have a much larger comfort zone than a LOT of parents but motorcycle racing is completely outside it. For my kids I'll be the judge of what they can handle and what risks are acceptable. Your kids...do what you like but be ready to live with the consequences. Yep...we all die. We don't know when or how. Shit happens. I know that all too well. Anyways, goodnight all...nobody's going to change anybody else's mind. I expressed my opinion, you expressed yours. Take care and blue skies, Murray As a parent it is a tough call. I love taking my kids on the back of my bike on the street. I cringe every time I do it but they absolutely love the thrill of being on the bike. I know that I very carefully consider the risks every time we do it and I would feel tremendous guilt if something happened to them. But as other people have said where do you draw the line?Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
