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he’s awesome!

@Nate
The “little” one will be 15 next week, and is already as tall as I am.

The little one is almost big enough to get on the Skuut. Very excited.

Have a great, safe Christmas you all!

Never had training wheels.

Loves to yell, “Passing, on your left.”

And most importantly, she is demanding a big ring from me. She is spinning out the gear on her bike and is all but threatening to take my Bianchi from me. Thank goodness she is too short or we’d have a fight on our hands.

Educate them early… and they will carry on.

If you think your wife is upset with “wheelsucker”, just wait till he learns the text for Rule #5.

I’ll restate John’s observation here, impressive stuff that he’s running double discs ala Fignon in ’89.

You have to start somewhere, and the little guy has already had some lessons in Rule #5, for instance when I took him out for an ambitious distance and he had to get himself home after he bonked, and again when he got speed wobbles on a short downhill, crashed, and got to ride himself home. I’m working on Rule #59 — kid does a wicked Mark Renshaw immitation if I try to pass him. Of course, given his insistence on going first, he full well appreciates Rule #67. Indeed, I caught hell from my wife for adding “wheelsucker” to his vocabulary. And not having training wheels, ever, is so fundamental a rule it need not be stated.

I can confirm, also, that the bushing matches the bar grips matches the seat. Junior now wants a water bottle cage fitted. Of course there is no downtube, but I’m thinking a Coppi-style mount out front will be just the thing.

It has to be said, though, that you can’t just follow some rules; one is either in compliance with them or not. There’s not really a middle ground here.

This little punk is obviously reckless in his youth, a phase many of us go through. All we can do is hope he comes around before he hurts someone or himself even more.

Thanks for stopping by.