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Specialized Goes 24+ for Kids Bikes with the All-New Riprock

If you needed more evidence that wide tires make mountain biking easier and more forgiving, look no further than Specialized’s recent announcement of a whole new wheel size for kids bikes: 24+! This new 24+ wheel size is debuting on the new Riprock kids bike. According to Specialized, “The Riprock is a real mountain bike …

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How To Be a Mountain Bike Dad

It is no secret to most of you that frequent the pages of Singletracks.com that mountain bikers can be, at times, “overwhelmingly enthusiastic” about their sport.  I recently turned 37 years old.  I am a husband of almost 15 years, a dad to 7 1/2-year-old twin girls, and I have been a veterinarian for almost 10 …

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Long Term Review: Performance Balance Kid’s Bike

This was not my first bike, though it should have been. I had tried several pedal bikes with and without training wheels prior to this one, with pretty dismal results. I couldn’t really wrap my brain around moving my feet in circles, and just kept hitting the coaster brake the whole time. The training wheels …

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7 Life Lessons About Parenting I Learned by Teaching My Kid to Ride a Bike

Ok, so I lied in the title: I didn’t actually teach my kid to ride her bike. She basically taught herself, so it seems a little dishonest to take any credit for her accomplishment. Still, I learned a number of lessons leading up to the big moment (pictured here), which I thought I’d share with …

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Video: I wish I could go as big as this 10-year-old

Jumping Joy Division – Bodhi Kuhn from Ryan Kuhn on Vimeo. This 10-year-old, Bodhi Kuhn, puts me to shame… I only WISH I went this big!

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