{"id":1046,"date":"2011-10-15T15:48:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T07:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2015-02-15T17:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T09:48:28","slug":"learn-how-to-ride-a-bicycle-on-a-striders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/2011\/10\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bicycle-on-a-striders\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to ride a bicycle on a Striders"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Striders kids learning bike only 3kg\" src=\"http:\/\/shop.stridersports.com\/images\/Lightweight%20Strider%20Running%20Bike.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">3kg only! with Striders kids bike it is fun to learn cycling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve a previous post showing <a href=\"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/2009\/09\/learn-how-to-cycle-in-30-minutes\/\">how my niece learnt riding a bicycle <\/a>by removing the pedals from a JZ88 folding bike. But for toddlers the folding bike is just too high, even when the seat adjusted to the lowest position. Now we have a better solution for the younger kids &#8211; the Striders running bike! The principle is the same: no training wheel, let the kid to walk or run on a bike, experiment the balancing with the handle bar. Once they acquire the essential motor skill of balancing a moving bike on two wheel&#8230; Wow, the rest is a piece of cake, they are ready to pick up a real bicycle to ride. Best of all, they are going to have lots of fun while learning. Check out the videobelow (Press F5 to refresh the screen if you can&#8217;t see the video):<\/p>\n<p>Introduction by the founder Mr. Ryan McFarland<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/my1TAI3rulo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Strider in Japan<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cIzgklzGzfc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j6TVyX7s56w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get Strider beginner bikes:<br \/>\n<figure style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stridersports.co.uk\/product_images\/uploaded_images\/Kids-bike-Strider-specs.jpg\" width=\"691\" height=\"304\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strider bike rang<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<table style=\"padding: 5px; width: 691px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" frame=\"border\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#a2bb01\"><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" bgcolor=\"#a2bb01\"><strong>Spec<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Frame<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;custom welded, thin-gauge steel alloy with integrated footrests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Fork<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;welded steel, 70 degree headtube angle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Paint<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;certified compliant with EU Safety Standard EN71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Tyres<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;all terrain, puncture-proof, molded foam&hellip; no flats, ever!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Wheels<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;molded plastic with sealed bearings riding on steel axles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Saddle<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;injection molded ergonomic plastic shell with padded vinyl cover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Seatpost<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;7\/8&rdquo; dia., chrome plated steel, 70 degree seattube angle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Handlebars<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;7\/8&rdquo; dia., one piece custom welded steel with zero reach stem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Weight<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;6 lbs. 9 oz. without optional brake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Seat<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;height adjustable from 11&rdquo; to 16&rdquo;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Handlebar<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;height adjustable from 20&rdquo; to 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Handlebar<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;width 14&rdquo;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Wheelbase<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;22&rdquo;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Overall Length &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;33&rdquo;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fffaeb\">\n<td>&nbsp;Optional Brake<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;welded steel, foot operated friction type with polyurethane spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#fff0c6\">\n<td>&nbsp;Packaging<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;colour printed box with handle, 7&rdquo;w x 15&rdquo;h x 29&rdquo;l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Retail price: SGD 160<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve a previous post showing how my niece learnt riding a bicycle by removing the pedals from a JZ88 folding bike. But for toddlers the folding bike is just too high, even when the seat adjusted to the lowest position. Now we have a better solution for the younger kids &#8211; the Striders running bike! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/2011\/10\/learn-how-to-ride-a-bicycle-on-a-striders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Learn how to ride a bicycle on a Striders<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-folding-bikes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1046"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1115,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}