Pebble
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I suppose I'm mainly wondering if it's worthwhile buying a scooter for my kids, not as a replacement but as an addition to MTB.
For parents, do your kids have scooters as well as bikes?
For you teens do you ride or own both?
Do you think bikes and scooters each have their own purpose (like laptops compared to tablets I suppose)?
Or was it just a fad you once went through and now sits in the corner or under the bed? Or maybe once you got a scooter your bike stayed in the shed? (Shame on you...I keep my bike in the house!)
Just curious on peoples thoughts in general I guess. I see a lot of kids do use skateboards, scooters etc these days. My kids are aged 8 and 10, they have a 24" MTB each at the moment. And I"m thinking about getting them scooters as a bit of a stop gap until they're ready for a more proper 26" MTB....another couple of years until that I reckon.
My Son (10yr old) got a skateboard for his birthday this year but doesn't use it much....ha ha unless I take the dog and ride his skateboard to school myself to go meet them, and then he rides it home. School is an easy walking distance though so no need for them to ride / skate or whatever (that could change if we move in the next couple of years or when he hits high school). He did have a good bmx but din't use it much, he prefers the old MTB I got for him because it has gears.
Anyway I'm thinking the dirt scooters look pretty awesome, but they're pretty expensive! I like the idea because they seem a bit more versatile than the regular variety, at least we could take something like this when we go on long camping trips etc (easier to carry compared to bikes).
http://engadinecycles.com.au/products.php?c=0&p=1045
For parents, do your kids have scooters as well as bikes?
For you teens do you ride or own both?
Do you think bikes and scooters each have their own purpose (like laptops compared to tablets I suppose)?
Or was it just a fad you once went through and now sits in the corner or under the bed? Or maybe once you got a scooter your bike stayed in the shed? (Shame on you...I keep my bike in the house!)
Just curious on peoples thoughts in general I guess. I see a lot of kids do use skateboards, scooters etc these days. My kids are aged 8 and 10, they have a 24" MTB each at the moment. And I"m thinking about getting them scooters as a bit of a stop gap until they're ready for a more proper 26" MTB....another couple of years until that I reckon.
My Son (10yr old) got a skateboard for his birthday this year but doesn't use it much....ha ha unless I take the dog and ride his skateboard to school myself to go meet them, and then he rides it home. School is an easy walking distance though so no need for them to ride / skate or whatever (that could change if we move in the next couple of years or when he hits high school). He did have a good bmx but din't use it much, he prefers the old MTB I got for him because it has gears.
Anyway I'm thinking the dirt scooters look pretty awesome, but they're pretty expensive! I like the idea because they seem a bit more versatile than the regular variety, at least we could take something like this when we go on long camping trips etc (easier to carry compared to bikes).
http://engadinecycles.com.au/products.php?c=0&p=1045
