Great stuff!

“Right, I’m going to stick the camera down here. I want you to pedal as fast as you can down this massive hill and i’ll catch it all on video. Don’t worry, nothing can go wrong”

“oh sheeeeeeeee……..phew” 🙂

that would have taken a bit of explaining to mum!

that would have taken a bit of explaining to mum!

😆

Always in total control 😉 😳

You have me captivated, the look of pure joy on your lads face has me blubbing like the soft idiot I am.

Just showed it to my mother who is here on holiday with us and she just gave her nearly 50 year old son a hug and said “thanks for being there for me”

I must explain she has is in remission from breast cancer but things like this reinforce the basic caring nature in us all.

Take a bow stilltortoise you are a top bloke

love it!
keep them coming.

Nice.

Great video, smiles say it all

Can I ask a question about the trike, my 6 year old daughter has special needs and we are struggling to find a trike for her, this one looks like it could be suitable. My email is in my profile if you want to post me direct.

Thanks

@ski, just in case you don’t get a reply I think it comes from here http://www.theraplay.co.uk/ (from the other thread)

@ski, check your mail

If anyone else would like to know more about these trikes, let me know. Email in profile

Cheers

only echo what others have said, what a totally ‘kin fabulous ray of sunshine that had me smiling from ear to ear early this morning as I nursed a coffee and prepared for the ride to work.

Smiles, legs going like the clappers, laughing, reversing into brother, doing stuff with brother, “that” DH catch… all brilliant. 😀

A doff of the cap to you sire! 😀

good gracious, just watched the first video now I am sat at work, I’ve never had such a lump in my throat. Phew. 🙂

Thank you will read more when I clock off 😉

What a great little couple of boys you have..Keep them coming.
It won’t be long before he’s putting the audi drivers to shame.. 😀

🙂

Brilliant. Just watched the first video too.

I like the bit where he’s giving his bro a ‘backie’!!

Keep them coming, inspirational stuff, makes me want to get out myself.

Two of the best videos I’ve seen in a long while. Fantastic! 😀

I fear with the slow realisation of inevitability that it will rain at the 24/12 this year, even though I am doing daily dances to the sun God…!

When I am trudging round cursing the mud, the rain, my grindy gears, my squeaky brakes, my leaking waterproof & my lack of fitness I will remember that video & I will stop cursing it all…..! And I will enjoy riding, whatever the conditions!
Thanks. Great vid! 😀

what a great video, brought back some great memories for me. For 8 months of 2008 I worked as a sales rep for a company who sold specialist cycles for the less able, mainly dutch ones from a company called Van Raam. Despite the fact it was my least paid job and doing 40,000 miles in 8 months, I got more job satisfaction in those 8 months than the rest of my entire career. I’m 39.

To see the enjoyment cycles bring to children, adults and their families is immense. I’ve had kids who spend all day in wheelchairs out on bikes, riding, extending their legs, smiling and feeling totally included with kids in the street.

I’ve left many a mother in tears as I’ve driven off as they’ve seen their kids in a totally different light. Sorry to the OP if this is a bit heavy but some great memories have come back..

Fab. Still grinning here 🙂

good catch!

Amazing! He’s really going for it with so much energy. Is it possible to top that amount of happiness? Surely it cannot possible, he is fantastic.

Although I now have ideas for an independent rear suspension trike (with rear camber for stability) and a fat-trike in my head now…..

Sorry to the OP if this is a bit heavy but some great memories have come back..

Nothing to apologise for. This last week has been a tremendous experience for us and it’s been good to share it. I can totally imagine how much satisfaction your job must have given you

Late to the party but those two videos are why I ride bikes. The thrill of your first independence in those two clips.
Has James got a sister whose jeans he can “borrow” for fixie riding!

great videos

James managed to roll his trike at the weekend on a left hander through the trees. I was relieved to find him grinning from ear-to-ear when I picked him out of the undergrowth. *Phew* Hopefully he now understands what off-camber means, because he’s not that easy to keep up with 🙂

Glad he’s o.k.

Brilliant! Having seen the videos several times I can just imagine the grin 8)

On last night’s ride James and Toby pretended to be Gee Atherton and Steve Peat, bless them. We managed a ride without rolling the trike, but James has now learnt that rolling a fixie backwards down a hill then stomping on the pedals causes a little wheelie. Perhaps I should be showing the boys some more Chris Akrigg videos 😉

He certainly shows he has plenty of power in his peddaling, I said before it looks like you could even up the gearing, I think the weelie proves this. 🙂 But then you have the issue of keeping up!!

Top updates, stilltortoise!

Have to ask – has anyone put (both) vids up for Midweek Mini Movies- If stilltortoise agrees – these really need a bigger airing – lessons in life, let alone cycling? 🙂

Have to ask – has anyone put (both) vids up for Midweek Mini Movies- If stilltortoise agrees – these really need a bigger airing – lessons in life, let alone cycling?

seconded.

Have to ask – has anyone put (both) vids up for Midweek Mini Movies- If stilltortoise agrees – these really need a bigger airing – lessons in life, let alone cycling?

Agree, such a good idea MM.

Nice one James , great wee movie. He looks like he’s loving it. 😀

I’d love to see one – or both – of James and Toby’s videos on Midweek Movies if someone’s happy to suggest them on my behalf. Thanks again for the great comments

James’ video got a retweet from the downhill legend himself, Mr Steve Peat 🙂

Now that is very cool! Not many people can say that 8) When’s the next installment coming out???

To be honest I’ve been having too much fun riding with the boys to spend time editing video footage, but I do have another one to put together sooner rather than later.

Fantastic 😀

thats the best part… having fun 😀 looking forward to the next one, and i dont doubt that many of the posters on these 2 threads are too. once again thank you for sharing your joy with all of us.

Brought a smile to my face, great to see kids having fun on bikes , well done dad.