Strider Blog

HI all,I just wanted to thank you for these bikes!!! My almost three year old son has super short legs and we hadn’t been able to find him any trike or bike that he could peddle….until now!  I was really hesitant about your bike, but I have to say that after about two months both kids are having so much fun on their Striders and have gained so much confidence in themselves.  It has been amazing to watch. Everywhere we go people ask…”Where did you get that bike?” Thanks for a great product!  We love everything about these bikes (especially the no pump tires)! Cheryl

We figured we would share a few photos of our son, Tanner (green
bike) and his friend (both 2 1/2) enjoying a little single track.
http://picasaweb.google.com/surya612/BoysRidingTheirStridersWe have
really enjoyed the bike, and several of our friends in town have joined
in, so there is now a small group of 2 year olds out having a blast. We
get so many inquiries and fun comments when people see the kids out on
their Striders.  We highly recommend it to anyone who asks us about
it! Thanks.

This just in from the blog over at www.HowToAvoideTheBummerLife.com.

The post says, “Yesterday was the annual Bastille Day Block Party at Barbette here in Mpls. Every year our BMX team does a demo there, but this year we decided to try something new that was an equal crowd pleaser. Adults racing on Strider children’s bikes. Brilliant.”

This little boy has a prosthetic leg… his parents didn’t figure ‘riding a bike’ was in the cards for him but the Strider running bike is opening up opportunities for him… just 3 years old. His mom says, “He mostly walks with it but is getting better on it. It’s so fun to see him feel like a big boy on his bike.Thank you.

Kids have Strider fun at the Fat Tire Festival in Rapid City, South Dakota in May 2008.

I know, I know… somebody is going be upset because they aren’t wearing helmets. 90% of the time my son has his helmet on but he lost his head when the cute little girl in the red dress and flip-flops showed up. She obviously wasn’t planning on testing bikes, just happened to stop in at the free festival and ended up on a Strider running bike and had a great time… dress, flip-flops and all!

We had some fun little obstacles for the kids to ride on as well. Kids really like the obstacles… it keeps their mind much more involved. We’ve found that kids who are limited to just the flat, straight sidewalk soon get bored and park the bike in search of faster mental input… such as TV and video games. I think this is why the Strider running bikes are going over so well. They are so light and easy to maneuver that kids feel confident in trying to ride obstacles… this keeps kids’ minds engaged much more. It allows them to express creativity… ‘mom, watch this’… and offers them challenge, the opposite of boredom. Stride on.

Strider™ Sports International, Inc. is pleased to announce its corporate sponsorship of the Rapid City,
South Dakota Relay for Life cancer walk.

Strider Sports will donate $20 dollars for every Strider™ Rider who registers and rides at least one lap
for the cause.

The event will be held June 13th at the Sioux Park track located on the corner of Sheridan Lake Road and
Canyon Lake Drive. Opening ceremonies begin at 6:00 pm, followed by the walk, music and many other fun
activities.

A special registration for Strider™ Riders begins at 6:00 pm the night of the event in the pavilion and
Strider™ running bikes will be allowed to participate between 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm.

We invite all Strider™ Riders and their parents to join us in support of this worthwhile and fun event.
Be sure to register in the pavilion before you ride so your $20 will be counted.

We hope to see you there! Wear your Strider™ T-shirt if you have one!!!!

Local television station covers the Strider Sports International, Inc. donation of 6 Strider(tm) running bikes to the local Head Start program.

I thoughts I’d mention this… it was a pretty interesting side note that sums up what children often deal with that we as parents/adults have missed for years. While at the Head Start facility, I noticed that they had trikes for the ‘bigger’ kids 5-7 years old… which seemed odd to me since most kids are capable of riding a bike by this time. Well after looking at one of the trikes it became obvious why you had to be ‘bigger’. These are some industrial trikes! I bet they weighed more than my 27-speed, fully suspended mountain bike. Not only would you have to have an 18″ inseam to reach the pedals on these things but you’d need the legs of a power lifter to propel it! After the news station shot the piece on the Strider donation, the other kids came out for recess. The bigger kids got on some of the trikes and they were making their way down the sidewalk (on the sidewalk only of course) and here’d come a kid half the age on a Strider running bike, whip out into the grass and pass the bigger kid on the trike! This was after just 15 minutes or so on the Strider running bike. Kind of summed the whole Strider experience up right there before our eyes… get kids the right tool for the job, the right weight/size machine for their age and they EXCELL! By the time we left (couldn’t help but hang out for a little while and watch the kids play!), the kids were riding the Strider running bikes through the grass, through the sandbox, under the swingset, balancing on a 2×8 beam… they had been set free from the sidewalk and they were having a blast!