Posts Tagged ‘balance bike’
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
We hope your weekend is going great! Here’s the new photo highlights video from the Super Nationals in Desoto, TX last weekend!
Were you there? Are you going to be at the SoCal Nationals next week? Share your thoughts, stories and media at StriderLife.
Now get outside and enjoy your Saturday!
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Tags: balance bike, Desoto, DRP Records, EBESS Films, Eric Bess, MJT Designs, running bike, strider balance bike, Strider Bike, strider racing, Super Nationals, toddler bike, tx, USA BMX, Year Long Disaster
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
What a great weekend of racing under the roof in Desoto, TX! Riders from Cowtown BMX were there again in force sweeping the 4 year old class…okay they were the only ones in the 4 year old class. Team Crusader Bikes showed up to place 2nd in the 3 year old class on the one of a kind Ti-STRIDER!
The STRIDER Riders that stuck around got to see some amazing BMX races as well. Most of the US Olympic hopefuls were taking the week off to prepare for next weeks race in Chula Vista, CA at the U.S. Olympic Center, but the international Olympic crowd was there in full force looking to pick up some much needed points and riding time.
See you at the SoCal Nationals next week in Cali! Stride On
4 Year Old STRIDER
1 Jacob Prichard – Cowtown BMX – Fort Worth, TX
2 Peyton Prichard – Cowtown BMX – Benbrook, TX
3 Year Old STRIDER
1 Brendan Catching, , Manvel, TX
2 Gage Lane – Crusader Bikes – Houston, TX
3 Matthew McLeod – Cowtown BMX - Euless, TX
4 Zane Oliver – Universal City, TX
5 Cadrian Stewart – Broken Arrow, OK
6 Jakob Krenek – Tucson, AZ
7 Kinlee Snider – Burleson, TX
2 & UNDER STRIDER
1 Carson Morgan
2 Goran Djurovic – Wichita, KS
3 Braydon Robert – Burleson, TX
4 Phenixx Jennison – Elkhorn, WI
5 Jayce Grieve – Cabot, AR
6 Haden Hatfield – Lakeway, Texas
Photos courtesy of Jasen at MJT Designs! If interested in purchasing click on the logo to go to his site.
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Tags: 2012, balance bike, Desoto, running bike, strider, strider balance bike, Strider Cup, strider prebike, Strider World Cup, Super Nationals, toddler bike, tx, USA BMX
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
We’re packing up a bunch of Monster Jam STRIDER Bikes, some employees and heading to Las Vegas this weekend! From 11am to 5pm on March 23rd & 24th we’ll be running a huge STRIDER Adventure Zone during the Party in the Pits at the 13th Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam World Finals. Talk about getting your Monster Jam and STRIDER fix at the same time!
This is the perfect opportunity for your little STRIDER Riders to ride with others and check out the Monster Jam trucks up close and personal. Even better the “Party in the Pits” is free with your ticket for the 2012 Monster Jam Finals! Location and details can be found in the StriderLife event calendar.
Jesse and Bode Party in the Pits at Baltimore 2011!
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Tags: 2012 monster jam world finals, Advance Auto Parts, Adventure Zone, balance bike, Grave Digger, Grinder, Las Vega, Maximum Destruction, Mohawk Warrior, Monster Jam, Monster Mutt, NGK Spark Plugs, NV, party in the pits, running bike, strider, Strider Adventure Zone, strider balance bike, toddler bike
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Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Nottingham Outlaws BMX club will hold the event at its Seller’s Wood Drive, Bulwell, track on Sunday, April 1.
Children aged from 18 months to five years will race on pedalless balance bikes.
Event organiser Phil Gray-Blest said: “We’re really pleased to have the Strider team join us for their first full Strider Cup event in the UK. It means that we are now able to give children from 18 months the chance to try cycling in a fun, competitive and safe play environment.
“This is the second year that our club races have included novice BMX races specifically for new riders and this new balance bike event will enable even younger riders to get involved.”
Strider Cup and World Cup races are held all over the world. They are designed to help children learn co-ordination.
The Strider racing at Bulwell will mark the start of the first-ever official series of balance bike races held on British soil.
For more information, visit www.StriderCup.org
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Tags: balance bike, Nottingham, Nottingham Outlaws BMX, pedalless, running bike, strider, strider balance bike, Strider Cup, Strider World Championship, Strider World Cup, toddler bike, UK
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Saturday, March 17th, 2012
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day we found the 2011 Irish Dowhnhill Championship…You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to find a decent video of a leprechaun on a bicycle! Alice and Andrew from Ireland(Below) were the closest we could get. If anybody does happen to dress their STRIDER Rider up for a St. Patty’s Day parade make sure to share your photos and video at StriderLife.
Alice and Andrew, Irish STRIDER Riders Extraordinaire!
I think our favorite part of this video (besides the amazing downhill course) is how casually some of the riders are dressed, Several are wearing t-shirts and shorts. In most other countries the riders are fully padded up for a race like this. Just goes to show you how tough the Irish are!
Bíodh Dé Sathairn mór le do leipreacháin beag!
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Tags: balance bike, championship, Downhill, running bike, strider, strider balance bike, StriderDay, toddler bike
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
Any and all Strider Cup racing fans should be checking out the newest issue of PULL Magazine! The main article in this issue was appropriately entitled “Generation Next“, while it wasn’t about STRIDER Riders it would certainly be an apt description.
The March issue saw the addition of a new section titled “PUSH” which features results and highlights of STRIDER Racing Action from all the USA BMX Nationals.
See you in Desoto, TX at the USA BMX Super Nationals this weekend!
Stride On!
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Tags: balance bike, PULL Magazine, PUSH, running bike, strider, strider balance bike, Strider Cup, strider racing, Strider World Cup, toddler bike, USA BMX
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Just wanted to let you all know that the Strider Running Bikes page has been “Timelined”! There are some good things, and some not-so-good things, about the new page…
The good: You can see what your friends are posting on the Strider Running Bikes page, and we can make the photos larger to highlight them. There will also be ways for us to pin certain posts at the top of the page. It’s also kind of fun to look back to when the STRIDER page was started. Another good thing about the timeline is the nice big cover photo space. This allows us to better highlight the winner from each month’s STRIDER Calendar Contest over at www.StriderLife.com.
The not-so-good: Fan posts will be corralled down below in a box called “Recent Posts by Others on Strider Running Bikes.” Photos appear as a paper clip, not a thumbnail. … But if you open the box you can see everything in a Wall-like format. Posts by STRIDER are in a separate box, in another column. And to borrow a line from Henry Ford, Facebook says you can make the photo any shape you want as long as it’s horizontal … or square.
We’ll keep you updated as we play around with the formatting…Stride On!
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Tags: balance bike, Calendar Contest, Facebook, running bike, strider, strider balance bike, strider prebike, StriderLife, timeline, toddler bike
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
If you’re in the vicinity of Dallas, TX this weekend you’re not going to want to miss the Strider World Cup® at the USA BMX Super Nationals!
The STRIDER Adventure Zone will be up and running all weekend with Strider Racing on Saturday. Check below for specifics and head over to StriderLife to RSVP, join the STRIDER conversation, share your photos and watch some racing videos with your little one!
Strider Cup Racing Info:
-Registration handled by USA BMX @ their Registration Semi-trailer from 2pm to 5pm on Friday (3/16) and 7:30am to 9:30am on Saturday (3/17)
- Participants to meet at Strider tent Saturday (3/17) at 11 am for Pre-Race info.
-Racing on Saturday (3/17) starts with practice at 11:20 with races to start at 11:45 or asap.
-Race Entry Fee:$25 which includes Membership in USA BMX/Strider
-AdditionalSTRIDER World Cup Races at USA BMX National events are $25 each
Adventure Zone Information:
- Fun Strider riding area separate from the BMX track.
- Strider Adventure Zone will be held March 16th – 18th.
- FREE and open daily Friday through Sunday.
- Bring your own bike or borrow one of our demo bikes.
- Riding areas with ramps and obstacles are ideal for 18 months to 5 year old riders.
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Tags: 2012, balance bike, Dallas, Desoto, March 16-18, Metroplex BMX, running bike, strider, Strider Adventure Zone, strider balance bike, Strider Cup, Strider World Cup, Super Nationals, Texas, toddler bike, tx, USA BMX
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
About a month and a half ago we received a call from Kirk in Colorado. He had been driving home from a visit with his grand kids in Denver when he spotted a bright green spot in the snowy ditch on the side of the road. Wanting to help keep the road clean for others Kirk stopped to put the green thing in the back of his pick-up. When he saw that it was a STRIDER Kirk gave us a call to see if anybody had contacted us about losing one or if the parents may have registered the bike with us. He left his phone number and we never thought it would go further…
- *Dramatization…This may or may not be anything like what Kirk actually saw
A week later we received the below email at our general information address from Jennifer:
“I LOVE the strider bike! We bought one for my daughter before she turned two….on the lowest seat setting, she could barely touch the ground. We’d make her ride it…and sometimes she’d only do it for a minute or two. But she mastered it in no time and we bought her a 12″ bike with pedals as soon as her feet could touch the ground. It’s a very heavy bike, actually and she learned to ride it after just a few sessions at age 3 1/2. She can balance on it almost standing still. We never used training wheels and she is the youngest person we know who rides a bike without them. The strider bike is also very light weight…easy to carry when you’re on a walk and they don’t want to ride anymore. Toddlers are fussy like that. Now my 16 mo. old son is already on his (well, was, it fell off the car on the way to CA from CO. BUMMER!) I love that bike so much I cried (bothered me more than the kids!) Anyway, thank you so much for the cool creation. My kids love it and they really CAN do it!” -Jennifer
What are the chances?
We gave Kirk a call back to let him know that we had found the STRIDER owners over 1,000 miles away! In the mean time Kirk’s grandchildren had been enjoying the Green STRIDER. We couldn’t bring ourselves to take away a bike from kids who were using it so we told them to keep it and to make sure to come out to the STRIDER Adventure Zone and STRIDER Cup races in Denver at this year’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge finish festival!
Jennifer’s daughter, has moved on to her pedal bike in their final destination of Arizona:
I can do it...thanks to STRIDER!
Jennifer’s Son, is riding in style on the brand spanking new Red ST-3 STRIDER we sent him…we couldn’t stand to see a STRIDER deprived little brother!
- Watch Out Big Sis, I’ll be pedaling before you know it!
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Tags: Arizona, AZ, balance bike, CA, California, CO, Colorado, Denver, Jennifer, Kirk, pedal, running bike, ST-3, strider, strider balance bike, toddler bike, USA Pro Cycling Challenge, USAPCC
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Terry Peak Ski Area (a mere hour away from Striderville) will be the staging grounds for the First Annual STRIDER Snow Cup! Combining everything you already love about STRIDER Cup Racing and Snowy Fun in the great outdoors, this is sure to be an amazing event for all involved.
Included in the $25 Registration is; 1. A set of the brand new STRIDER Ski Attachments (You’ll be the 1st kid with a pair of these on your block) 2. Access to the STRIDER Snow Adventure Zone and STRIDER Snow Cup Registration 3. Ribbons for all 4. A Number plate for your STRIDER!
The Adventure Zone opens at 1pm with racing at 2pm! The course will be next to the Stewart Chair Lift #4 near the Stewart Lodge. RSVP at StriderLife.com…See You At The Hill!
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Tags: balance bike, black hills, Lead, SD, Snow, South Dakota, stewart lodge, strider, strider balance bike, Strider Cup, Strider Snow Cup, Strider World Cup, Striderville, terry peak ski area
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