Posts Tagged ‘pee wee racing’
Monday, June 6th, 2011
As the sons of Strider’s founder Ryan McFarland, Jesse and Bode have been the willing test riders for Strider since day one. If ‘necessity is the Mother of invention’ than ‘teaching Bode to ride a bike was the Mother of Strider.’ Ever since they were old enough to walk, they’ve been on two wheels of one kind or another.
Starting at three years old they were both on an Oset electric mini dirt bikes. Here are some great photos of Jesse and Bode decked out in Yamaha blue on their PW50 and TTR 90 respectively.
Jesse on his new 90cc Yamaha
Their progression is moving along every day as they get older…but they both still love to ride Striders!
Bodi on his Yamaha TTR 90
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Tags: balance, Bodi, early childhood development, Jesse, learning to ride a bike, Oset, pee wee motocross, pee wee racing, Strider Alumni, strider prebike, Strider Progression, toddler bike, yamaha
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
The KTM Strider was recently given a great review in Transworld Motocross magazine!
“We have only one thing to say about the Strider bikes: why didn’t we think of that? These are amazing starter bikes for the little BMXer/MXer in your life. They promote balance and the concept of bike riding without those sissy training wheels. Add in the KTM branding, and it only reinforces the moto mind.” ~ Transworld Motocross (The Things You Need)
That sounds about right to us! Let us know if you see Striders anywhere else in the press and keep sharing your photos, videos and stories with us and the other Strider fans on facebook.
Tags: BMX, early childhood development, first bike, learning to ride a bike, moto mind, MX, NBL, pee wee racing, running bike, strider prebike, supercross, the things you need, Transworld Motocross
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
That’s what the graphic on this great video introducing Striders to North Carolinians says. While 63 degrees sounds good (as we sit inside on another chilly night in South Dakota) the story sounds even better! The only thing we can find to disagree with is the bike mechanic saying that Striders are “probably better than training wheels.” As most of you know already…Striders Rule, Training Wheels Drool! (Click on the screen shot below to jump to news story)
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, bicycle retailer, BMX, christmas, confused bike mechanic, early childhood development, first bike, learning to ride a bike, let's move, NBL, North Carolina, pee wee racer, pee wee racing, prebike, Raleigh, running bike, running bikes, strider prebike, strider prebikes, toddler bike, toddler bikes, training wheels, tricycle
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Monday, December 13th, 2010
With Blizzards all around the country we’ve been looking for things to do inside! Mike; our graphic design guru, mountain bike friend, and father of a few Strider riders , thought of this interesting use of the excess bubble wrap he had laying around from all the presents he bought this holiday season. Tell me that doesn’t look like fun!
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, bicycle retailer, Blizzard, BMX, bubble wrap, christmas, early childhood development, first bike, learning to ride a bike, NBL, pee wee, pee wee motocross, pee wee racer, pee wee racing, popping, prebike, running bike, running bikes, Snow, strider, strider prebike, strider prebikes, toddler, toddler bike, toddler bikes, training wheels, tricycle
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Wow…that snuck up on us fast! Are you ready for Christmas? We’ve been getting a lot of feedback from parents saying that they want to give the Striders they bought for Christmas to their kids RIGHT NOW! If you still haven’t ordered your Strider PREbike or accessories there is still time!
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, BMX, christmas, early childhood development, first bike, learning to ride a bike, NBL, pee wee racing, prebike, running bike, running bikes, Santa Claus, strider, strider prebikes, toddler, toddler bike, toddler bikes, training wheels, tricycle
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
We caught a quick glimpse of a red Strider PREbike on a NBC broadcast out of Philadelphia last week! Check out the Video(at 1:20 in), which has some great tips on safe toy buying as the holiday season fast approaches…much more informative than ‘Irwin Mainway: Consumer Probe‘
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, bicycle retailer, BMX, christmas, early childhood development, first bike, Irwin Mainway, learning to ride a bike, NBC, NBL, pee wee, pee wee motocross, pee wee racing, Philadelphia, prebike, running bike, running bikes, strider, strider prebike, strider prebikes, toddler, toddler bike, toddler bikes, training wheels, tricycle
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
Any Strider fans that ride motorcycles or have watched the enormously popular ‘On Any Sunday‘ movie know of the legendary Malcolm Smith!
Here’s a classic view of Smith in the Trailer for ‘On Any Sunday’ (at 51 seconds in)
Malcolm was the Vintage Motorcycle Days Grand Marshall this year. This is one of the great events put on by the American Motorcycle Association each year. Ryan, the inventor and head Strider enthusiast, attended the event and had a chance to visit with Malcolm and even get a few Striders autographed! We’re donating these bikes and auctioning them off with all the proceeds going to support the Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation which funds an orphanage in Mexico. Here’s your chance to get your little one riding, own a very unique Strider with a fun back story, and help out some little kids in Mexico who’ve had a really tough start in life. A perfect way to celebrate the holidays… bid generously, it’s for a great cause. Click here for the Ebay auction sites: Red Strider and Yellow Strider!
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, BMX, Bruce Brown, christmas, early childhood development, Ebay Auction, first bike, Holidays, learning to ride a bike, Malcolm Smith, motocross, NBL, On Any Sunday, pee wee motocross, pee wee racer, pee wee racing, prebike, running bike, running bikes, strider, strider prebike, strider prebikes, supercross
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Don’t let your kids become Butterballs, get them on a Strider!
Yes, we know this is impossible and perhaps a bit strange.
We, at Strider, hope you all have a great and safe Thanksgiving wherever you are. Hopefully exhaustion (from Strider riding) and tryptophan (from turkey eating) will help the kids sleep all night!
Tags: balance bike, balance bikes, Butterballs, childhood obesity, christmas, early childhood development, first bike, learning to ride a bike, NBL, pee wee racing, prebike, running bike, running bikes, strider, strider prebike, strider prebikes, Thanksgiving, toddler, toddler bike, toddler bikes, Tryptophan, Turkey
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
John and Nanda (Strider’s international jetsetters) were back in Europe earlier this month. Strider made a big splash at the “68th International Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition” in Milan!
One of the favorite photos from EICMA 2010 was the look on this boy’s face. JoJo swapped a Strider for his less maneuverable 4 wheeled scooter…he instantly got an “I get it” look!
Watch for more of JoJo tomorrow and have a safe and fun holiday season!
Tags: "I get it", balance bike, balance bikes, childhood obesity, christmas, early childhood development, EICMA, international shipping, JoJo, learning to ride a bike, Milan, NBL, pee wee racing, prebike, running bike, running bikes, strider, strider prebike, strider prebikes, toddler bike, toddler bikes, training wheels, tricycle
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Malcolm ”The Man, The Myth, The Legend” Smith, recently teamed up with Strider to get 12 Striders to the children of El Oasis orphanage in Baja, Mexico. Below is a short video of some of the kids enjoying a first ride on their Striders!
Make sure to check out Malcolm Smith in Bruce Brown’s classic, ‘On Any Sunday‘. Be sure to keep checking out the blog and the Strider website for information about an upcoming Ebay auction of Malcolm Smith autographed Striders as well!
Tags: Baja, balance bike, balance bikes, BMX, dirt rider magazine, Donation, early childhood development, El Oasis Orphanage, first bike, learning to ride a bike, Malcolm Smith, Mexico, NBL, pee wee motocross, pee wee racing, prebike, strider prebike, strider prebikes, supercross, toddler, toddler bikes
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