What a wonderful year it has been! We feel extremely blessed to have a growing business in the midst of so much economic turmoil. We are thankful to all of our distributors, dealers, and customers across the country and around the world. We are thankful for all the smiles and squeals of delight from all the little Strider riders that continue to ‘make our day’. And, we are thankful for the freedom, love and peace offered to us through Jesus, the reason for the Christmas season.
God bless you!
The Strider Sports crew attended the 2009 Interbike Expo in Las Vegas, NV a few months back and Ryan McFarland was interviewed by the folks at Cycle America. We just got a copy of the video and have posted it here. This interview pretty much tells the whole story of Strider from the original invention to the current product and how the features each benefit a child. If you have a few minutes, there’s a good bit of information here.
Strider Sports was a sponsor for the Black Hills Arena Racing event last Saturday night in Rapid City, SD. Strider riders got to be the pre-race entertainment… and had a ball doing it. Here’s a fun little video of kids playing on the whoops, jumps, and rhythm sections of the indoor motocross track. The next indoor race is January 9th.
We have a fun event coming up on December 12, 2009 at the Central States Fairgrounds indoor event center in Rapid City, SD. This the third night of racing for the Black Hills Arena Racing motocross series and Strider running bikes is a sponsor of the event. As such, we are going to have a Strider Free Ride event prior to the racing action.
The track will be all prepped and formed into berms, jumps, whoops and all sorts of fun stuff for little kids to play on! It is basically a giant sandbox/playground. Doors open at 5:45pm on Saturday night. Strider riders meet toward the west end of the arena and take to the track at 6:15pm. We’ll play on the track until the racing is set to get underway (usually about 6:45pm). At that time, you can go grab a snack from the concession stand and get to your seat for some FUN action. If you haven’t been to these races, they are really something to see… the big air and speed of the pros is awesome and the pee-wee racers are fun to watch as well. You’ll even be able to cheer for Bode McFarland (#85) in the Pee-Wee 4-6 class… Bode is my first son and was the inspiration for the Strider running bike way back when. If you can’t make it to the event, check back here in a few weeks and we’ll try to have a video posted!
The Love of a Family Makes Life Beautiful
“Summer has been walking around the house with her Strider. I was so impressed that she figured it out so quickly and confidently.”
“My daughter along with other toddlers will no longer have to go through the painful experience of “learning” how to ride a bike. Much like talking, they will just learn on their own with the Strider Running Bike. This Bike for toddlers, doesn’t have any peddles, is low to the ground and is made specifically for little ones to learn balance. So before getting your kids a trike with 3 wheels, go straight for a two wheeler.”
“My niece is at the perfect age and she absolutely loved her bike when it arrived. We made sure to send it in her favorite color.”
“There are many reviews out there about its use and abilities and I’ll get there but I really wanted to talk about the quality of this bike. The quality is exceptional and I can tell that its going to last a longer then Gavin will use it. This means that not only will you get your value out of it from one child put it can be used by sibling later as well.”
“Avery loved it! We got it delivered to our door, She was eating breakfast when it came. So I was able to put it together before she even saw it. She IMMEDIATELY jumped on the bike and started to ride.”
“If you haven’t heard of this bike before I’m sure you’ll want one by the end of this post. This has got to be one of my favorite things I’ve had the pleasure to review. Not only because it’s such a great product but because J truly loves this bike.”
“When he first started, he was literally running while sitting on the bike – hence the name Running Bike. Now, he zooms around it likes it’s nothing! I felt comfortable letting my 3 year old ride on the bike himself instead of jumping for him every time he wobbled back and forth! This bike is definitely ‘Approved by The Mommy-Files!’”
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http://agiveawayeveryday.blogspot.com/2009/10/strider-running-bike-giveaway.html
http://littleesmama.blogspot.com/2009/10/strider-running-bike-review-giveaway.html
http://frugalplus.com/strider-running-bike-review-giveaway
http://www.thefunky-monkey.com/2009/10/strider-running-bike-giveaway.html
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http://beautifulangelzz.blogspot.com/2009/10/strider-bike-review.html
“as I stood it up, he grabbed the handle bars and threw his leg over and began walking with the bike. I had seriously under estimated him! We then took it outside and I watched as he had a blast with his new “Big boy bike”!”
“I gave him some basic instructions, like walk, then run, then lift your feet and ride. And in less than half a day this kid left behind his old training wheel bike and was a balance bike pro. All he wants to do is ride the thing.”
“The confidence she built while on the Strider makes her want to keep riding it. I am not sure if she will give it up, even when she does get a “big girls” bike like her cousins. For all she is concerned, she is on a “big girls” bike now! And her tricycle? Collecting dust!”
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