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Striding Around Tokyo

joelhagan — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:12:57 +0000

Strider Cup is the brain child of our Japanese distributors and Striders have really taken off in Japan as a result. Every day we get videos and YouTube links sent with huge crowds of children riding their Striders. When we stumbled on the YouTube video below we couldn’t help but smile at the change of pace.

The two year old is taking a leisurely Stride through the city streets. The music is infectious, He’s got a great smile and after only two months on his green Strider he is getting more adventurous!

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Stride On!

Strider and Thudbuster in Momentum Magazines GoodyBasket

joelhagan — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:48:27 +0000

Every month we eagerly thumb through the new issue of Momentum Magazine here at Strider Sports International. While perusing the special goodybasket edition we were glad to see a green Strider! As we turned the page to drool at more cool gadgets and bike add-ons we were pleasantly surprised to see the Thudbuster from Cane Creek.

The Thudbuster is another great invention from the FACE (Founder and Chief Enthusiast) of Strider, Ryan McFarland. If you have a hard tail mountain bike or you just want a little added plushness to your road bike you should check them out!

If you haven’t checked out Momentum Magazine…you should. What bike magazine(s) are you the most excited about getting each month?

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Strider Races at the Black Hills Fat Tire Festival

joelhagan — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:47:20 +0000

In just over two weeks the Strider Cup and Strider Adult Downhill will be rolling into Striderville (Rapid City, SD)! We’ll have a booth at the Black Hills Fat Tire Festival and it is guaranteed to be a great time for riders from 18 months to 99 years old.

If you already own a Strider for you little ones then come on down and ride with some other Strider riders (This is especially great if they are just learning). If you don’t have a Strider yet then come on down and try one out! We’ll have demo bikes to ride for free and also bikes for sale.

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Stride On!

Strider Raffle at the Dahl Mountain Culture Festival!

joelhagan — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:39:26 +0000

The 7th annual Dahl Mountain Culture Festival kicked off last night in Rapid City, SD with the opening of the photo exhibition! If you live in or near Striderville come check it out. There will be events all week centered around “mountain culture” culminating on the 15th and 16th of April at the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.

Imagine how good this guy would have been if he'd started a little younger on a Strider!

Strider is the perfect fit for this crowd of outdoorsy folks…that’s why we’ve donated 2 Striders to the Dahl Arts Center to raffle off during the film festival. Make sure that you stop down at the Dahl next week to pick up some tickets for your chance to win a Strider for a child, grandchild, niece or nephew. The added bonus (if you win or don’t win) is that you help support arts education and exhibitions throughout the year!

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Double Trouble Test Ride!

joelhagan — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:57:57 +0000

You’ve seen the Double Trouble in previous Strider blog entries, now see it in action! Wyatt and Cole, sons of Strider R&D man Charlie, test ride their Dad’s creation to see if they can cooperate long enough to make it work.

Cole’s legs are a little shorter than Wyatt’s, but this is definitely the best test ride to date!

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Taking Strider to the Masses!

joelhagan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:29:23 +0000

There’s a new Sam’s Club in town and they’ve given Strider some front of the store real estate for an awesome display!

The real question is; how will they stop kids from riding these all over the store? We’ll update you after the opening!

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Strider Progression: Part 5

joelhagan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:08:12 +0000

After mastering such skills as balance, ramps and offroad riding (among other things) it’s not time to hang up the Strider just yet. Upgrading to the extra long seat post will make it useful until they are 5!

This is a great way for them to continue working on their balance skill without being hindered by pedals. It also gives them an opportunity to be a little more daring. Whether they start getting some air off of curbs and ramps or they get more comfortable “shredding the gnar” (We’re not quite sure what that means, but probably not this) at their local skate park.

A lot of Strider riders will continue to go back to their pedal-less friends even after starting to ride a pedal bike. Remember it’s all about fun and honing their craft!

Here’s a great video showing a lot of the skills that your rider will continue to develop.

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Canadian Exchange Rate

joelhagan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:49:11 +0000

I lived in Canada for 4 years…so I consider myself somewhat of an expert on the Great White North.

While perusing FaceBook yesterday I came across some great photos of a Canadian Strider rider with banks of snow up to his shoulders! This doesn’t seem to faze him at all, in fact he’s not even wearing a toque (Canadian for stocking cap) even though it’s probably -6 Celsius.

This was a great reminder what the Canadian exchange rate is all about. Two feet of Canadian snow is equivalent to roughly 6 inches of American snow*.

Toque? I don't need no stinkin' toque!

*Don’t quote me on the exact numbers…the exchange rate may have gone up or down a little since I lived there…Also yellow snow is the same in both countries.

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Run Over My Foot

joelhagan — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:58:54 +0000

Here is an excellent follow up to the yesterday’s blog entry. We love hearing stories like this…Keep posting!

“I was researching a bike to buy for my 3-year old girl for Christmas. She had her heart set on a pink Disney Princesses bike. What I read about the quality of that bike turned me off as I could see her breaking down and crying when it fell apart in a matter of days. I was looking around for an alternative and saw that the Strider bike was a big seller and decided to look further. I became convinced that the bike would be sturdier and that the innovative concept was worth a shot – we could always buy the Disney bike as a back up.

Christmas day arrived and she opened up the box and was all excited to see her new, pink bike. However, I explained to her that her bike was different in that it didn’t have pedals nor training wheels (where we live, no one has these bikes yet). She was a real trooper about it. She let me put on her helmet and she did her best to walk around with the bike, explaining to onlookers that it had no pedals.

A few days of this and I started to worry that she would give up. So I invented a little game – run over daddy’s foot. I would walk in front of her and she would have to move quickly enough to run over my foot with the front tire. This helped a little. So then I turned to YouTube and showed her videos of other kids riding the bike.

A few days later, a bunch of kids in our apartment complex were playing, many of them with bikes with training wheels. My little girl participated a litte more, walking around with her bike. Suddenly, she said: “look, dad!”, took a few steps and then lifted both feet off the ground and coasted. I was in shock! She repeated this about a dozen times but then got tired of it. So, I was happy with the progress but still unsure if this would work out.

The next day, we went to our parking lot and she simply took off. She did not stop running and coasting for a whole hour. The only time she took a rest was to stop and spontaneously shout that she loves her bike! Since then, she rides the thing almost every day and totally loves it.

Believe in this bike, it’s awesome!” ~Mark B.

They’ll Get It…Eventually

joelhagan — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:45:28 +0000

When talking about Strider with Friends and Customers we often hear parental concerns. Sometimes their children just want to only walk with their Strider, or refuse to sit on the seat at all! Other times, like my own daughter, they get easily distracted and quit riding after about 5 minutes. Recently we had a gathering of Strider riders at the warehouse. Ranging from 2 to 7 years old they were all on Striders and all were having a great time no matter their skill level.

Some of the kids were zipping up and down ramps, teeter totter obstacles, and raised balance planks. Others were content to wheel around on their Striders, seemingly oblivious, occasionally pointing out one of the bigger kids zooming by.

With that in mind, here is a great vidio of 19 month old Autumn on her new pink Strider. She is just big enough to get her feet on the ground and she is very determined to keep up with her big brother! Remember, no matter where they’re at with their Strider skills today, they’ll get it…eventually.

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