We’re getting snowed on today, but many other areas of the country are getting rain. Remember when you were young and you loved to splash in puddles? Striders are great for having fun in puddles too. You get the stamping of feet with the bonus spray of water off the tires!
And remember all of you sitting inside with snow on the ground…it will melt eventually and when it does puddles will abound!
Strider has been making leaps and bounds in their international following. Japan really loves Strider! They have set up ‘Team No Pedals‘, consisting of 9 team members, led by their captain…Tsubaki (a 3 year old who rocks her pink Strider!) Make sure to check out their website (nopedals.net), they have some great photos and video up.
The Japanese Strider distributor has also started up “The Strider Cup” in his local area. We’re looking at expanding this to have comparable tracks and times from all over the world! Keep watching as we develop this in the New Year.
Feliz Natal e um feliz ano novo do Rio de Janeiro! ~JoJo
Apparently in Brazil they celebrate Christmas on December 24th, something to do with the Southern Hemisphere I’m sure. JoJo was able to get some face time with the big guy ,Papai Noel, as they call him in Rio then take in some tropical ride time around the city.
Merry Christmas from Team Strider and JoJo!
Pretty soon you won’t be able to find any Striders with “Patent Pending” on them anywhere. On December 14th our unique design with frame integrated footrests was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office! Here’s to a great end to the year and an even better 2011!
The Strider elves have been working hard this year to get Striders shipped out all over the globe! Christmas is just a few days away, and we’re all very excited for the current and future Strider riders…hopefully they’re not on the naughty list. Keep watching the blog and “like” us on facebook. Now, with no more ado, here are the Strider elves showing their excitement with some hip-hop dance moves!
Warning: Great review followed by a video with some nasty trike/training wheel crashes.
“We bought two Striders for our 2.5 year old twins who had been really struggling with trying to peddle a tricycle. Within a couple of days they were zipping down the slight incline on our gravel driveway, and really balancing with no adult training required.
We saw them crash many times trying to negotiate riding a tricycle, but they really learned to balance quite easily on the Strider bike. It is well and thoughtfully engineered, strong, but light in weight for small kids.
5 out of 5 stars! Highly recommended!!!!“ — (Jay in Ohio)
…of a Strider racer!
Found some cool photos of Nick this week, he is a Strider racer/rider from Washington State. This past summer he rode in the kids race at ‘Bavarian Bike and Brew‘ in Leavenworth, Washington. His Dad had this to say about the start to his illustrious racing career, “He loved it! He even did 3 extra laps past the cheering crowd in the Beer garden. Gotta love fans!”
He started off the day with a nutritious breakfast with cow and Bert.
A little late morning Pre-ride with Mom.
Quick nap before the big race!
Staring down opponents as he gets ready to start.
It seems like more and more racing venues are adding fun events for the Strider crowd. Make sure to find one in your local area, they are a great way for your kids to have fun and connect with riding buddies for the rest of the year. Our home base of the Black Hills has Winter and Summer fun, both with festive atmosphere!
We found a great video on Youtube that we just had to share! We love that Tabor and Simeon ride together even though they are clearly at different riding levels and ages. At Strider we strive to not only develop balance skills at a young age, but to encourage fun with the entire family as well. Get out, have fun, be safe and have a continued happy holiday season!
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!
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!
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