Carter got a new bike a couple years ago for Christmas. It's a mountain bike with gears that he uses for triathlons. He's never been a big bike rider around the neighborhood (partly because Rylan still doesn't want to learn to ride without training wheels and it's hard for me to go with him since I have Gray). But now that he's getting older, we'll let him ride around the neighborhood on his own. So he's been riding a little more. He's also started bringing his bike to Rylan's soccer practice or riding on the greenways while I run with Gray in the stroller. Carter's been starting to go off the trails some and ride on the grass and over some roots and really liked doing that.
Last weekend I decided to take Carter to Cane Ridge Park so he could try some real mountain biking. It's the only trail I've done since we've moved to Franklin. I had great intentions of mountain biking a lot once Gray started preschool but with the remnants of two hurricanes coming through here since school started, the trails have been to wet.
Carter and I did one loop on the first trail (about 2 miles). He did GREAT! He never fell and tried most obstacles. He only got off his bike less than 10 times for a hill that was too big to get up when he didn't switch gears correctly or for a tough dip that scared him.
Hopefully we get a break from the rain and can go again soon!
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