New Fun!

We bought a Trikke at a yard sale yesterday...Cool! Wow! Fun! Party! They're a good $500 new. We got it for $35! I can't wait til I can look like this dude as I race around on it like a pro. :) For now I am relegated to going up and down on my street trying to master the motion I need to keep it going after the momentum from the decline runs out. The training video says that you have to use some sort of punching motion with the handle bars. At this point I pretty much look like I'm desperately trying to keep it from tipping over (which it actually doesn't do. It stands on its own and doesn't wobble or tip).

The neighbor's 4 cats were all standing on the porch and the lawn staring at me condescendingly as I practiced this morning. They'll all be cowering in the corner when I'm doing wheelies on their lawn! That'll show 'em!

But first I gotta get it moving!...I need to find some tough turf kids who know about these things...Hey, Melanie, is Jonah available Sunday for a lesson in the parking lot if I bring it?! :)

Comments

DanThoms said…
Don't do anything dangerous just to try to impress your neighbors cats.
11:37 PM
Helen Ann said…
But...But if I don't then they'll WIN...THEY'LL WIIIIINNNN!
10:22 AM
melanie said…
OOH, ooh, I want to try!
I don't think Jonah has ever ridden one, but I'm sure he can pick up on it perty quickly like only a kid can. BRING IT! I want to see it and try it out!
4:19 PM
Helen Ann said…
Cool! I will bring it!
5:44 PM
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