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Posted by greenbarn
- April 08, 2012, 16:25:18 PMIs 17-18 too early to be on a road bike?? What's ya'll opinions??
I said I'd never let my boys have a bike while they lived at home. Too dangerous for young and dumb fearless fodder-heads (I was one once). They both raced ATVs for a while, but there aren't any 4000 lb cars on the dirt track.
But now my oldest is 20, working, in college, and engaged, and can pretty much make his decisions, I guess. He bought is first road bike a couple months ago, a couple weeks before I bought my Drifter.
I've convinced him (I think) to take the basic riders safety course - I'm willing to pay for it. I'm pretty sure that I'll also take the 17 year old (18 this July) so he'll get the benefit of the training in case he ends up with a bike. Part of me wants to say NO BIKE YET - you're not old enough. Then another part of me thinks I'll have the advantage of a little more control right now (you know - "If I EVEN HEAR A RUMOR you're doing something dumb ONE TIME, the bike gets sold).
I should also mention, he is generally level-headed, and actualy showed more restraint on the quad than his older brother in a lot of ways. But with all young guns, there is always that streak of wildness...
So what's the predominant wisdom? Just say no, (to him buying a bike) or let him if he wants? (either way, I think I'll have him take the BRC with us) Open to any thoughts or sugestions.