I think that I can speak for most country kids when I declare that country kids are not really good bike riders. We never had to learn to hop curbs, our tires are always flat due to stickers and in my case my riding was pretty much limited to our driveway because the black top road was too dangerous due to heavy over-stressed, too busy farmer traffic. Riding in sandy dirt just is not as much fun and easy as concrete. Usually a 4-wheeler or horses are available and that always trumps a bike. And oh yeah, no helments, although no one needs them more!
Why am I telling you this? My kids want to expand our horizons and take their bikes to the zoo...and my bike too. I purchased a bike with a baby seat thing on the back so I can take Jill along. I probably should be arrested for child endangerment every time I have used that with her in it. It will be an educational day for my little chics: This is a curb, we cannot jump it. There is a car coming, please stop. That is a pedestrian, do not run them over. That is an animal, do not look at it and still pedal your bike. You city folk can do all of the above fine, but when country comes to town with our bikes...look out.
But hey, we go...just have to get Anna's flat tire fixed first.
I bet Jill would love it if you hopped the curb :0)
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