| Subject: | Re: TOP ATHLETES DON'T RIDE BIKES |
| Date: | 07/27/2004 04:09 AM |
| From: | snjr |
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Pete wrote: More dangerous than padding 6 year olds up and letting them smack into each other. Actually yes. There are many many more children killed each year while riding their bicycles than all other "ball sports" combined. As to cost, how much does it cost to outfit a kid in football pads, build a baseball field, light a football game on a friday night, rent pool time, house and maintain skulling hulls. I guess I should clarify... bicycle racing has a high "out of pocket" cost for parents versus other school sports. As to hard to master, most seven year olds can ride no handed for miles, jump curbs, and leap off ramps. Don't tell me they don't have skills. Did I say they don't have skills? I don't recall saying that. However, I will say, I do not think a pack of 100 riders in a criterium at speeds of 30 MPH plus is a good place for a seven year old. |
