Yesterday was a beautiful spring Saturday in Vermont and a great day for cycling.  I finished up repairs on the old Schwinn and took it for a ride in Montpelier.  In spite of much road sand in the bike lane and rivulets of melting snow, it was a good first outing.  And it seemed like every kid in central Vermont was out learning to ride.
As I took a detour through the “Meadow,” a residential area with large homes, low traffic, and many young families, over a dozen youngsters were wobbling away on bikes, some on their own, others with parents or older kids alongside.  Further on, I made the mistake of riding the bike path which was clogged with gaggles of families with many of the kids getting their “sea legs” on the first ride of the year. It was just great to see.

As I watched the kids (and walked the bike around a few unsteady riders), I thought once again about the schools of thought regarding training wheels on kid’s bikes.