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Getting the Kids
Tips and Drills for Keeping it Fun
I
ntroducing a child to off road riding is an excing me for a parent, especially for those of us that have a back-
ground in the sport. It's also a bit nerve racking. I admit that I am one of those parents that sees potenal disas-
ter in any situaon. I can't explain it, maybe it's because I have girls, or maybe I'm just wired that way.
Paradoxically, I ran out and bought a PW 50 at the first expression of interest from my oldest daughter. That was a
few years ago. She was five or six back then so I've had some me to observe her progress and form an opinion
about how to ease entry-level girls in to riding.
One of the first decisions you will have to make is what bike to purchase. As menoned above, I bought a used
