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  • EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING
  • MOBILITY TOOLS EQUIPMENT
  • EQUITY FOR ALL KIDS
  • CURRICULUM PROGRAMS
  • RESEARCH REPORTS GUIDES
  • MODEL INITIATIVES
  • GUEST SPEAKERS
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MOBILITY TOOLS + EQUIPMENT

We need a 

developmentally-appropriate 

set of biking education 

teaching tools 

for children 0-8 years old. 

DEVICES

LOOSE PARTS

SURFACES

SURFACES

LOOSE PARTS

SURFACES

LOOSE PARTS

LOOSE PARTS

LOOSE PARTS

DEVICES

BALANCE BIKES

BALANCE BIKES

BALANCE BIKES

The balance bike is the best tool to get more kids riding bicycles earlier

PEDAL BIKES

BALANCE BIKES

BALANCE BIKES

Pedal bikes allow children to explore greater distances!

Balance Bikes, an explainer

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Balance bike rider fit

Seated, with feet flat on the ground, legs slightly bent, shoulders leaning forward.

Buying a bike for children and teaching a child how to ride

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SURFACES

Complete Streets

Complete Streets

Complete Streets

biking is

a normal part of life  

all children will have the skills to 

access public infrastruct

Biking becomes

a normal part of life  where

all children will have the skills to 

access public infrastructure like 

bike paths and off 

road trails to live healthy lives

Traffic Gardens

Complete Streets

Complete Streets

Traffic gardens are a great way for kids to develop integrated biking skills and roadway comprehensi

Traffic gardens are a great way for kids to develop integrated biking skills and roadway comprehension

Traffic Garden explainer video!

Safe Routes

Complete Streets

Safe Routes

Empower children 0-8 with joy and confidence through active independent mobility.

A Guide for Engaging Communities and Creating Change

Empower children 0-8 with joy and confidence through active independent mobility.

LOOSE PARTS

HELMETS

HELMETS

HELMETS

RAMPS

HELMETS

HELMETS

SIGNS

HELMETS

STORAGE

STORAGE

STORAGE

STORAGE

TOOLS

STORAGE

TOOLS

Equipment needs dedicated responsibility for maintenance.

Find a champion!

Helmets

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Fitting a bicycle helmet

Ajuste del casco de bicicleta

special helmet!

read the story

BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY INSTITUTE

Find answers to your questions surrounding kids and helmets,  this consumer funded, volunteer staffed organization has extensive writing.  They also offer  bulk quantity helmet purchases. 

HELMETS.ORG

RAMPS

A fast rolling bike is necessary for balance

Learning to push a balance bike fast enough to roll at a steady speed takes time and practice.  Often times riders keep their feet on the ground too much.  Adding a ramp to the practice space allows the rider to push to the top of the ramp, lift feet, and roll down.  The speed requires the rider to keep their feet off of the ground.  riders see it as a challenge that makes butterflies in their tummy! Whee!

DIY ramp

We started with 3/4" or 5/8" plywood, each piece is 24" wide x 60" long.  We set the saw blade depth at half of the plywood thickness, then made straight cuts every 1" across the short dimension, extending one foot on each side of center of the long dimension.  This allowed the plywood to bend.  For the under structure, we tried two different styles using 2" x 4", 2" x 3", and 2" x 2".  We minimized the overall size and under structure framing to reduce the total weight.  Notice that the under structure does not touch the ground, allowing the plywood to contact the riding surface.  We countersunk all screw heads, sanded all edges, primed and painted.  The maximum 4"-5" height allowed for riders to catch themselves if they went off of the side.  Each ramp weighs approximately 26 pounds.  

DIY RAMP

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SIGNS

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STORAGE

ENCLOSURES

ENCLOSURES

ENCLOSURES

RACKS

ENCLOSURES

ENCLOSURES

AIR and GRIPS

Add air to tires every 60 days, replace grips every 4-5 years.  

TOOLS

PUMPS

WRENCHES

WRENCHES

WRENCHES

WRENCHES

WRENCHES

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