Stromlo's Big Drop

[dhd]

Here's a picture of my 10 year old son yesterday at Stromlo......I'm sooo gunna get my butt kicked by him soon!!!

[pinned--->]

Holy moly mate, Hes going to be a little ripper at dh. Thats if he already isnt!

[Dozer]

There could be a few things happening as a result of that photo BIll.
Either you're a bloody good coach and the young fellow is listening to everything you say or he's ignoring your style and doing his thing!:p
What a bloody legend! That is really impressive and very encouraging for the future of MTB. I tip my hat to him!

[binner]

sweet shot Bill, lil tyke is a legend!!!! still remember him doin cutties on a bike 3 times to big for him at the carpark in Strommy earlier this year...make sure you keep him hooked up with the BiLT/Turner team!!!!!;)

[dhd]

What scares me is that at 10 years old he has more style and looks better on a bike than I ever will!
There was actually quite a few little guys really ripping it up on the weekend and hitting some of the big things. It really was awesome to see. All you little guys give yourselves a big pat on the back!

[DHDom]

sam hill look out!!! thats amazing i would be verry proud

[binner]

I forgot to mention nice race jerseys!!!!!!!! ;)

are you selling those?

[scbullit]

That's sick Bill. Good on ya Ben.

[dhd]

Nope.....which means you are one of the privileged few!

[kushy]

Good on him. What a little ripper..Start early and you never know it he might be the next josh bender !!

Cheers

[LIAM?!]

Good on him. What a little ripper..Start early and you never know it he might be the next josh bender !!

Cheers

Doubt it, he is going to land not crash like bender.

[Sutek]

Dude, my youngest daughter is also 10 and loves bikes. Wanna get 'em married?.......I'll let you pay!;)

Also, you're a star cause so many guys name drop in there replies to you haha.:rolleyes:

What's your name again?

Nice pic though, Graeme. He's got more style than both our old asses combined!

Cheers
CD

[T-Rex]

Here's a picture of my 10 year old son yesterday at Stromlo......I'm sooo gunna get my butt kicked by him soon!!!

That's a great shot, Ben was in awesome form on the weekend. And I'm sure you could jump like that if your "huck muscle" was working properly!! The good thing about being a bit older is you have more excuses. Mine was "someone has to drive us home after the race".

[ryan123]

what lil' ripper

but no affence that drops gay now, there is no more scaryness involved because its all filled in!

[woodsey mtb group 4 lyf]

Here's a picture of my 10 year old son yesterday at Stromlo......I'm sooo gunna get my butt kicked by him soon!!!

This kids gonna rip it when hes older

[B1KR BOI]

I cant believe that! Wow what a little ripper! He's got some nice style there he looks comfortable too! Hes going to go places :D

Greg

[pin'd_it]

woah that kid is probable better than me, but has probs been riding longer aswell. thats a mad pic.

ive never been to stromlo so could someone please tell me how big the drop is?

cheers andy

[Giantrider]

Hahaha... showing up his dad :p... For 10 years old hes a ripper, gosh i wish i was like him when i was 10.. He needs a sponsership when he turns 14;)

Hamish

[FR Drew]

what lil' ripper

but no affence that drops gay now, there is no more scaryness involved because its all filled in!

So the penalty for coming up short has to be instant hospitalisation?

OMG! Dats just sooo not hardzcor anymor!

What a crock of RedBull testosterone bullshit.

[T-Rex]

what lil' ripper

but no affence that drops gay now, there is no more scaryness involved because its all filled in!

That drop is a lot bigger than a ten year old rider - pull your head in mate.

[RGN]

I have a 6 yo who is also very enthusiastic. not doing drops that big yet, but maybe next Tuesday. I had a lot of trouble finding decent bikes for kids in Australia. What bike is your son riding? Presumably, it is a 24" wheel, what age did he move to that size. My son has a lot of trouble changing down gears (gripshift style gears) with his gloves on. What gear shifting mechanism worked for your son? Do you have any tips for very junior development? Best of luck with your son. He is very lucky to have a facility like strombolo nearby.

Richard

[T-Rex]

I have a 6 yo who is also very enthusiastic. not doing drops that big yet, but maybe next Tuesday. I had a lot of trouble finding decent bikes for kids in Australia. What bike is your son riding? Presumably, it is a 24" wheel, what age did he move to that size. My son has a lot of trouble changing down gears (gripshift style gears) with his gloves on. What gear shifting mechanism worked for your son? Do you have any tips for very junior development? Best of luck with your son. He is very lucky to have a facility like strombolo nearby.

Richard

That's a great shot! Outstanding form for a six year old!!! You might want to start him out in BMX at this age. My son David started in DH at 9 but prior to that had not done any competitive riding, a stint at BMX would have been good for him. In terms of 24" DH bikes with small frames, the bikes to look for are: Kona Stinky Junior/24, Specialized Big Hit Grom, and Norco B-Line, but these little bikes seem to be hard to find. There's a Stinky Junior for sale in Canberra, it currently belongs to a kid named Mitch Kristianssen who races in the CORC series. Someone on this thread should be able to connect you with him.

And as for junior development tips - lots of riding, keep it fun, and get some body armour - injuries can be very discouraging for little kids.

[downhill_chic07]

Yewwwwww that kid can rip it up...
i was out at stromlo on the weekend the kids riding was overall outstanding for being 10 ( i would of thought he was older than 10)!!! hes gonna be ripping it up when he is older! nice going and good luck for the future kiddo!:D

sweet as!

[david m]

Yeah ben you were ripping it on the weekend!
heres 2 of him on the weekend
and another little pinner

not the best photo's but oh well.

cheers, David

[jamis7]

awesome shots guys im 13 an i went riding with a 9 year old the other week who was doing bigger jumps then me. but i was faster then him coz his bike was to big for him. also how big is that drop at stromlo looks really fun hey

[borrid-mtb]

can some one please post up the pic of the drop at stromlo (one that shows the whole drop). Thnx