I also grew up with training wheels. They're called Stützräder in German.

@noaimnoskillnokill3947

3 жыл бұрын

I'm only 24 and I also had training wheels. I think the balancing bikes for kids must have become a thing just in recent years. Like after 2000 I guess

@danielgstohl9993

3 жыл бұрын

@@noaimnoskillnokill3947 Same here. Grew up with training wheels myself but I'm seeing kids with these balance bikes nowadays. I think they make a lot of sense. I had lots of trouble as a child balancing on a real bike. IMO training wheels might be taking away the one thing you should actually be training.

@noaimnoskillnokill3947

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielgstohl9993 yeah, I think I actually had trouble with the training wheels and when my father took them off once I first begged him to put them on again in fear of hurting myself. But then I realized that I actually did not want them to be put back on, it took me a few weeks and some bruises to figure out the balancing but yeah, the training wheels are less useful for "training" than for preventing kids that just started riding a bike from falling over. But if the bikes (I mean the walking bikes) are introduced at a smaller size now falling over doesn't hurt as much

A short story: 1:18 NALF almost hits the power cable 1:25 Cody rolls up the power cable to save it from NALF's wrath.

@woni77

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cody! (and good catch seafighter!)

At first I was shocked, because judging from the thumbnail I thought there were no jackhammers in the US 😮

@marvinh4893

3 жыл бұрын

same xD

@pacosninjatacoteam2884

3 жыл бұрын

There still none in this video. He keeps confusing a jack hammer with a roto hammer. Roto hammers can act like a mini jack hammer, but jacks don't spin, the just move up and down

@theogantenbein7870

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, I see. At least now I know the correct terms. Thanks 👍

@marvinh4893

3 жыл бұрын

That is not true. Jackhammer is the correct and official name of this device. There are pneumatic, electromechanical, electropneumatic and hydraulic jackhammers. The size does not matter. The device does not rotate, but only moves up and down. The device is even called ( in german ) Würth Bohr - und Meißelhammer (BMH40). And in English it's called Jackhammer. Rotory Hammer is only colloquially known as flex to an angle grinder. And I know that the device only moves up and down because I own the BMH40 myself. Just because it has a function to clamp a drill does not mean that it is not a jackhammer because it is a drill and jackhammer in the same device.

@pacosninjatacoteam2884

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvinh4893 ok then I retract my statement.

Guys... think about wearing safety-shoes... in Germany it is a duty to wear these for a reason. You do the same work as professional construction workers, so behave like these as well. No one needs shitty accidents... remember the bike-accident.

@swanpride

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, next they will be wielding a chain saw without the proper trousers.

@jorgschimmer8213

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. It is not mendatory in Germany to wear safety shoes if you work private.

@wallybeep

3 жыл бұрын

I'm all for "when in Rome....". Give it a break, dude. You'll be o.k.. I promise.

@szeddezs

3 жыл бұрын

Könntest du bitte noch Deutscher sein?

@tobyk.4911

3 жыл бұрын

@@jorgschimmer8213 it's not mandatory in private, but OP's reasoning was "You do the same work as professional construction workers, so behave like these as well" ... basically: for the professional workers it's mandatory (probably for good reasons), and therefore it's probably also a good idea for other persons who do the same work (thereby having the same risks)

Dude, you need shoes with protective caps, don´trisk an injury!

@NorroTaku

3 жыл бұрын

Also his buddy needs a mask too that rock dust is nasty

@jordanandre3477

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to watch newly released series online ?

@tysonchris848

2 жыл бұрын

@Jordan Andre Flixportal xD

@jordanandre3477

2 жыл бұрын

@Tyson Chris Thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) Appreciate it!!

@tysonchris848

2 жыл бұрын

@Jordan Andre Glad I could help :D

The greatest German invention that no one else uses is the Sonntagsruhe. Everyone I know outside of Germany thinks it’s crazy that everything is closed on Sunday and that you can’t make any noise (no mowing the lawn, no drilling, nothing that leaves your four walls). But everyone I know that has moved here absolutely loves the fact that they’re forced to rest on one day of the week.

@pixelfoxfoxy

3 жыл бұрын

No lawn mowing.... Tell that my neighbours. xD we Sometimes even have pll doing some loud crafting. In our villige pll don't realy care about sonntags Ruhe. xD But Peace is relativ when the other Side of the street is filled with Farms. Greatings from Lower Saxony

@TheWuschelMUC

3 жыл бұрын

You don't know Sundays in Great Britain or New Zealand. In German you would say: "dann werden die Gehsteige hochgeklappt." (i.e "the pavement is put in a vertical position on weekends" ;-)

@peterlustig6888

3 жыл бұрын

@@pixelfoxfoxy Hm, i live on a farm in western germany and we dont even work outside the village on sunday

@salzkasten

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Germany and absolutely hate it.

@karlsinger4760

3 жыл бұрын

@@salzkasten I wanted to write exactly the same thing

Karl von Drais invented the Laufrad in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. At the time, many horses had died in the battles or on the long marches from battlefield to battlefield. And because a good horse was hard to come by (and if you did, it was barely affordable), Karl von Drais looked for an alternative. Or as Platon noted more than 2000 years ago: Necessity is the mother of Invention.

@muglintar5266

3 жыл бұрын

"war is the mother of all inventions"

@ehtuanK

3 жыл бұрын

The shortage of horses was only partially because of the Napoleonic wars, and more due to most of them getting eaten in the year without summer, caused by the Krakatoa eruption.

Who here also wants to see how the work on this house progresses piece by piece until it's finished? It's oddly satisfying to see how you work on it while I'm drinking Spezi and eating chips on my couch.

@mojojim6458

3 жыл бұрын

I'd really like to see the progress until completion.

@luthienmpl

3 жыл бұрын

May I recommend a couple channels like that for in between NALF episodes? :) One I've been following for about a year is Tokyo Llama, a guy renovating an abandoned farmstead in rural Japan for him and his family. And in the comments of that channel someone recently recommended Renovation East, a guy renovating an abandoned DDR Bungalow.

@lukaszintl4796

3 жыл бұрын

Spezi beste

@RobTheWatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@luthienmpl Watching it now. This is exactly my kind of content. Thanks for the tip!

@missverstandnis2963

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Renovation East is great and my recommendation too. I would love to see the progress at Speedys and Codys house.

I live in Switzerland. Both my kids used balance bikes at age 2 almost 10 years ago. They got so good at it, that when they got their real bikes at age 3, they instantly were able to balance and pedal. No need for training wheels. By age 4 we were doing 5-10 mile family bike tours in the country side.

@BubeslaaB

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, kids learn to ride real bikes almost immediatly when they had one of these balance bikes before. It is much better than starting with a real bike and training wheels.

@krollpeter

3 жыл бұрын

My son got a real bike I installed training wheels. He scolded me. I put them higher but when he rode I saw he does not need them. At 5 he rode with the adults, same distances and speeds, even without any gears. His legs spun like wizzard legs.

@danielgstohl9993

3 жыл бұрын

I think they make a lot of sense. It seems to me that training wheels are getting it backwards, taking away the most important thing kids need to learn. I grew up with training wheels and I can remember how much trouble I had getting rid of them.

Hi Nalf, I recommend getting some good Arbeitsschutzschuhe ;)

@InTeCredo

3 жыл бұрын

That's first thing jumping at me when seeing Nalf rat-tat-tat-ing the floor and picking up the chunky tile.

@Aine197

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, preferably ones with a nail-proof sole and toe protection...

@arnodobler1096

3 жыл бұрын

no Flipflops?

@michaelgoetze2103

3 жыл бұрын

@@arnodobler1096 Would be more fun to watch 😂.

@arnodobler1096

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgoetze2103 Autsch oder Ouch? 🤣

My Daughter trained on a Laufrad from a very early age on (could barely walk) and only needed three tries to switch over to Bicycles at the age of Three. So yeah, it's absolutely brilliant! Last weekend i even saw a Little Girl riding a Laufrad with 12" wheels through a big Dirtjump Line over the Table Jumps, trailing here Parents behind her. She had so much fun and kept shredding round after round Ü

"Groundhog Day" (deja vu) - Nalf Style Brainfieri got a nice spa treatment again. I'm curious how long it will take until the first positive effects become noticeable in the cardboardbrain. And why is there a tractor and not an ambulance? Haven't you all learned any lessons from the frailty of the Man-Child? With the jackhammer alone he could have: Harmed poor Toefieri, the granny traumatised thing, Calfieri could have suffered a cramp due to odd positioning - just look at the "I need to wee stance", Anklefieri could've fainted, Wristfieri could have become Jell-O (yes, the green one), Ray and Charlie could have received dust spikes (the poor little creatures), All the progress on Brainfieri could have been wiped out by the shocks of that thing. However...Transporting him off by tractor and losing him a few times along the way and marinating him in road dust and give him some nice sprinkles...yeah, clearly more fun. Got it, Cody.

@mojojim6458

3 жыл бұрын

The I need to wee stance. LOL

@nelehiphiphooray4827

3 жыл бұрын

“Ray and Charlie“ ❤️

@nelehiphiphooray4827

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in tears. This is hilarious!!!!!

@itwasellinotme5957

3 жыл бұрын

@@mojojim6458 sorry.

@itwasellinotme5957

3 жыл бұрын

@@nelehiphiphooray4827 sorry 2.0

That was a totally cute animated film of the Laufräder.

@TheFeldhamster

3 жыл бұрын

I think that's actually footage from arte. From the show karambolage. I dimly remember that they had a show where they explained Laufräder to their French audience and it is their style of animation.

@derauditor5748

3 жыл бұрын

Arte Karambolage is so flippin good. I love the Animations and snippy coments on French and German irks and quirks :)

@derPetunientopf

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFeldhamster It is. NALF linked to the episode under the video.

I literally live next to the house where Karl Drais used to live. [EDIT] *goes downstairs to check* [EDIT2] it is the house where this absolute legend died

I've been in a "NALF' youtube vortex for the last 2 weeks and I still haven't finished watching your back catalogue. Nice!

@VeeBlack

3 жыл бұрын

Same XD

@jansix4287

3 жыл бұрын

The NALF Cinematic Universe!

I‘m so happy you‘re back, honestly! So many memories when I watch the scenes of the city because I was born in Schwäbisch Hall and my granny still lives there. 😊

I've seen those pedaless bikes in Miami. In fact, over the years, I've seen "kids" things in Miami that I haven't seen other places in the USA. On a separate note, can we all just say how nice it is for NALF to actually thank us for watching at the outro of his videos?

@Quarton

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I've seen them here in the Midwest, also.

@Jehty21

3 жыл бұрын

Could you name some other "kids things" that you only have seen in Miami? Just wondering.

There’s balance bikes that can later be converted to bicycle. My godson was so excited when he got his pedals, drove right off.

@corneliaschindelin4439

3 жыл бұрын

We sort of did it the other way around and took off the pedals from the little bike our child was big enough to ride. So she treated it as a "balance bike" and got used to the brakes and the steering and stuff. When she was ready for them, we put the pedals back on and let her try. The next day she was going everywhere with her pedals (and was ready for a vacation in the Netherlands which involved some biking). I can only recommend to do it in the order "balance bike first, pedal bike second" as the balance bike really gets children ready for the balancing part. Children who get those little support wheels on their pedal bikes first don't develop their balancing skills just as well.

If you are interested in those old pedal bikes you should visit the next Volksfest in Crailsheim - there is a historical pedal bike race on one of the days 😎

My kids used one of those bikes and there were common enough in our small community in Park Slope. Ours was a wooden version. I think we did a lot more research into our toys than average Americans. We also invested in Habba for the kids. Not because there were German toys, but because they were quality wooden toys.

@nitka711

3 жыл бұрын

Haba has indeed very good and high quality children toys. Do you still have little kids? Melissa & Doug from GB are very good too. We have a few toys from M&D and I like them very much.

@nomirrors3552

3 жыл бұрын

@@nitka711 We also had the M&D stuff. It wasn't quite as good quality, IMHO. There was occasionally particle board. However I feel the quality of Haba is just really high and I liked the M&D stuff we did get. I just felt I needed to be slightly more picky about what we got. My youngest is 8 now, but we still talking about the marble tracks we used to make.

@RustyDust101

3 жыл бұрын

On a similar note: the most amazing high chair that is still useable after many years due to its ingenious construction is the "Tripp Trapp". The different seat levels are slid into notches of the chair's sides. For little kids there are these open restraining arches that can be added or removed as necessary. Not German, but Scandinavian (Norwegian, to be exact). Not a cheap investment but a lot cheaper than buying a new high chair for the same kid over and over once they outgrow their cheap plastic ones. Heck, with a little adjustment even adults can use them later in life, that's how sturdy they are.

Good decision to get rid of this ugly floor. Every house in Germany seems to have gotten it in the 70s or something. So despicable.

@MultiArrie

2 жыл бұрын

just wait 5 years and its fashion again.

Thanks so much NALF for your great videos. I also love "your music" at the end. It is an excellent way to tie your videos together. Yes, you should wear steel toed safety shoes/boots.

Loved watching that video you give me positive feelings great that you are back again!

Confirmed, Nalf is snorting unicorn powder... 😂

i love how frequently we´re getting content these days!

Cool video format! Not often I see proper widescreen without black bars rendered in. And nice it's narrower than cinemascope. Looks good on my screen :D

Love your Videos (outro song is awesome!!!)

My grandchildren in NC have balance bikes. One (now 5) has been riding a pedaled bike by himself for 2 years. The other (2) can almost keep up with her balance bike.

Thanks, Nalf. That’s being a good friend to Cody. Liked the editing on it. Will be interested to see how it turns out. Cheers

Laufrad: Twenty years ago I had to teach our Argentinien Aupair how to ride a bicycle. That was the moment when I realized, that steering a two wheel vehicle is totally different from steering a four wheel vehicle! On a 2 wheeler (single track) you do everything by balancing. before going to the left on a bike, you have to put the handle bar to the right side - so that you fall to the left side. Not till then you can turn the the handle to the left you can start banking around the left corner. On the contrary a kid on a bike with training wheels does the steering like in the car turning the handle bar to the left and going around the left corner while banking to the right side till the training wheels will catch all the centrifugal force. So if you want to go teach your children bycycling: NEVER put them on the bike with training wheels because they learn it the wrong way. If You put your kids (and Aupairs) on a pedal-less little Laufrad they will immidiately learn the whole principle of steering and balancing the right way

3:33 I love your "Hight Budget Background" ;D

Hi! Thanks for a little part of the history!

You got the inventor's name wrong. It's actually Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn or just Karl von Drais for his friends. 😋

@karinland8533

3 жыл бұрын

And the bike is actually called „Draisine“

Interesting, didn't know that! Love your vlogs btw! Cheers :D

My daughter also started using such a 'Laufrad' pretty early and had no problems at all balancing a real bike after the switch. The only thing she had to get used to was getting up to speed or stopping with pedals. But that took only a view days and therefore she was able to ride a bike at a much younger age than otherwise; I would really recommend it. And there is another advantage to it, with a 'Laufrad' kids are often able to cover a longer distance at decent speed and won't need a stroller anymore if you're taking a walk - which is probably more important in Germany than in the States ;-)

@Raven4cFc

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Worked for 2 children, will work for number 3. No need for training wheels. Greetings from Freiburg.

@swanpride

3 жыл бұрын

I learned balancing on a bike with Stützrädern just fine, but those things looks like a great method to teach, too. Granted, my Stützräder didn't really touch the ground unless I really messed up.

My brother actually had a Laufrad when he was young and when my parents wanted to teach him how to ride a bike they left him at our parkway to get the camera to film the sensation of him riding a bike for the first time. When they came out he just said "Ich bin schon mal losgefahren" (best translation I can guess of is "I have already started") grinning like never before. He was already driving circles in front of our garage. My parents couldn't stop laughing :)

Thanks NALF. I have lived in Germany just on the border of Luxembourg for the last 12 years and I had never seen balance bikes before your video. The next day I saw a child with one in my village. It looks like a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Balance bikes are in the US. My niece and nephew have one. My nephew is 6 and got his when he was 2. Also my best friend's son has one. This was in Florida. Maybe the other 49 states are behind.

Balancing bikes (Laufrad) have not yet been around when I was a child. We used training wheels on our bicycles and please bare in mind that I am only 23 so that is not such a long time ago. My guess is that they became popular in the later 00s/early 10s as the children I babysat already used them.

@sinamt2982

3 жыл бұрын

I had training wheels too and I'm 21 :D

@JB_46

3 жыл бұрын

imo they came over from the Netherlands as they are totally obsessed with bikes and they indeed are better for kids to learn to ride a bike than training wheels

Perfect use for the Wilhelm scream.

I grew up in the 80s and we didn't have these kind of bikes. But nowadays they are quite common.

Those bikes have become more popular here in the states. The other day I saw a little kid keeping up with his big brother who was on a regular bike. He totally skidded around a corner. I was impressed! They're a very smart design vs training wheels in my opinion.

@richard--s

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are way better to learn how to ride a bike than training wheels on a bike. The kids learn how to balance it from day one on and if they do it wrong, well, put your feet down. It's easy. And if they really do fall over, they don't fall very high and are not very fast at the beginning. Just keep them away from moving cars... Then the transition to a regular bike is a certain step, but it's a rather easy step. There is just this one indirection with the pedals, that's new. And the feet and the seat are higher up. But the tricky balancing and going around the corners is the same. Well, the feet are much less on the ground.

Well look at that! I would've never researched that balance bike haha. I also learned it with the training wheels.

Your last vlogs are entertaining af

So it's not just home improvement shows where demo(demolition) day is a cause for major excitement. From HGTV to This Old House to NALF & Cody on KZread, demo day is party time.

I like the High Budged Background:-) .Awesome! :-)

The tile you ripped out (the one you wanted to hang on your wall) looks very familiar to me. My grandparents made them by hand out of rubble and debris after WWII for the house they built with their own 2 hands.

Several of my grand kids had one of those "training" bikes about 11 yrs ago. They've been used by kids for a while here in the states.

Hey, German here. The use of those balance Bikes just got popular the recent years. It's quite "new" that there are so many around, but people then startet to realize how much better they are to teach how to ride a bike. I'm sure in a couple of years they will gain popularity in the states too, the benefits are too obvious :)

@xNothing2Lose

3 жыл бұрын

They said that about the metric system too.. well...

Ur KZread channel is kinda like a US German reboot of carambolage. That why I subscribed.

Creative destruction. TSGO

@itwasellinotme5957

3 жыл бұрын

"The sensation of balance"

We had a Laufrad when I was in kindergarten. It was very popular.

as you noted before kids in the US dont need to learn to ride a bike early bc they cant really go anywhere by bike.

when i grew up in the early 90s. i also had these additional training wheels. i've only seen these little balance bikes pop up in the past 10/15 years or so.

I think those bikes are super awesome. Our nephews here in Germany were using them when they were super little and it's adorable. I think it's so impressive because they were already riding the two-wheeler so much earlier than I did in the States.

Wow that’s a tad ambitious in wanting to drive a tractor. Don’t forget it took Nick about 4 years to be able to drive a normal manual car ;-) 🚜

@itwasellinotme5957

3 жыл бұрын

Always remember the big picture: Nalf in a tractor! The details of how he got there are unimportant, as well as the 7 months it took him. It's a reasonable time frame to ease yourself into something. You know? Why hurry?

@mojojim6458

3 жыл бұрын

@@itwasellinotme5957 7 months. Haven't we heard that phrase before?

@tnit7554

3 жыл бұрын

And you need a driver's licence for driving a tractor in germany.

@itwasellinotme5957

3 жыл бұрын

@@mojojim6458 I’m still not sure. There’s a fog...must be a rift in time. It’s the only way I can explain this whole time chaos. The other possibility would require...noooo. That’s too far fetched. Only an idiot would...yeah. Too far off.

@mojojim6458

3 жыл бұрын

@@tnit7554 Really? Are you sure?

They have those in the states, and I've seen them mostly at BMX tracks for the youngest ones who race. I think you're right -- it's a much better way to learn than training wheels.

I'm in Oregon and I got one for my kid (almos 2 at the time). When we went to parks we got some frowns, derogatory comments (thinking it was unsafe) and also some curious inquiries. The kid loved it and we have lots of fun.

"We are destroying things today." "Yeeesss" (full of joy) Perfect demolition man.

Count me in for a Cody and Speedy - house - progress - documentary! Please 💪🏻💪🏻☺️☺️ By the way: our kids also use the normal bikes with the extra wheels. The Laufrad we use even earlier, from the age of appr. 2-2,5 years on. Some kids earlier (mine are so tall, it takes them longer to master their bodies). This I the first time for me to experience NALF videos in real time... all the others I consumed like a tv series, as I only discovered NALF during lockdown... a whole new experience. Nice, or should I say... Good vibes?😎 Greetings from Vienna!

When my kids switched from the "Laufrad" to the regular bike it was a fast and seamless transition. It's an excellent way to prepare your kids.

Ahh the good old Laufrad, I also learned riding a bike with one of these :)

@TheFeldhamster

3 жыл бұрын

"Good old" - it was only brought into the kid's market in 1997 you young whipper snapper. Now I feel really old. Learned with training wheels as a kid in the 80s.

@melindar.fischer5106

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheFeldhamster 😂 . I feel old reading this too. I learned with training wheels back in the 70s. 🚴‍♀️

My sons learned riding bikes w/o training wheels. No balance bikes available then but scooters. Same principle, train the sense of balance then learn to ride a pedal bike is a piece of cake. Nice to see the refernce to Mr. Drais. I live virtually at his turing point back to the city of Mannheim when he did his first ride.

That house is more or less old and they used a lot of asbestos back in the days when they build that house. So stay safe, because they used it everywhere. adhesive, tile adhesive plaster, isolations, windows and so on...

@mojojim6458

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good point. Thanks.

@reesefinch3930

3 жыл бұрын

@@mojojim6458 Yep, they may wanna hire an Asbest-Gutachter to check that place out. Asbestos is nothing to fuck with.

@maxling

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you keep the asbestos where it is, it''s not that big of a problem. But as soon as you start breaking things with asbestos in it, removing them and making them to dust... - that can be a nasty thing.

@greenknitter

3 жыл бұрын

Is this an issue in old houses in the US? he may not know about the danger.

@danielschuett

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxling I'd say "too late". The moment I saw him start digging into those floor tiles with the jackhammer, I thought "wtf?!". The house looks like it's from the 60s or 70s at least, and those tiles look exactly like the slowly crumbling ones I had tested in a house I lived in a few years ago - needless to say I moved out as fast as I could after I got the results. I think the chances of having no asbestos in those tiles are slim. And outliines of removed wall tiles in one shot and lots of removed plaster on the walls... Taking one of the floor tiles home to hang on the wall is probably a bad idea, too. And if there is asbestos in there, he committed quite a few crimes in that video. Working on asbestos without a licence, releasing asbestos into the environment, improper handling and disposal of asbestos...

Well, I guess when renovating typical German houses everything is a lot more solid compared to the standard American wood-based houses. But it makes it a lot easier in the US. Here in Germany everything is build to last an eternity 😉

Finally! Polish accent in the video (I am Polish). The tractor is URSUS, which is made in Poland :) BENG!

Mate I grew up with a Laufrad and gotta say to this day I still remember how awesome these things were. Definitely gone buy one for my kids someday.

Laufrad it´s the name for the pedalles bike.The training wheels which the americans use and I grew up with called Stützräder in german.

There are plenty of toddler/balance bikes in the States too...it's just something that mostly cyclist families are aware of -- let alone seek out. Cycling is a core part of transportation in much of the world, so it definitely plays a more vital role in a kid's upbringing as a result. In the US, cycling is mostly relegated to fun, fitness activities....depending on the community of course. Here in the Twin Cities we have TONS of cyclist friendly paths & lanes.

"Chicken made earlier in the week" not a phrase you hear too often.

People used to teach riding with training wheels here too. Balance bikes have become really common in the last 10 years or so, and in my opinion they are much more effective at teaching the basics of riding a bike.

we just got rid of the pedals of a real kids bike to have this traning effekt.. after a few weeks i could put the pedals back on and our little miss could drive... when i was a child i also got the training wheels first. They are also common in germany. So you can choose what kind of training you prefer.

Thanks for doing the research, that's the only thing I envy my nephew, nieces and kids about, would have been great 50 years ago as well. They are fast on those, and the transition to normal bikes is much smoother lateron.

I just saw that you have a camping van from Knaustabbert i work there and you got a good camping van

the first part made me think of my dentist’s appointment tomorrow

@PpunktP

3 жыл бұрын

Aua

"Südmeister"? lol nice shirt! love it!

really cool invention i need that!

Are they installing water heated floors in the house? That is what they would do here, if digging up the floors like that.

@Stadtpark90

3 жыл бұрын

Installing a heatpump to drive it? kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y553qruOpaiqips.html (Wärmepumpe)

@KoldingDenmark

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stadtpark90 You can do that: taking the heat off the ground to heat the house with water based floor heating, or you can use the system where you heat the water with a pump, taking the heat out of the air. It works perfectly well in Winter also and is popular in remote areas with no city supply of heat under ground.

Really happy to see you back in Germany!! This Corona situation felt like a guillotine over the lives of many people

Thank you for being our Ambassador to Germany. You should get paid for it!! :-) #PlayingwithUnicorns

My little boy used one of these bikes early on. On his third birthday, he got a proper bike with pedals, sat on it and rode right away.

@brigittelacour5055

3 жыл бұрын

Same with my nephew! Draisienne (Laufrad) are quiet popular in France now, but still view as strange by some.

Ah the Laufrad, haha. Its amazing cause you spare all the time with the training wheels and kids go from Laufrad straight to real bikes without any difficulties. My son did too, no trouble racing on normal bike.

My daughter had one for my grand daughter in Alberta, Canada. The kids learn how to use a pedal bike very quickly. Here they are called straddle, or balance bikes.

How come you did not seen this bicycle for kids????...my grand kids had last summer....and they were so cute and so fast ...I had to run after them 💗😀😀greetings from Montreal Québec Canada😀🍁

From what I have seen Laufräder are also great for children when taking walks as it is much easier to cover a lot of distance so the parents can actually go places while the child "rolls" along. It also gives children a lot of possibilities to explore speed they otherwise couldn't achieve (or maintain for longer than a few seconds), so of course they love it!

A lot of kids in the Netherlands get a type of walk bike around their first year when they start walking because it's easier to balance then training wheels. After that you get your bike with training wheels or skip that all together.

I thought you grew up in Oregon? Those balance bikes are all over the place here in the PNW.

I think they've only recently become popular. I can't remember seeing those when I was a child.

About time NALF does some drilling, if you know what I mean!

I'm from the coast of germany and everytime I see ur drone shots, it looks like a complete different country.

they have to have arrived in the states by now. bill burr mentions them on his podcast every now and again. his kids are learning bike riding on those things as well.

My son learns to ride the Laufrad right after his second birthday. From that he goes straight to the normal bike without Stützräder. Now he is nearly five And this crazy guy rides the Mountainbike lanes in the Forest nearby.

Our son used a small four wheels car with pedals and the walking bike switching almost every day. So he was used to pedals and balancing already before he got his first bike. The result was, he could ride the bike right away. Our daughter is processing the same right now.

You can buy them here in Singapore, too. However, it is not too common, as most kids here are coach potatoes.

We improvised making a laufrad for our youngest by removing the pedals from their first bike because training wheels were just not working for them. Worked great. But aren't those little kiddies on their laufräder cute, whizzing around like miniature Evel Knievels?

I've been seeing more peddless training bikes here in the Chicago area over I'd say the past 5-10 years.

That animation was pretty good. The running bike is also here in Hungary, so it's a European thing imho.

I'm from Germany. Those walking Bikes werent common in my childhood 25 years ago. I see them more and more today. I think its a reasonable thing to do. So this is a chance for USA to adopt our trend instead of vice versa (which is more common, admittedly)

my nephew got a balance bike for his 3rd birthday, now he switched to a real bike he didnt use the training wheels at all. he just got on the bike and started driving. great invention

I have noticed these bikes for tots in my neighborhood for a couple of years (northern California). I think it’s brilliant, far better than training wheels.