Reporter visits balance car park: the wind chasing teenager needs more space

Moon River Bicycle Pump Road Park, Yizhuang Riverside Park... The reporter noted that there are now a number of outdoor balance car parks in Beijing for children to practice sprinkling joy. What can children do in these parks? Which features are most favored by parents? The reporter visited the hottest part of the balance car park at the moment. During the visit, parents also appealed to reporters, hoping that more parks can open similar spaces and let children's diversified interests find a foothold.

Kids practice balance bikes on the track at Moon River Bike Pump Road Park.

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Yizhuang Binhe Forest Park Dozens of kilometers of cycling trails for play

South of Yixing West Road in Daxing District, along the liangshui River with its clear water, Yizhuang Xincheng Binhe Forest Park is spread out like a green belt. On the morning of September 23, the reporter rode to experience the park's cycling lanes, which took 42 minutes for the whole journey of 10.5 kilometers. As far as the reporter could see, there were large areas of sunflowers blooming freely on both sides of the road and reeds that appeared from time to time, and the overall riding feeling was very fresh and comfortable.

This beautiful experience stems from the humanized design of the park that can be seen everywhere: the cycling path and the running path are separated by flowers and green plants, stretching for more than ten kilometers in parallel, which can be "people swimming in the flowers"; the crimson road is similar to the plastic track, which feels quite elastic when riding, even if it falls down, it is more buffered than the cement road; the artificially designed ramp is undulating, which creates riding fun and does not consume too much physical strength; insect huts, slide seesaws, solar pavilions and other landscapes are dotted on both sides of the cycling path, giving children constant surprises The 4-meter dual lane also makes people not have to worry about colliding head-on with people, and the back and forth riding is orderly.

Although it was only 10 a.m., the reporter encountered 5 children riding a balance bike along the way, the laughter of the silver bell was very infectious, and the parents also praised the park. Citizen Wang Hai's son is 3 years old this year and "trains" the balance car here every day. "It's not only free, parking is also convenient, and there are not many people on the cycling trail, which is very suitable for children to 'ride' here." My son loves the downhill road that is hundreds of meters apart, and the wind and fire rush down is particularly enjoyable. ”

Moon River Bike Pumpway Park Professional Wave Pumpway challenges the car skills

White Junior Wave Lane, Blue Junior Intermediate Snake Curve, Yellow Race Double Intermediate Lane, Green Advanced Jump And Cement Level Pavement... In August this year, Beijing Tongzhou's first outdoor bicycle pump road park settled in Moon River Leisure Town, officially opened. Covering a total area of more than 6,000 square meters, the park allows the children's balance car to carry out sufficient professional and stimulating training here.

Coach Zhang, who was present, told reporters that the so-called pumpway is a literal translation of Pump Track (undulating tracks), and the terrain includes turns and various ramps, which eventually make the rider form an undulating movement, like a "pump". "The little rider generates speed by lifting and pressing on these waves and corners, not by pedaling."

Compared with the free park lanes, the hardware facilities here are more professional and exciting, but the fees are also more expensive. The reporter learned that from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the first hour of the Moon River Bicycle Pump Road Park costs 79 yuan per person on weekdays, and 99 yuan per person on weekends and holidays. Each child can be accompanied by two parents for free admission. In addition, the rental fee of the balance car is 100 yuan per time, the deposit is 200 yuan, the helmet is 20 yuan per time, and the deposit is 200 yuan.

"For kids who like to get active, it's just great, it's not enough to play." Ms. Zhu, a citizen, said that it is more suitable for children to come with vehicles and protective gear, and to feed pigeons in Moon River Park after riding tired.

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Check-in to learn balance cars has become a common practice

Why is the sport of balance bikes sought after? "It can improve the child's ability to exercise, enhance coordination, endurance and willpower" is the answer given by many parents.

The reporter noticed that the seemingly simple children's balance car movement, the children's newspaper class training class has become a common practice. "The class registration and wild riding are definitely not the same, and the instructor can at least let the child learn the correct riding posture." More importantly, the club can make children feel the environment atmosphere of comparison, catching up, learning and surpassing. "Yiyi's mother said that her daughter began to enroll in classes at the age of 2 and a half, followed the three- and four-year-old children to attend classes together, and could seriously complete the action and require leg clamping." Yi Yi did not let him take off his helmet when he rested, shouting to return to the scene, and many parents around me also hoped to enroll in class to let their children stick to this love. ”

The price of club training for the balance bike is not cheap. "The 30 lessons of the primary class are 7140 yuan, which is 238 yuan a lesson." The intermediate class 30 lessons package 8340 yuan, a total of 278 yuan a lesson. The advanced class 30 lessons package 9840 yuan, a total of 328 yuan a lesson. The sales staff of the Changying Wheelhouse Children's Sports Center said that the biggest benefit of participating in the club is that there are many activities, there are cycling activities every week, and suburban cycling trips are organized every quarter.

Professional training teams have also heated up the demand for balance bike venues. "Skills such as horse flying swallows, lifting handles, jumping over obstacles and other skills can be carried out in indoor venues, but when the weather is good, children still want to find outdoor places to do activities. After all, there is still a clear difference between the U-shaped ramp or bowl pond built by indoor plastic equipment and the undulating terrain outdoors. Coach Zhang of a club said that on weekends, many balance car venues close to the city are often overcrowded.

"At present, there are nearly 100 races held by large and small balance car clubs in Beijing every year, and most of the competition venues are flat roadways or primary wave roads." Coach Zhang told reporters that even if the balance bike riding competition held by professional clubs does not require a particularly professional pump channel, the demand for the area of the balance bike activity venue is far greater than the demand for tricks.

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I hope to build more small parks

During the visit, the reporter found that many outdoor balance car parks emerging in Beijing are popular with citizens, but there are also some problems to be improved. "In addition to balance bikes, there are also scooters, bicycles, etc. in The Pump Road Park, adults and children play together, and it is easy to cause collision injuries." In the Moon River Bicycle Pump Road Park, parent Mr. Hu told reporters that there have also been children falling in the pumpway before, and the children in the rear can't avoid it, almost causing a crushing accident.

"Professional paid balance car park, for ordinary children, one is too professional, the other is too expensive, in fact, ordinary park square or open space can have a section of cycling path is enough." Wang Hai, a parent, said that for most families, the first thing they want to solve is to find a special area for children to ride with confidence. "Otherwise, it is either to make up the way downstairs in the community, or to pay a high price to apply for a practice class."

Previously, some citizens reported that many large and small parks in Beijing, including some country parks outside the Fifth Ring Road, are not allowed to enter the children's balance car. "Several times I took the balance car to the entrance of the park but was told not to enter the park, and I ran a round trip of tens of kilometers." In this regard, the relevant personnel of the Municipal Park Management Center said that most of the municipal parks are classical gardens, the terrain is undulating and changeable, and the control of various vehicles is mainly for safety considerations.

However, in order to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach, the Municipal Garden Administration said that parks with large suburban areas, open sites and relatively few tourists, such as Tongzhou Grand Canal Forest Park and Niantan Park, allow children's scooters, balance bikes and small bicycles to enter.

"At present, most of the balance bike parks that can be enjoyed are still in the suburbs, and children living in urban areas often need to travel tens of kilometers." Wang Hai proposed that in the future, whether we can consider creating more small parks, open more space such as balance vehicles in municipal parks without monuments, and refine and intelligent management, so that children's diversified interests can find a foothold.

(Original title: Visiting part of the balance car park, the reporter found that the wind-chasing teenager needs more space)

Source: Beijing Evening News | Reporter Yuan Lu

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