I never had that problem when I learned to ride a bike. My only problem was dealing with a temperamental 10 speed that had a tendency to slip gear and have the chain come off the sprockets while riding. Plenty of scraped knees back then.
Calvin sure has a fanciful imagination about bicycles ! While I had my problems when I got my first bike, they were never anywhere close to what Calvin thought ! ! ! !
I suppose once you’ve proven that your bike can beat you up it’s a lot more satisfying when you break it and force it to your will. A lot like the toilet.
Calvin’s bike must have been created by Stephen King. I remember the book, ‘Christine’. https://www.amazon.com/Christine-BCE-Stephen-King/dp/0670220264/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685887813&sr=8-1
Are we to assume that Calvin is learning to ride a bicycle? It took me a month with training wheels and no helmet! Of course, back then cars didn’t have seat belts, either.
I had similar experiences with bikes when I was a kid. (Someone should tell kids that there’s a neat trick of physics — the faster you go, the more stable the bike, so you just need to go fast enough to be stable. Conservation of angular momentum, boys and girls.)
BE THIS GUY 11 months ago
If screaming for help and running scared is character, yup, he’s built plenty of character.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 11 months ago
Plot twist: An invisible Dad was riding the bike.
dadthedawg 11 months ago
Can I build an anti-bike device…..
codycab 11 months ago
Fighting a bicycle builds character?
Templo S.U.D. 11 months ago
I don’t think, Calvin, they sell long-range, offensive weapons to six-year-olds.
Robert4170 11 months ago
Calvin’s interpretation of his difficulties riding a bike.
minty_Joe 11 months ago
Heh, reminds me of the “Killer Cars” skit on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTl4q0q6lQ
minty_Joe 11 months ago
I never had that problem when I learned to ride a bike. My only problem was dealing with a temperamental 10 speed that had a tendency to slip gear and have the chain come off the sprockets while riding. Plenty of scraped knees back then.
Dr. Quatermass 11 months ago
Monty Python’s “Bicycle Repair Man” sketch on its ear.
snsurone76 11 months ago
I’ll be glad when it’s winter again so Calvin can build snow “characters” that will bug his insufferable father no end!!
LeslieBark 11 months ago
It seems that Calvin’s bike is related to Charlie Brown’s kite.
Scorpio Premium Member 11 months ago
Childhood Trauma builds character.
saylorgirl 11 months ago
Love Calvin’s imagination. It seems it always gets him in trouble.
eced52 11 months ago
Calvin? Seriously, Dad.
'IndyMan' 11 months ago
Calvin sure has a fanciful imagination about bicycles ! While I had my problems when I got my first bike, they were never anywhere close to what Calvin thought ! ! ! !
Zebrastripes 11 months ago
He was taken by surprise…lol
joegeethree 11 months ago
Calvin’s ready for the Tour de France.
brick10 11 months ago
Time for a “Father-Son” bike ride.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 11 months ago
I suppose once you’ve proven that your bike can beat you up it’s a lot more satisfying when you break it and force it to your will. A lot like the toilet.
markkahler52 11 months ago
Destroying a cartoon character seems to build character…but this is debatable
Jhony-Yermo 11 months ago
Screaming funny! Building character. Good old DADism
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) 11 months ago
Calvin forgot the chair and whip, along with a small pistol.
Daltongang Premium Member 11 months ago
Calvin will never learn to ride a bicycle, he has neither the attention span or the drive to pay attention and practice until he gets it right.
Snolep 11 months ago
I believe this is the first time I’ve heard Calvin thank his father (or anyone, for that matter) for anything.
Just-me 11 months ago
There’s a difference between having character and being a character.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 months ago
You could get off your back end to help him build that character now and then.
g04922 11 months ago
Calvin’s bike must have been created by Stephen King. I remember the book, ‘Christine’. https://www.amazon.com/Christine-BCE-Stephen-King/dp/0670220264/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685887813&sr=8-1
Mediatech 11 months ago
Isn’t he enough of a character already ?
mindjob 11 months ago
To think what I missed out on, not having a Helmet
VegaAlopex 11 months ago
Are we to assume that Calvin is learning to ride a bicycle? It took me a month with training wheels and no helmet! Of course, back then cars didn’t have seat belts, either.
kathleenhicks62 11 months ago
He has the same relationship with his bicycle that Charlie Brown has with the balloon & football.
Chris Sherlock 11 months ago
Calvin? Building character? Don’t hold your breath on that one, Dad!
delennwen 11 months ago
I say it all the time, there is nothing better than a Sunday C&H strip. Such brilliance makes my Sunday morning, every week.
BiggerNate91 11 months ago
Ah yes, that is the PERFECT response to seeing your son bruised, battered and limping around. 10 out of 10 parenting.
Avatar??? 11 months ago
I can relate to this, I remember when I was bike riding the Hesken trail and once I got off, my bike turned sentient and started attacking me
Fuzzy Kombu 11 months ago
I had similar experiences with bikes when I was a kid. (Someone should tell kids that there’s a neat trick of physics — the faster you go, the more stable the bike, so you just need to go fast enough to be stable. Conservation of angular momentum, boys and girls.)
Count Olaf Premium Member 11 months ago
Remember the time Sock Puppet Joe fell off his bicycle? Yuk Yuk Yuk…
genghis.shaman 11 months ago
Building character, lol
Bokchoy 11 months ago
Bet he develops cyclophobia after this…