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Linda
I am nine and I can't ride my bike without training wheels! I have not rode it in years.I really want to ride it because I don't have any training wheels and I got a brand new bike that is my favorite color. I didn't want to until I went to the park and saw my friend and I was chasing her while she rode a bike without the spare wheels. Now I really want to! I will try her way tomorrow after I get to my house, but if I can't hang on to her way i'm taking my scooter to the park. If her way doesn't work, best answer deserves a lot of credit.
Answer
Well first of all, training wheels are for little kids. I doubt they even make them in a size you would need.
But actually training wheels are obsolete. The new way to teach a kid to ride a bike is what's called a 'gravity bike' (and I have NO idea why it's called that. It makes no sense to me. But that's what they call it.) What you do is take the pedals off a bike. You lower the seat so you can put both feet flat on the ground. Then you push the bike along with your feet. They make bikes for little kids that don't have cranks or chains or anything, just two wheels and adjustable seat height.
You push the bike along with your feet and learn to balance and steer. After not too long you could coast down a mild hill with your feet off the ground, you can steer by leaning without putting your feet down. Then you're ready for a real bike with pedals.
Training wheels will get you pedaling and all that, but you're not really learning to ride a bike, which has to do with balancing and steering. It's something nobody can teach you, you just get a feel for it.
The 'gravity bike' idea has resulted in kids learning to ride at a much younger age. In my day we all learned around 5 or 6 but these days I see three year olds on bikes! Which I think is great! I've never heard of a nine year old learning that way, but why not? A person your age actually has better balance than a five year old, so it should be even easier.
Riding a bike is a lot of fun! I do it almost every day. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Get a helmet, though, and expect to fall two or three times before you get good at it. It's all part of learning.
Well first of all, training wheels are for little kids. I doubt they even make them in a size you would need.
But actually training wheels are obsolete. The new way to teach a kid to ride a bike is what's called a 'gravity bike' (and I have NO idea why it's called that. It makes no sense to me. But that's what they call it.) What you do is take the pedals off a bike. You lower the seat so you can put both feet flat on the ground. Then you push the bike along with your feet. They make bikes for little kids that don't have cranks or chains or anything, just two wheels and adjustable seat height.
You push the bike along with your feet and learn to balance and steer. After not too long you could coast down a mild hill with your feet off the ground, you can steer by leaning without putting your feet down. Then you're ready for a real bike with pedals.
Training wheels will get you pedaling and all that, but you're not really learning to ride a bike, which has to do with balancing and steering. It's something nobody can teach you, you just get a feel for it.
The 'gravity bike' idea has resulted in kids learning to ride at a much younger age. In my day we all learned around 5 or 6 but these days I see three year olds on bikes! Which I think is great! I've never heard of a nine year old learning that way, but why not? A person your age actually has better balance than a five year old, so it should be even easier.
Riding a bike is a lot of fun! I do it almost every day. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Get a helmet, though, and expect to fall two or three times before you get good at it. It's all part of learning.
How do i ride a 2 wheel bike?
Denis
I want to know how i can ride a 2 wheel bike. I have no idea how to ride a 2 wheel bike and people are teasing me that i can't ride a 2 wheel bike so i want to learn/know how to ride a 2 wheel bike. Any tips/ideas/what i can do?
Answer
Here's a tip.. You might want to ask your parents to get you a rollerblading safety gear package, which includes kneepads, elbow pads, gloves with palm and wrist guards, and a helmet.
Wearing this gear will prevent the common "ouchies" when learning how to ride a bike-- It will save you from painful injuries such as skinned knees, scratched and bruised palms and wrists and other such scrapes that has discouraged so many kids. That way you won't be so afraid of losing your balance and falling, and have the courage to get up and try again.
After a couple of tries, keeping your balance on a bike will become second nature, like you knew how to do it all along. Once you learned how, you can stop wearing the pads, but you should keep wearing the helmet.
Good luck!
Here's a tip.. You might want to ask your parents to get you a rollerblading safety gear package, which includes kneepads, elbow pads, gloves with palm and wrist guards, and a helmet.
Wearing this gear will prevent the common "ouchies" when learning how to ride a bike-- It will save you from painful injuries such as skinned knees, scratched and bruised palms and wrists and other such scrapes that has discouraged so many kids. That way you won't be so afraid of losing your balance and falling, and have the courage to get up and try again.
After a couple of tries, keeping your balance on a bike will become second nature, like you knew how to do it all along. Once you learned how, you can stop wearing the pads, but you should keep wearing the helmet.
Good luck!
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