Riding a bike................

[Wildsky]

OK, I'm trying my best to teach my son to ride a bike, we took off the training wheels today, he's hardly ever ridden a bike, we used to live in a large city and it just never happened.

SO now I'm trying to teach him and need some tips - PLEASE.....
I spent hours outside with him today, my back hurts (it was bad to start off with) but I need HELP!!!!!!!!!

 

[lacyloo]

get him a dirt bike and let him go lol

 

[TxChiknRanchers]

Put a helmut on him and elbow and knee pads. Walk/run along side him holding on until you feel him get his balance. Then turn him loose, preferably not down hill.

I didn't get the pads or helmut, but that was a different time in history. I got several on bikes that way. Oh !!.......... dont let him know you turned loose stay close for a few minutes ...........if you can LOL!

Randy

 

[rooster-red]

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Thats exactly how I learned how to ride.
I was riding unassisted for about 5 minutes before I knew it!

 

[mdbucks]

wheere were you when I was learning, we took the bike to top of the hill and you learned how to balance or you fell, it was grass, sut still no parent running along beside me.And if you didn't learn to steer you had to get the bike out of the ditch.

 

[TxChiknRanchers]

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I was probably sitting on the next hill LMAO !!

 

[linebacker]

Id go with the dirt bike idea. Who wants to pedal anyway. It would be a lot easier on your back.

 

[Wildsky]

He's using my horse riding helmet - no pads or anything, he can't even get going yet - so no running along side - unless I'm holding the back of the seat to balance him, I'm not sure if that does any good, if I'm helping like that.
He just manages to get a second foot on the peddle and then loses balance - its probably a trial and error thing, and he should just keep trying and trying, but I wish I could give him some suggestions - I have forgotten how I was taught, probably pushed downhill without helmet or anything!

 

[okiechick57]

Well....when I was trying to teach my youngest daughter to ride a bike,,,,it didnt go so well.she got so mad,told me to go away........ I did.and gladly.............she taught herself out of sheer anger

might try to make him mad

well......sorry but it worked for us...........both of us were getting mean haha...........OH I miss those days........

 

[Royicus]

Hmm, how did I learn...

I had training wheels that kind of touched the ground all the time, then they got raised up over time. Eventually, I asked my parents to just take the dang things off because I couldn't turn has hard as I wanted to. And whaddyaknow, I was riding on two wheels!

Parent's never ran beside me or anything like that. That's how I'd go about it. It worked well for me.

Best of luck! I remember the feeling of accomplishment when I was riding on two wheels just like all the big kids!