Just found out a friend doesnt know how to ride a bike

[RollWave]

Whats the best way for me to teach her? Serious answers only. She's athletic, dances and all that but just never took the time as a kid to learn how to ride a bike.

 

[captains]

put her on a bike and go.....as u would teach a kid

 

[serialkiller]

bicycle + training wheels .... thats how i learned....

 

[meltdown75]

well, here's your chance to hold her seat while she gets the hang of it. you might even accidentally touch her BUM :shocked:

you could be her training wheels, so to speak

 

[Aftermath]

Put her on one and let her get to it? I mean really, there are far more complex things than riding a bike out there and if she's into dancing and athletic, she surely has better dexterity than your average 3 to 4 year old learning how to ride.

 

[zebano]

Yeah training wheels are unecessary, but a grassy area next to a path/sidewalk would be nice.

 

[mdchesne]

:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: zebano
Yeah training wheels are unecessary, but a grassy area next to a path/sidewalk would be nice.

Thats what I was hoping. She had a bad experience as a young'n where her pops didnt tighten the training wheels all the way and so she fell pretty bad when the wheel gave out.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

i'll teach her how to ride :evil:

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
well, here's your chance to hold her seat while she gets the hang of it. you might even accidentally touch her BUM :shocked:

you could be her training wheels, so to speak

lol, so would you guys think I'd need to hold the handle bars as well or not? The only reason I ask this is I feel like as an adult with a higher center of gravity learning to ride may be more daunting than us "riders" may think.

 

[ggnl]

Is she hot?

If yes, :camera:s?

If no, why teach her?

 

[Atomicus]

Since she's 20 years old, she should be able to get the balance down quite fast.

Have her stick her legs towards the ground while sitting on the bike. Then tell her to push herself forward on the bike as though sitting on a scooter. This is to practice balance. Once she becomes comfortable enough to peddle, have her start SLOWLY. Tips to avoid falling off a bike: steer into the fall and pedal, or just take feet off the pedal and place them on the ground.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
Since she's 20 years old, she should be able to get the balance down quite fast.

Have her stick her legs towards the ground while sitting on the bike. Then tell her to push herself forward on the bike as though sitting on a scooter. This is to practice balance. Once she becomes comfortable enough to peddle, have her start SLOWLY. Tips to avoid falling off a bike: steer into the fall and pedal, or just take feet off the pedal and place them on the ground.

i like that idea

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo

Originally posted by: Atomicus
Since she's 20 years old, she should be able to get the balance down quite fast.

Have her stick her legs towards the ground while sitting on the bike. Then tell her to push herself forward on the bike as though sitting on a scooter. This is to practice balance. Once she becomes comfortable enough to peddle, have her start SLOWLY. Tips to avoid falling off a bike: steer into the fall and pedal, or just take feet off the pedal and place them on the ground.

i like that idea

Agreed. This is the kind of idea I was looking for. Thanks.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: rnp614

Originally posted by: meltdown75
well, here's your chance to hold her seat while she gets the hang of it. you might even accidentally touch her BUM :shocked:

you could be her training wheels, so to speak

lol, so would you guys think I'd need to hold the handle bars as well or not? The only reason I ask this is I feel like as an adult with a higher center of gravity learning to ride may be more daunting than us "riders" may think.

i don't think holding the handle bars would be a good idea. she might go all squirrely and bail. i was picturing how a parent holds the back of the seat for the kid when they are just getting started.

 

[0roo0roo]

ever see that rhymes with orange comic where the dad teaches the daughter to ride a bike?

 

[Malfeas]

Have both of you put on biker shorts, then make her sit on your lap while you both pedal.

 

[Turkey22]

As one of the only people my age (24) also not to know my advice is to make sure it's somewhere no one will see. I attempted around 14 or so the main reason I didnt learn then was embarrassment. Training wheels wont help one bit.

 

[Cable God]

pics of said woman?

 

[Koenigsegg]

Tell her the best way to learn is to start riding naked.

 

[iroast]

let her practice on a bmx bike. they're small, so all she has to do is put her feet down.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: iroast
let her practice on a bmx bike. they're small, so all she has to do is put her feet down.

Or any small bike. You could also teach her on a tandem bike (probably one of the better ways).

 

[crisscross]

hold the seat and let it go after a while.. you will fall a couple of times but learn. I used to have a guy who used to just hold my bike and never let it go.. it took me 2 years but i never learnt, then my bro decided to teach me.. second day, he let the seat go and that's it i was ridining on my own.

 

[meltdown75]

on second thought, take her on a wicked mountain biking trail and watch her bail, with pics. thx

 

[oboeguy]

Do it on grass to minimize fall damage. Also, keeping the saddle a bit lower than normal might help at first, but don't encourage a saddle height that gives less than proper extension (which could give knee problems).