She loves to ride with stabilisers, and wants to ride her new one without them. All I can think of is holding her up with the saddle but she just leans onto that like she did with the stabilisers? Help!
2006-06-12 22:30:30 · 9 answers · asked by timcazeve 1 in Sports ➔ Cycling
Not to sound ignorant.... But I must ask. Are stabilizers the same thing as training-wheels?
As a father of my 7 year old, my son started riding his bike as well. In the beginning, I made it so both training wheels only had an inch to half inch space prior touching ground. This helped my son establish the comfort of balance. I told him that if he leans to one side too much, the training wheel will roll along the ground (come in contact with the surface ground). That he WILL be able to tell if he is using good balance when both training-wheels nolonger touch the ground.
A few weeks later, I raised the training-wheels another inch. The first bike ride, right after training-wheel adjustment, he did lean to one side too much and got off the bike. This also helped him feel for his "comfort range" in balancing. My son is now riding his bike without training wheels. (though placed a "noise maker"- piece of firm but plyable plastic that comes into contact with the spokes of tire... Enabling him to be slower or slow down some and not fast). My son is now having the time of his life, giving me hi-5's as he rides past me.
2006-06-12 22:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by Timmmay! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly try raising the stabilisers over time for her to try by herself. When you work with her, take them off and hold onto the saddle, with maybe a little help on the handlebars.
Most important for her: always keep her head up and keep pedaling.
Most kids look down when they're first learning to ride, then stop pedaling as soon as they're in trouble. You, and your bike, will always end up where you're looking, so looking down at the ground right in front of your wheel is not so good. Also, as soon as you stop pedaling, you stop driving the bike forward, and lose some control and balance.
2006-06-15 14:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by Kurt S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a pro cyclist I can tell you the most important things are to be patient, and stay close. She will fall, that's part of learning. But if your near by, that will help cushion the fall one way or another. She's going to have to learn to ride without the training wheels, and 6 is a good age to do that. Ride on grass if you can, it will help cushion the falls. She'll be OK, it takes several tries, just make sure she always wears a helmet. It saved my life! Ride On my friends. :)
2006-06-13 05:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by :Phil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter also wanted to learn how to ride without training wheels when I got her a 24-inch (wheel size) mtn bike. I put the training wheel on just one side (it wasn't easy but she finally agreed to just one), and lowered the seat so she could touch the ground with her feet while sitting on the seat. Then I had her just push herself around with her feet on the ground until she got comfortable with pedaling. The single training wheel gave her the confidence that she wouldn't fall, and within a few days she asked me to remove it and she has been riding training wheel-free since.
2006-06-15 18:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by Rock Doc Rich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just hold onto her and run with the bike. once she forgets you are helping, she will automatically ride when you let go. She will fall and get scrapes but that is part of life. It takes a while and patience. If you cannot help her, have somebody else teach her. Sometimes we are afraid to see our children get hurt and if somebody else does this, they will be more confident. The child can sense your insecurities and will be insecure herself.
2006-06-13 05:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by grannywinkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when I learnt to ride a bike, it was at my Mum's friends house, she held the saddle and for two minutes after I didn't know she had let go and I was ok... Good luck
2006-06-13 05:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by mags_brfc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember how my dad tech me ride a bike really fast, first he kep bike wile I was driveng then he told me to go as fast as posible and then he relest me with rideng the bike and thats it, but well it's lil danger, try it somewhere on gress.
2006-06-13 05:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Gintaras 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the first few days you can hold her bike and let her ride but after some days you should leave her by her self she will fall but learn instantly..
2006-06-13 06:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local bike shop, sometimes they have instructional classes for the young'uns. They have taught lots of people.
2006-06-19 21:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Whoa_Phat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋