I don't know how to ride a bike
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uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
And here we go again.......................
roadrash
cycle chatterer
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- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
Go away it's a serious question.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
It is a skill but it's as easy to learn as falling off a bike.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Yes, it's definitely a skill. Daily, I see people on expensive-looking road bikes with absolutely no idea how to use them properly.
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
Well at least we know the brand
57 varieties of nonsense
57 varieties of nonsense
- Location
- Glasgow
If it was as easy as to jump on a bike and go we would not have bikability lessons for children and adults alike 
Ern1e
Über Member
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- ROSSENDALE LANCS.
All i am going to say is that you must have had a very bad childhood ! I was taught well ok shoved on a bike at 6 years old fell off several times crashed more times than I would like to admit to but it is a skill that these days I very much cherrish and use daily ! so thanks mum and dad you did your job well.
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Before i could ride a bike my dad used to grind my face into the pavement so i would know what it felt like when i fell off. Great days.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
It is definitely a skill, and one you never forget. I have first hand knowledge of that fact.
When I did my bikeability instructor training, the instructor got me to sit on my bike, put on the brakes and then, with him holding me, put my feet on the pedals.
Let me tell you, it was the scariest moment of the year. I put one foot on the pedal and then it was like the other was glued to the floor. He was like “trust me, I’ve got you” and I can honestly say it was scared of falling over. Afterwards he said to me, now you can imagine what its like for someone who’s never been on a bike before.
He opened my eyes!
There is a guy at work who can’t ride, his mother never bought him a bike because she was worried he'd fall off, and he never learnt.
Let me tell you, it was the scariest moment of the year. I put one foot on the pedal and then it was like the other was glued to the floor. He was like “trust me, I’ve got you” and I can honestly say it was scared of falling over. Afterwards he said to me, now you can imagine what its like for someone who’s never been on a bike before.
He opened my eyes!
There is a guy at work who can’t ride, his mother never bought him a bike because she was worried he'd fall off, and he never learnt.
You do sound a tad envious. What is properly? I doubt you can use some of the things you own to their full potential.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
No, I'm not the slightest bit envious, and I'm comfortable with my own cycling abilities, having ridden a bicycle my whole life. I'm just annoyed that some people riding bicycles don't know when or how to give way, adjust their speed to suit the conditions, and/or overtake. These same people generally have little respect for other people, and for the road rules.
