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What are the conditions for removing training wheels?
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I have children who I'm trying to get stoked about riding bikes. I am prone to letting them try and fail, and learn from mistakes, gaining confidence as they go, but this doesn't work perfectly with their personalities. I was wondering if there was some community consensus on what what conditions should be met for removing training wheels.
- What should I look for in the rider?
- Are there any activities that we could do to build confidence?
- Should I remove both training wheels at once, or one at a time?
I am looking for consensus, not necessarily the "right" answer, but a widely-accepted one.
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I have children who I'm trying to get stoked about riding bikes. I am prone to letting them try and fail, and learn from mistakes, gaining confidence as they go, but this doesn't work perfectly with their personalities. I was wondering if there was some community consensus on what what conditions should be met for removing training wheels.
- What should I look for in the rider?
- Are there any activities that we could do to build confidence?
- Should I remove both training wheels at once, or one at a time?
I am looking for consensus, not necessarily the "right" answer, but a widely-accepted one.
wheels children
asked 1 hour ago
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Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago
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I have children who I'm trying to get stoked about riding bikes. I am prone to letting them try and fail, and learn from mistakes, gaining confidence as they go, but this doesn't work perfectly with their personalities. I was wondering if there was some community consensus on what what conditions should be met for removing training wheels.
- What should I look for in the rider?
- Are there any activities that we could do to build confidence?
- Should I remove both training wheels at once, or one at a time?
I am looking for consensus, not necessarily the "right" answer, but a widely-accepted one.
wheels children
asked 1 hour ago
Bruce Becker
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Bruce Becker is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I have children who I'm trying to get stoked about riding bikes. I am prone to letting them try and fail, and learn from mistakes, gaining confidence as they go, but this doesn't work perfectly with their personalities. I was wondering if there was some community consensus on what what conditions should be met for removing training wheels.
- What should I look for in the rider?
- Are there any activities that we could do to build confidence?
- Should I remove both training wheels at once, or one at a time?
I am looking for consensus, not necessarily the "right" answer, but a widely-accepted one.
wheels children
wheels children
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Bruce Becker
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Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago
3
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Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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Consensus seems to be more and more this:
Do not use training wheels.
The most important part of cycling is not the pedaling, but balancing and steering. Steering is mostly done by leaning (therefore balance) and not by turning the handle bar.
Training wheels do not help in learning to balance the bike and actively prevent leaning.
Therefore it might be better to start with a balance bike (no training wheels, no pedals) to learn the essentials and add the easy part of pedaling afterwards.
answered 1 hour ago
linac
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+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Consensus seems to be more and more this:
Do not use training wheels.
The most important part of cycling is not the pedaling, but balancing and steering. Steering is mostly done by leaning (therefore balance) and not by turning the handle bar.
Training wheels do not help in learning to balance the bike and actively prevent leaning.
Therefore it might be better to start with a balance bike (no training wheels, no pedals) to learn the essentials and add the easy part of pedaling afterwards.
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Consensus seems to be more and more this:
Do not use training wheels.
The most important part of cycling is not the pedaling, but balancing and steering. Steering is mostly done by leaning (therefore balance) and not by turning the handle bar.
Training wheels do not help in learning to balance the bike and actively prevent leaning.
Therefore it might be better to start with a balance bike (no training wheels, no pedals) to learn the essentials and add the easy part of pedaling afterwards.
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
up vote
6
down vote
accepted
Consensus seems to be more and more this:
Do not use training wheels.
The most important part of cycling is not the pedaling, but balancing and steering. Steering is mostly done by leaning (therefore balance) and not by turning the handle bar.
Training wheels do not help in learning to balance the bike and actively prevent leaning.
Therefore it might be better to start with a balance bike (no training wheels, no pedals) to learn the essentials and add the easy part of pedaling afterwards.
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
Consensus seems to be more and more this:
Do not use training wheels.
The most important part of cycling is not the pedaling, but balancing and steering. Steering is mostly done by leaning (therefore balance) and not by turning the handle bar.
Training wheels do not help in learning to balance the bike and actively prevent leaning.
Therefore it might be better to start with a balance bike (no training wheels, no pedals) to learn the essentials and add the easy part of pedaling afterwards.
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
answered 1 hour ago
linac
1,5621113
1,5621113
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
add a comment |Â
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
+1, totally agree. More than half of my kids started with balance bike and never used the training wheels. For the oldest one we've tried several things (training wheels, push rod) and nothing worked. With a balance bike for couple of days she got into "normal" cycling in no time.
– Mike
24 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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Not putting them on first place. Remove the pedals, lower the saddle and let the child use the bicycle by pushing it with the feet. It's a better way to learn balancing. Training wheels do not train balance in the way a bicycle really balances.
– Carel
1 hour ago
Thanks @Carel - I would accept this as an answer if you would care to do so.
– Bruce Becker
1 hour ago