How can I learn to ride a bicycle as an adult? I'm terrified!?
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Get a bike that fits you. Work on it twice a day. Go out in the alleys and just practice going up and down. Get another adult to help you. Play balancing games (that helped me a lot).
It's fun! =D
they already have cars.
Your kidding right? It's fun!!
Wierdo . . .
Have two adults.one either side supporting you..start slow.
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Just look at all the others riding,if they can do it so can you.Good luck
Be a kid again. Get training wheels.
I'd recommend finding a good friendly bike shop and talking to the staff.
Don't be scared. Wear a helmet and any other safety gear you would like (like knee pads and elbow pads). Practice in a park or someplace where there aren't a lot of people around to stare at you, but make sure you are safe. Have someone who knows how to ride a bike help you. You could even start with training wheels, if you want. It's fun and good exercise, and once you get it, you won't lose it! Good luck!
are you serious?
Well since you understand balance you should have no problem riding a bicycle.
Little kids fall because they don't have full balance yet.
so as an adult you can just get on the bike and start pedaling and you will be fine
its a blast and once you learn you'll never forget it, watch the friends episode where phoebe learns to ride a bike, ha. it should be easier for you as an adult than as a child because you have more poise and balance and are taller. if you have a good teacher (friend etc) it should be fun!
Put training wheels on it to start
GET A THREE WHEELED TRYCYCLE. "THAT WAS SO EASY WAS'NT IT"" i find that the one's with MICKY MOUSE PAINTED ON THEM ARE THE BEST !!
just get on it and start peddling
first, define exactly what it is that you are terrified of. If you try it in an abandoned parking lot you won't get hit by a car. If you fall over you may skin your knee. where knee & elbow pads and gloves. Go alone if you are terrified of being embaressed.
for fucks sake. you're only about three feet off the ground.
You would learn the same way as you would have when you were a kid. Have someone hold the bike while your are on it. Then slowly pedal while they are still holding. Once you get up to a little speed have that person let go and you'll be biking in no time. About the terrified part, if kids are doing then I think you can handle it.
get over your fear and give it a try. balance your self really well first with both feet comfortably touching the ground, then one foot on the pedal and start pedaling. If everyone can do it.so can you. and balance
Go to a Bicycle shop in your area, and ask them to teach you! It is that simple. The best shop we have around here is called Bicycles Inc. They have a terriffic staff willing to help any level rider.
Do it, and have fun!!!!!
Lmao. I learned when I was five.
I lied to my friend telling him that I knew how, so I taught him how to, but yeah.. I didn't actually know how.
buy yourself a helmet and padded gear for elbows, and i suggest getting against a wall and holding the wall as you ride, once confindent let go and try and balance. You may fall a few times but its the best way, other way is how i was learnt, where i got on, my friends hold the bike and then let go of me on the steepest hill possible, there i had no choice but to pedal.
Make sure you were protective gear (helmet, elbow pads, etc), a long sleeve shirt (preferable denim or even a leather jacket), and jeans. Now you won't do anything more than bruise yourself a little when you fall over. It'll hurt less than stubbing your toe. Now get a trusted friend who knows how to ride a bike to help you in whatever way makes you feel most comfortable. It's really not that hard and I bet once you put your mind to it, you'll be riding without a problem within an hour.
Do it exactly as you would have as a kid.
Take it out in the backyard..get on it..start slowly.keep at it..by the end of the afternoon you will be riding it.
Make sure to wear your safety protection!
We didn't have those knee and elbow pads as a kid..no more ouches!
You'll do fine.take a couple of kids with you for a cheering section!
the same as if you were a little kid have someone hold on to the back of the bike while you are learning and run behind you holding on until you are sure of yourself
Training wheels.
cycling is a brillant pastime.But i suppose its like a lot of things we learn when we are younger. swimming for example.My advice would be to get someone to hold you on .If someone holds the saddle of the bike while you peddle and steer (they could even hold the handlebars until you feel more confident).Before you now where you are you will be riding that bike on your own and you will never look back.
But my advice to you is to really go for it and not to be worried that you should have been able to do it sooner in life.I hope you give it a good go and the very best of luck.
I began riding a bike when I was 29. My first time was on a woman's model someone had lent me. I went down a busy one way street against the traffic at night and the lights didn't work. I was surprised that all I needed to do was to pedal and all went well. I tried other times after that, with success. It was only when I was 33 that I bought my first bicycle and I just rode it. As a kid I had one, with the two side wheels, but only once did I manage to ride it unsupported, so I was surprised at the end how easy it all was. Take heart!
I know - people are SO cruel to laugh. Of course it's scary if you never rode one before!
Have the seat low so you can easily touch the ground, have someone steady the bike for you. The sooner you are moving the quicker you will learn to balance. You can't balance a bike when it's stationary!
So START by learning how the brakes work (just holding the bike by the handlebars and pushing it or walking with it - pull the brakes - feel them controlling the speed.
Now get astride it. If you have someone to hold you, fine, otherwise up against a wall or fence. Practice taking your feet off the ground and finding the pedals. Do this until your feet know where to go without you looking.
Still up against the wall, practice moving the pedals backwards with your feet so that one of them (usually the right hand one) is slightly forward of top (10 oclock or 2 oclock depending on which side you look from).
Be ready to use the brakes and just put a little weight on that pedal, so you slide gently along the wall. Getting the idea?
The next step you can do in various ways, depending on where you have to practice. You are going to ride a very short distance and stop - either by catching on to a convenient railing, fence or wall or by using the brakes and putting your feet on the ground.
Balancing is NOT a matter of leaning from side to side to try to keep upright, as a lot of people think, it's actually VERY small movements of the handlebars side to side. Don't ask me why - that's just how it works (I think its something to do with keeping our centre of gravity over the line between the two wheels). Also, it's a lot easier to balance when you are moving, hence learning to use the brakes FIRST!
take the sit off, and you will love it
i fell the first time i rode as an adult i know ride a gas scooter yes with traing wheels.who cares let them laugh i have a lot of fun.im 64 years young.im also buying traing wheels for my electric scooter.if you read this thanks mike i ordered them.
you go!!
slow
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