Any tips for a teen who cant ride a bike?

Question

I never learnt how to ride a bike, and I would really like to learn. Any tips on making it easier (as it is probably more difficult as you age)

Answer 1

try training wheels... hahaha youve got to be kidding!

Answer 2

Take the bike to the park, ride on the grass, if you go down , you wont get hurt, my kidds learned that way

Answer 3

First you have to learn to balance yourself on the bike. You might firs want to get used to the feeling of sitting on the bike. Find a place where you can reach out and grab something with your arm to steady yourself. Next find a gentle slope. Start at the top of the slope and let the bike coast gently downhill, balancing yourself as you go. Walk your bike back up the hill and try it again. After you are comfortable coasting down, put your feet on the pedals. Try pushing down on one pedal and you will feel yourself powering forward. It's a marvelous feeling.

I didn't have a bike until I was 15. I never asked for one, because I knew we had no money. My mother managed to acquire a very used old bike from someone who was moving. It ws one of the most marvelous things of my childhood, to finally have my own bike. We lived in the country, and I was able to go miles and miles and miles.

Answer 4

well juts go to ur back yard and like the other person  said practice on the grass before u know it you will be riding ur bike down the street in no time

Answer 5

Gadda start somewhere, get a bike your size and find some training wheels. Once you feel confident, wear some padding and get rolling. Honestly its not as hard as it may seem at first, little kids pick it up pretty fast, I'm sure anyone over 5 could do so pretty quickly!

Answer 6

Shoot yourself.

Answer 7

use the pedals?

Answer 8

Keep in mind that stearing is the opposite at high speeds.  You push the side of the handlebar in the direction that you wish to turn.

Start with a bike that you can straddle.  Pick a bike with the heaviest wheels or largest diameter.  This will help your stability through gyroscopic inertia.

When you start out, coast down hill and prepare to use your brakes.

To go straight point the wheel toward the direction that you are falling.

You should get the hang of this in about two hours.

If you are talking about motorcycles, start on a 250 standard if you are tall or a Honda Rebel if you are short.

Answer 9

My cousin didn't learn how to ride a bike either, and hes just learning too.    Lets see, here are some tips we got (and learned) from teaching him how to ride one:

-**Wear safety equipment, a helmet, wrist guards (best protection for when you fall down, ouch.) and knee pads.  If you don't have any of this, it's okay, I'd just go for the helmet anyways, ha ha.

-**Ride on a flat piece of land with no cars.  Maybe the side walk, or a clear area (you don't want to run over someone, it's a bit embarrassing, and dangerous, ha ha).  If you aren't up for going on the pavement, try grass first, make sure there aren't any rocks or glass or anything, and watch out for bumps.

-**When you first get on the bike, don't start pedaling right away, you'll possibly crash and burn.  Not to mention hurt yourself in ways you never knew could happen.  Try using your legs to push your self a bit and pedal like once or twice and test it out.  Make sure not to pedal too fast, or too slow.

-**Get people to help you, get one to hold either side of you, it helps a lot.  Once you get going with them supporting you, tell them to ease off a bit once you kind of got the hang of it.  It's all in the practice.  A couple weeks or less, and you'll be riding no time!

Hopefully some of these tips can help you!  Good luck. =D