Does any one have any advice about teaching a 30+ year old to ride. I have a friend that has never even sat on a bike but REALLY wants to learn to cycle. There are no classes or training classes anywhere where I am.
I have a good (spare) bike and some training wheels (for an adult size bike).
Any help grately appreciated.
I had to teach the other half how to ride a bike when she was 25. I got her a BMX because they are easy to ride and she didn't have to worry about gears. Be prepared to do *a lot* of running (not riding) alongside until they feel confident.
And make sure the dog is locked up. For some reason the when the dog hears his beloved misstress scream, and then me rush over to catch her, it is a signal for him to attck my legs.
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Dominic Sansom said:
Does any one have any advice about teaching a 30+ year old to ride. I have a friend that has never even sat on a bike but REALLY wants to learn to cycle. There are no classes or training classes anywhere where I am.
I have a good (spare) bike and some training wheels (for an adult size bike).
Any help grately appreciated.
I had to teach the other half how to ride a bike when she was 25. I got her a BMX because they are easy to ride and she didn't have to worry about gears. Be prepared to do *a lot* of running (not riding) alongside until they feel confident.
And make sure the dog is locked up. For some reason the when the dog hears his beloved misstress scream, and then me rush over to catch her, it is a signal for him to attck my legs.
- Mark Munk3y
Learn to Ride. The best way is to use the method from RICHARDS' ULTIMATE BICYCLE BOOK p114 and 115 (hit the <F11> key to maximise your view)- these pages should print well onto A4 as they are about that size. My son learned easily and quickly at 4yrs & 1week old when other methods had totally failed and many friends' kids (plus adults via newsgroups) have succeeded using this way.
