When did you learn how to ride a bicycle?

@heehaw78 (566)
Malaysia
February 28, 2009 6:10pm CST
When did you learn how to ride a bicycle? how old were you at that time?
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10 responses
• Australia
1 Mar 09
I was seven years old when I got my first bike. It was a birthday present from my older brother. I had never ridden one before, and I never used training wheels. It took me a couple of days to learn how to ride it and from memory I only fell off a couple of times, so that was pretty cool.
@heehaw78 (566)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
wow birthday present was a bicycle, that's great.You are a fast learner indeed. May i know does you siblings rides a bicycle too?
• United States
1 Mar 09
I was a very late bloomer. I was 9 years old when I learned to ride a bike without training wheels. What's really funny is that both of my boys were 3 when they learned to ride without training wheels, so I guess I feel like they were more advanced than I was. My husband on the other hand was around 5 when he learned. I think it's important to try and teach them young just so they aren't the only one's with training wheels when all you see is young kids now with no training wheels.
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@heehaw78 (566)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
Bravo the boys follow your gene. I hope my kids would learn as fast as yours.I do agree that it's important to try and teach them since young.Thanks for sharing Felicialessard1.
@jewilim (495)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
I actually started riding with a balance when i was still small because i still could not balance myself with my small bike, but when i grew a little older i tried riding a bigger bike that when i ride it i could not reach the ground. Well i just learned it myself and i kinda figured it out that its much easier to balance if i was going fast so thats how i learned how to ride it, just kind of figured it out myself. I think during that time i was just around 8 i think because that was really a very long long time ago.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
1 Mar 09
I was probably around 7 when I learned how to ride a bicycle and I loved riding it for years. It was a great way to get around and gave my friends and me many options for entertaining ourselves...and to have great adventures! We lived outside of town so there were so many different places for us to ride and enjoy the day.
• Australia
1 Mar 09
Oh, I absolutely love riding backs, and even though I'm not a kid anymore, I don't care since riding bikes is for everyone! When I was in kindy, I was riding a trycycle, the one with two one wheel at the front, and two at the back. So really you cant fall even if you just all of a sudden stop. I think it was in year 2, that I would ride a bike. And by now I can say I'm a very fast and professional bike rider, well I would hope so. But really, it's a great hobby!
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@heehaw78 (566)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
thanks for sharing pweety_princess, what a great experience you shared with us. Are you a professional bike rider like taking parts in official racing contest?
@ionsquare (530)
• Singapore
4 Mar 09
Hi, I learned how to ride a bicycle when I am 18 years old. I think its a bit late. I have not rode a bicycle for years already and hence I am not sure if I still know the skills of riding it. However, I heard people saying that riding is just like swimming, you will not forget your skills once you know it.
@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
1 Mar 09
I was about 5 when I learned to ride a bike. I was probably closer to 6 when the training wheels come off. Then look out. I was on a tear. I remember well my first major bike wreck and I was 9 years old. I was fortunate enough to just be skinned up but my opponent (the one I hit) wasn't quite so lucky. She ended up with a broken arm
@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
1 Mar 09
I think when I was grade 5 on my elementary days. I learned how to ride perfectly without so much bruises because I was so careful. The worst was, I experienced bruises already when I was perfectly mastered it because I was already confident of running fast until I bumped there and everywhere..whew! But it was really fun he he he how I wish I could turn back again those good old younger days...
@reds08 (305)
• Indonesia
1 Mar 09
I learned to ride bycycle when i was about 7 years old still in elementary school. At the first time i used bicycle which has 2 additional small wheel in the post. It needed few weeks, before moving to use a real bicycle..
• India
1 Mar 09
i have learned to ride bicycle when i was in my 4th standard i.e..., when i was around 8 years old. it took me 10days to get to it, i enjoyed my ride with my friends. now i enjoy riding my bike