Do You Know How To Ride a Bike?
By Cristy
@magallon (19280)
Philippines
June 28, 2016 9:21pm CST
When I was in my high school days, I tried to learn how to bike.
But because I am really scared to fall and get scratches or cuts, I was not able to learn it.
Now, I envy my sister and friends and those people who knows how to bike.
Cycling is one of the best exercises. It helps us burn fats, reduces our risk of heart disease and it also increases our brain power.
My brother who has diabetes makes cycling as his daily exercise.
If only I could ride a bike, then I could also enjoy the feeling of biking to anywhere I want.
Photo credit to pinterest.com
9 people like this
13 responses
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
It is also one of my frustrations, so to be able to ride a bike, I asked a machine shop to customize a trike, an adult bike with three wheels for me. I am using it every morning for my exercise. It is also available online or in some second-hand bike stores; some sells new ones too. I will post it here next time.
2 people like this
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Jun 16
@acelawrites, how much do you spend for customizing a trike? I saw this before but now, I haven't.
2 people like this
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@ida123 It's almost Php 10,000. I have seen in the Amazon, they are selling it at P14,000 plus shipping fee. We bought a surplus folding bike from a used bike store then we asked a shop to make it into a trike.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
I think I was five when I learned how to ride a bike. I had lots of bruises and wounds before I finally learned how to balance on my own. The worst was on my stomach.
1 person likes this
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@magallon Maybe you can try the e-bike, or the e-trike (not sure if that's the right term). It is rechargeable and won't need gas. They have those with three wheels. I think it's e-trike.
1 person likes this
@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@brokenbee I think I' have to try the one with stabilizers. Maybe by starting with it, I can learn how to ride a bike.
1 person likes this
@1210800460 (557)
• China
29 Jun 16
Many persons can't ride a bike.I remember I tumbled sometimes for learning bike.Later I can ride it well.
1 person likes this
@1210800460 (557)
• China
29 Jun 16
@magallon yes.But if you do exercise the bike careful.You can avoid it.
1 person likes this
@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@1210800460 It's a good exercise. Yes, we have to be careful when biking.
1 person likes this
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
yes i know how to ride in a bike.when i was a kid i don't know am afraid to fall or cut.but when i get bigger i already know, actually every saturday i use my bicycle to go to the office
1 person likes this
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@magallon yes i use to ride in my bike,we are still open on Saturday,Sunday is only my dayoff, and every Sunday i do my biking as an exercise
1 person likes this
@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@ilocosboy Oh I see. Biking is really a good exercise.
1 person likes this
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
29 Jun 16
No I don't know how to ride a bike. But that didn't stop my kids from teaching themselves how to ride a bike. I can't swim either. But most of my kids taught themselves how to swim as well. Riding a bike and swimming are really good life skills to have. If you can't, that's OK. But if you can, that's much better! I'm OK with getting on those stationary exercise bikes though.
1 person likes this
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 16
It's never too late to learn.
Just learn as a kid would, there's no shame in it.
Get a bike and put stabilisers on it.
Then after you get the hang of it take the stabilisers off.
You just need to overcome your fear of falling off.
1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Jun 16
It's never too late to learn. Take your bike to someplace with a lot of grass and practice there. It's soft to land on, and you aren't going to get a lot of speed while on the grass.
1 person likes this
