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2. I'm so old that we didn't have training wheels then. You just went off your trike and onto a bike and that was that.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 02:07 PM

Jul 22

I know. I have some old black and white pictures of me on each.

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Did you have training wheels on your bike or did you go all out and not use any training wheels. I didn't use training [View all] debm55 Jul 22 OP

I had training wheels. SheltieLover Jul 22 #1

I had an adult sized bike. My parents did buy training wheels. for a kids bike. Needless to say it didn;t work, and the debm55 Jul 22 #3

Oh no! SheltieLover Jul 22 #8

I'm so old that we didn't have training wheels then. You just went off your trike and onto a bike and that was that. CTyankee Jul 22 #2

Thank you CTyankee. I did the same, And like me you did it without the helmet, shin pads, etc. debm55 Jul 22 #5

I don't think bike helmets, knee & elbow pads were invented SheltieLover Jul 22 #10

No. We were just lucky! Or at least I was, don't know about you! CTyankee Jul 22 #21

I was mostly lucky. Took one bad spill in gravel. Still remember mom picking gravel out of my knee, but it could've SheltieLover Jul 22 #22

No training wheels ihaveaquestion Jul 22 #4

Thank you ihaveaquestion.for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 22 #7

I used them in the 1970s. IbogaProject Jul 22 #6

Thank you very IbogaProject. I never heard of a Balance Bike before. That sounds very good for the kids using them. I debm55 Jul 22 #12

My father told me he'd hang on to the seat while I pedaled and worked on balance. Harker Jul 22 #9

Same here!!!! Lookin back. I wonder if that is how most of us learned to ride a bike?? Thanks Harker. debm55 Jul 22 #14

Yes, looking back in horror with my mouth agape. Harker Jul 22 #26

Same here. Rver Jul 22 #19

Old Knevil was the inspiration for more broken bones than anybody else, I'd bet. Harker Jul 22 #24

A slight decline in front of our house ran for a block randr Jul 22 #11

Thank you very much for sharing that adventure with us, randr. I did a going through the hedges once also. Live and debm55 Jul 22 #15

I had older cousins, who scoffed at me using training wheels. viva la Jul 22 #13

Thank you very much for sharing with us, viva la. I borrowed my cousin's bike once. She had hand brakes. I had feet debm55 Jul 22 #16

I've never learned how to use the speed either. viva la Jul 22 #23

I didn't use training wheels, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 22 #17

Thank you very much for sharing with us. JustABozoOnThisBus. debm55 Jul 22 #39

No training wheels my dad held the bike doc03 Jul 22 #18

We started off the same way. Harker Jul 22 #25

It seems that most of us on the thread started with our dad's as training wheels. Thank you so much for sharing, doc03 debm55 Jul 22 #40

Never had training wheels PJMcK Jul 22 #20

That's wonderful PJMcK. Thank you for sharing with us. You helped your son reach a milestone in life. Congratulations. debm55 Jul 22 #38

yes AllaN01Bear Jul 22 #27

Good for you, Bear. Way to go!!!!! debm55 Jul 22 #37

My training wheels were my Dad. pandr32 Jul 22 #28

Yes, pandr32, that's the way I learned too, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Jul 22 #36

I learned to ride at my suburban cousin's town, not much traffic by them. electric_blue68 Jul 22 #29

Thank you very much for sharing with us electric_blue68. I hated the red mercurichrome. Wow did it burn. PS one of those debm55 Jul 22 #35

Luckily I didn't need the red mecurichrome often.... electric_blue68 Jul 23 #44

Training wheels ? No way Brother Buzz Jul 22 #30

HAHAHAHHAH. I love your sense of humor, Brother Buzz. debm55 Jul 22 #34

Had training wheels but not for long. kimbutgar Jul 22 #31

Thank you very much, kimbutgar.for sharing your story. debm55 Jul 22 #42

Had Them ProfessorGAC Jul 22 #32

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC . Riding a bike for the first time is a milestone in life. Like many milestones we debm55 Jul 22 #33

Without training wheels LogDog75 Jul 22 #41

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LogDog75 debm55 Jul 22 #43

No training wheels. 🚲....nt Figarosmom Jul 23 #45

Thank you very much. Figarosmom. debm55 Jul 23 #47

We didn't have a bike with training wheels. I was still riding KitFox Jul 23 #46

Thank you very much, KitFox. When you took your sister's bike, you joined the big kids world. debm55 Jul 23 #48