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

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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 21 hrs ago OP

I had training wheels. SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #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 21 hrs ago #3

Oh no! SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #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 21 hrs ago #2

Thank you CTyankee. I did the same, And like me you did it without the helmet, shin pads, etc. debm55 21 hrs ago #5

I don't think bike helmets, knee & elbow pads were invented SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #10

No. We were just lucky! Or at least I was, don't know about you! CTyankee 20 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #22

No training wheels ihaveaquestion 21 hrs ago #4

Thank you ihaveaquestion.for sharing with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #7

I used them in the 1970s. IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #6

Thank you very IbogaProject. I never heard of a Balance Bike before. That sounds very good for the kids using them. I debm55 21 hrs ago #12

My father told me he'd hang on to the seat while I pedaled and worked on balance. Harker 21 hrs ago #9

Same here!!!! Lookin back. I wonder if that is how most of us learned to ride a bike?? Thanks Harker. debm55 21 hrs ago #14

Yes, looking back in horror with my mouth agape. Harker 19 hrs ago #26

Same here. Rver 20 hrs ago #19

Old Knevil was the inspiration for more broken bones than anybody else, I'd bet. Harker 20 hrs ago #24

A slight decline in front of our house ran for a block randr 21 hrs ago #11

Thank you very much for sharing that adventure with us, randr. I did a going through the hedges once also. Live and debm55 21 hrs ago #15

I had older cousins, who scoffed at me using training wheels. viva la 21 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #16

I've never learned how to use the speed either. viva la 20 hrs ago #23

I didn't use training wheels, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus 20 hrs ago #17

Thank you very much for sharing with us. JustABozoOnThisBus. debm55 15 hrs ago #39

No training wheels my dad held the bike doc03 20 hrs ago #18

We started off the same way. Harker 19 hrs ago #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 15 hrs ago #40

Never had training wheels PJMcK 20 hrs ago #20

That's wonderful PJMcK. Thank you for sharing with us. You helped your son reach a milestone in life. Congratulations. debm55 15 hrs ago #38

yes AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #27

Good for you, Bear. Way to go!!!!! debm55 15 hrs ago #37

My training wheels were my Dad. pandr32 19 hrs ago #28

Yes, pandr32, that's the way I learned too, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 15 hrs ago #36

I learned to ride at my suburban cousin's town, not much traffic by them. electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #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 15 hrs ago #35

Luckily I didn't need the red mecurichrome often.... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #44

Training wheels ? No way Brother Buzz 16 hrs ago #30

HAHAHAHHAH. I love your sense of humor, Brother Buzz. debm55 15 hrs ago #34

Had training wheels but not for long. kimbutgar 16 hrs ago #31

Thank you very much, kimbutgar.for sharing your story. debm55 13 hrs ago #42

Had Them ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC . Riding a bike for the first time is a milestone in life. Like many milestones we debm55 15 hrs ago #33

Without training wheels LogDog75 13 hrs ago #41

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LogDog75 debm55 13 hrs ago #43

No training wheels. 🚲....nt Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #45

We didn't have a bike with training wheels. I was still riding KitFox 10 hrs ago #46