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

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 01:05 AM

22 hrs ago

my trike and one day my older sister made fun of me and called me a baby for still riding my trike. When she got off her bike, I was so mad, I grabbed her bike and took off riding it. I was all the way down the block before I realized what I was doing. I panicked and tipped right over! 😁A few weeks later, my folks surprised me with a bike of my own. Another fun post from you Deb! Hope you and your husband are both doing well!🩷🩷🩷

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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 Yesterday OP

I had training wheels. SheltieLover Yesterday #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 Yesterday #3

Oh no! SheltieLover Yesterday #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 Yesterday #2

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

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

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

No training wheels ihaveaquestion Yesterday #4

Thank you ihaveaquestion.for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #7

I used them in the 1970s. IbogaProject Yesterday #6

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

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

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

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

Same here. Rver Yesterday #19

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

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

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

I had older cousins, who scoffed at me using training wheels. viva la Yesterday #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 Yesterday #16

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

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

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

No training wheels my dad held the bike doc03 Yesterday #18

We started off the same way. Harker Yesterday #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 Yesterday #40

Never had training wheels PJMcK Yesterday #20

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

yes AllaN01Bear Yesterday #27

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

My training wheels were my Dad. pandr32 Yesterday #28

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

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

Luckily I didn't need the red mecurichrome often.... electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #44

Training wheels ? No way Brother Buzz Yesterday #30

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

Had training wheels but not for long. kimbutgar Yesterday #31

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

Had Them ProfessorGAC Yesterday #32

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

Without training wheels LogDog75 Yesterday #41

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

No training wheels. 🚲....nt Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much. Figarosmom. debm55 7 hrs ago #47

We didn't have a bike with training wheels. I was still riding KitFox 22 hrs ago #46

Thank you very much, KitFox. When you took your sister's bike, you joined the big kids world. debm55 7 hrs ago #48