Our site is dedicated to beginner cycling, and you don’t get much more “beginner” than actually learning how to ride a bike. I have recently had the opportunity to review an e-book called Learn to Ride a Bike that is designed to help you teach a child to ride a bike, but it can also be used by adults trying to learn how to ride a bike step by step.
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How to Start Cycling
With two small kids of my own, I have struggled with how best to teach kids to ride a bike — and also how not to ride a bike. I’ve only recently finished teaching my kids, and frankly, we had some difficult moments that could have been avoided if I had read the advice in Learn to Ride a Bike. The author of the book has 20 years of experience in teaching others (including people with special needs) how to ride bicycles.
While Learn to Ride a Bike is written from a perspective of teaching kids how to ride a bike without training wheels, the principles in the book just as easily apply to the topic of how to ride a bike for adults. One thing I really like about the book is the format: it is told in an easy to read story that covers all of the basic principles, followed by a checklist to give you quick reference to the essentials for teaching someone how to ride a bike. Topics covered include:
- Preparing the bike.
- Getting the rider ready.
- Choosing the place to ride.
- How to start from a stop.
- Proper positioning.
- How to encourage the rider.
As I mentioned, I truly wish I had read this before teaching my children to ride without training wheels. I have to admit, there were times I pushed too hard and felt bad about it later. Some of the ideas in Learn to Ride a Bicycle could have helped me to avoid that tension.
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Purchasers of the book also get a bonus e-book on how to have a great family bicycle outing. This is also well thought-out and should save a lot of stress on your family bike outings. The bonus book goes into detail on topics such as:
- What to prepare the night before.
- Proper food and drink before and during the ride.
- Preparing your equipment.
- Preparing the route.
- What to check on the bike.
It also has a quick-reference checklist to make sure you don’t miss anything. I sincerely believe that this bonus e-book alone is worth the purchase price — as it will save you time and hassle when trying to spend some quality family time on a bike outing.
So, whether you are looking to teach children to ride a bike, or to teach yourself or another adult how to ride a bike, you should check out Learn to Ride a Bike. Full disclosure: if you click through my link to purchase, I will get a referral fee (at no extra cost to you) that helps to keep this site going (thanks!).
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Over here most people don’t use training wheels at all. At first children use a ‘Laufrad’ which is like a mini bike without pedals. And than when the kids are safe they graduate onto a bike without problems.
Hi Andy, some people use those here in the U.S. also (often called a “balance bike” here), though other people will say to just get a small bike and take the pedals off. I learned on training wheels and my kids did also. I can see pros and cons of each method.