"Just remove the pedals"
The Concept is simple - trying to learn all the skills of balancing, steering, pedaling, and braking at the same time can be challenging. Split it up into simpler components!
Here's how I was able to get both my kids up and running quickly:
- remove the pedals
- set the height so that the child can stand with both feet flat on the ground
- find a surface with a slight downward slope that will allow a bike to coast on it's own
- have the child coast down the hill with the objective of trying to balance on the bike without touching the ground
- try to remind them to look ahead and into the direction where they want to go and NOT down on the ground in front of them - I found standing about 10 to 20 feet away and having them use me as the 'target' to be helpful
- once they can do this comfortably (you'll notice that they will just 'get it' at some point), put the pedals back on the bike
- have the child do the same thing, but this time tell them to put their feet on the pedals and start pedaling once they are moving...
That's it! They'll be riding on two wheels in no time!
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