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RaNg84
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Joined: Apr 07, 2012
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| I believe that I learned how to ride a bike when I was 7. It took me a while longer then NTs) to learn to ride but I did it. Heck I didn't know how to write my name until third grade. |
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trappedinhell
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Joined: May 15, 2011
Age: 44
Posts: 570
Location: Scotland
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I was late learning
And could not swim until 21.
And took 4 attempts to pass my driving test.
Still can't dance.
I never thought of myself as having any motor problems, but the more I look at it... My hands feel like they want to drop things all the time as well.
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CaptainTrips222
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Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Age: 31
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| trappedinhell wrote: | | Still can't dance. |
Eh, dancing is something you kinda "get" or you don't. Some aspies here love to dance, some don't. Some NTs can dance great, and some have two left feet. Of course, motor problems don't help. |
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Ettina
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Joined: Jan 14, 2011
Age: 23
Posts: 1791
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| I can ride a bike, but it took me a lot longer than most kids to learn. |
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JayJayEff
Emu Egg
Joined: Apr 19, 2012
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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I can ride a comfort bike; that is to say sitting straight up. Can't balance on a mountain bike where you are leaning forward. Also, can't turn my head to the sides while riding, and can't lift one or both hands off the steering without a wobble/wipeout. I'm enjoying reading this thread; I though it was just me  Used to have Meniere's Disease, wondering if it did something to my inner ear/balance. |
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Lockheart
Snowy Owl
Joined: Apr 17, 2012
Posts: 155
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't remember at what age I learned to ride a bike. I think I got my red bike for Christmas when I was five, but I can't remember how long it took me to learn. I do remember that my Dad put a lot of effort into helping me learn. At first I tore up and down the driveway on training wheels. Then Dad put a helmet on my head (and maybe pads on my knees and elbows) and took me to some very grassy parkland. When I fell off, which happened a lot, it didn't hurt. I'm never going to be Cadel Evans or Lance Armstrong, but I can ride well enough to get me places. I now ride a bicycle and a motor scooter (though not a motorbike - too much coordinatation required and I find them too heavy). |
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NTAndrew
Toucan
Joined: Jan 19, 2012
Posts: 280
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[quote="JayJayEff"]I can ride a comfort bike; that is to say sitting straight up. Can't balance on a mountain bike where you are leaning forward. Also, can't turn my head to the sides while riding, and can't lift one or both hands off the steering without a wobble/wipeout. I'm enjoying reading this thread; I though it was just me Used to have Meniere's Disease, wondering if it did something to my inner ear/balance.[/quote
Menier's Disease will do that. You mean you don't have it anymore.] |
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CockneyRebel
Mick Avory, Sensitive brown-eyed Sweet Pea
Joined: Jul 18, 2004
Age: 38
Posts: 87185
Location: In a quiet and peaceful garden, where gentle Mick Avory-like Sweet Peas grow.
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zeldapsychology
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Joined: May 05, 2008
Age: 27
Posts: 3200
Location: Florida
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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don't feel bad. I've never learned to ride a bike,drive,swim,skate or anything like that my balance sucks and my anxiety of hurting myself is through the roof.  |
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Fern
Deinonychus
Joined: May 07, 2011
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:13 am Post subject: |
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TBG! You're so cool!!! 
I didn't learn to ride a regular bike till I was 8. At first I got frustrated because my sisters learned how to ride much earlier than I did, but as soon as I got the hang of it I was addicted. I used to ride my bike everywhere with my dad, then when I got old enough, I just started going out by myself. I still go on random bike trips by myself all the time, especially when I'm feeling down about something. The other day I woke up, grabbed some water and rode about 28 miles before coming back home for lunch. Good times.
The funny thing is that neither of my sisters ride anymore.
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cozysweater
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I was between 4 & 5 when I learned to ride a bike. Mom bought me a bike that was properly sized for me but without training wheels - which I refused to learn to ride. My best friend had a tiny totally-the-wrong-size bike (wrong size for both of us) but for some reason I was more able to figure out balance on that than on my bike. So we would trade. I would ride her bike and she would ride mine. I got comfortable on the little bike but then some how managed to get my toes caught in the wheel spokes. I temporarily lost a toenail but gained an incentive to ride my own (properly sized) bike.
Now I ride my bike to work pretty regulary. I'm not a natural at it, I'll never do neat tricks like hopping up a curb and I've been known to weave, but I can get from here to there pretty well.
The point is: Be patient, it'll come to you when it comes. Find a way to make it work for you because cycling is a great feeling. |
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ocdgirl123
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Age: 18
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It's funny because I learned to ride a bike at 11, but took my first swimming lesson at 18 months! (Yes, they actually had swimming lessons for people that young).
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WillMcC
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Joined: Mar 17, 2007
Age: 29
Posts: 507
Location: Gainesville, Fl
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Compared to my brothers, I took a while to learn to ride without training wheels - probably around the age of 8 or so. These days, I ride all the time, as it's usually more convenient (as well as healthier and less expensive) than driving.
I also do a bit of "road" biking - riding in a fashion similar to driving a car, taking a lane, stopping at traffic lights, signaling turns, yielding to pedestrians, etc, when traffic allows for it. I haven't had any major accidents yet (fallen off a few times, including getting my handlebars caught on a hidden branch, colliding with another cyclist around a blind corner, and hitting some pedestrians who happened to be walking in the bike lane)
I ride fairly fast, around 18-20 mph, on a mountain bike with smooth tires, and have done as much as ~40 miles in one day on some occasions. I would like to get a road bike some day.
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Kurgan
I'm always right
Joined: Apr 07, 2012
Age: 24
Posts: 1694
Location: Norway
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Learned it when I was 5. |
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Koi
Snowy Owl
Joined: Mar 17, 2012
Age: 18
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| Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I actually just learned last year. |
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