Riding a Bicycle.

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I forgot about my lack of co-ordination I was never able to catch a ball or climb monkeybars either.
At least I'm not the only one that can't ride a bike I thought it was just me.
I used to get laughed at when I was in primary school for not being able to catch a ball and I used to move away when the ball came near me.
Then the other kids used to say "don't be scared of the ball" and laugh.

I learned how to drive a car before I learned how to ride a bike.

I never learned as a kid. I finally taught myself when my grandmother gave me my aunt's old bike as a 17th birthday present. Of course, I'm pretty sure I've forgotten again.

It was one of the many thing that separated me from the other children. I also couldn't skateboard or tolerate anything with wheels. Couldn't catch or throw a ball, either. My parents just assumed I was a coward and I could do it if I "tried harder." Got yelled at a lot because they "wasted" so much money on a bike I "refused" to learn how to ride.

It took me a while to learn how to ride a bike but got the hang of it however i haven't used my bike for a long time now but hopefully start riding my bike soon.

i tried to learn a few times. i finally was able to ride a bike for a few blocks one time when i was about 12 or 13, but the anxiety and feeling of being out of control was so horrible that i never got on a bicycle again.

I learned when I was 5. Never had a problem.

My parents were forced to push me off a fairly steep pavement in order for momentum to allow me to get going and stay balanced. I was unable to go on my own because I could not balance the bike without being forced but I'm pretty sure this is normal for even NTs... I think everyone has seen the episode of Full House where one of the girls learns to ride a bike.

I can ride a bike as long as I'm riding in a straight line or gradual curve. I have to go very slow to turn a corner. It's difficult for me to get on and get started. I also can't go very fast, even after 6 months of riding my bike almost every day I still had trouble with small hills.

It took me a long time to learn how to ride a bicycle. My younger sister learned before I did and she's a year and a half younger then me. My parents tried to teach how to ride a bike without training wheels for the longest time until my dad found an online video called pedal magic. I watched the video and in the same day I learned to ride a bike in my now high school's parking lot. I was 8 or 9 when I learned how to ride a bike although I can't quite remember because it was a long time ago. I bike all the time during the summer. It's the only way I can get to the library because I don't have a car.

My parents didn't teach me, they signed me up for lessons.

Riding a bike is the easiest thing ever, you just turn the key, grab the joystick, adjust the flaps and there you go.

I like riding abike, but my condition makes my legs kind of mess up after just a few hundred yards. As a kid we used to do this!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKY6-HBWLgM&feature=related[/youtube]

I never learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. I didn't want to learn. I never actually enjoyed riding a bike and as a child I had an extremely cautious and anxious nature, which made me unwilling to try most things.

Not for everyone necessarily. I found it kind of challenging, but I guess everyone in different and some people may find it easy.

I'm very cautious and anxious too. I never even managed to ride a bike with the training wheels. I would lose my balance.

People have tried to get me to do things in the past but I know better now. They may not believe that I can't do it but I know better than them what I am capable of and they aren't the ones who would suffer with the consequences of pain and possibly medical bills if I get hurt.

For example, riding a horse. I can't stay on at faster than a walk yet there are people that would want me to ride a horse. I've had people ask me to go on a small boat/raft with them on the river (probably without a life preserver) when I can barely swim.

I can't ride a bike either but they have a hard time believing that.

I've known people that were experienced at and good at bike and horse riding and still got hurt pretty bad.

I remember vividly how much trouble I had riding a bike when I was young and just learning. Now, I ride a bike really well. It is my main transportation.

Just for anyone here that might still want to learn... check out lose the training wheels at losethetrainingwheels.org they taught me this winter and it was pretty cool

When I first got one as a kid, I just couldn't. My family tried to teach me, but that didn't get anywhere. Then when I tried again some years later, I just could. It felt strange at first, but great!