Can anyone here not ride a bike?

[gigeorge]

My girlfriend has got no confidence and hates riding bikes, to me being able to ride a bike is a pretty basic skill. It's something you learn at school.

Does anyone else have confidence issues or fear of coming off which prevents them enjoying riding?

A bit like swimming isnt it, the sort of thing you 'should' learn around the age of 3 or 4 !

 

[Zefan]

I learned late, I think around 5/6 maybe 7. I was a very very stubborn learner as a kid.

 

[Andre]

I cannot understand anybody that can't ride a bike or cannot swim, Did they not have a childhood ?

Used to quite happily ride a bike, until I got Meniere's disease, now I fall off every time I try

 

[Xordium]

I cannot understand anybody that can't ride a bike or cannot swim, Did they not have a childhood ?

Yes I did but one well away from water and bicycle shops however I would wager I can climb better than virtually anyone who is registered on these forums as that was what I spent my childhood doing.

 

[4T5]

I would wager I can climb better than virtually anyone who is registered on these forums as that was what I spent my childhood doing.

Peter Parker is that you ?

 

[MooMoo444]

Havent rode one for like 12 years, but if its true what they say about you never forgetting, then I can still do it!

 

[Xordium]

Peter Parker is that you ?

I think he didn't start climbing till his teens.

 

[ci_newman]

Used to quite happily ride a bike, until I got Meniere's disease, now I fall off every time I try

Can you get adult-sized stabiliser wheels?

 

[PardonTheWait]

Learnt when I was pretty little and spent most of my spare time as a kid riding around with my friends. Still cycle now, and find it really weird when I find out someone can't ride a bike.

 

[Feek]

I cannot understand anybody that can't ride a bike or cannot swim, Did they not have a childhood ?

I can sort of swim. Just. I think I can swim downwards quite well but I'm not so good when it comes to going in a forward direction.

 

[zpos]

I can't ride a bike either. We used to live on a busy main road so was never taught as it was too dangerous to just go cycling about.

 

[Number_25]

It's something which everyone should at least try.

 

[paradigm]

I would wager I can climb better than virtually anyone who is registered on these forums as that was what I spent my childhood doing.

You do realise that a number of us rock climb as a hobby, right?

 

[bakes0310]

I wasnt allowed scissors until i was 8, im still not happy about them now at 26.

 

[Kamwah]

I didn't actually learn until I was about 14/15 as when I was a child I fell off a few times and just decided it wasn't worth trying.

I'm now 21 and cycling is one of the things I would rather do than anything else. Unfortunately I don't live near Cannock Chase anymore and live in London where I don't know anywhere good to ride T_T

I also wouldn't ride on the roads because that's just a death trap XD

 

[Broken Hope]

I had a poor upbringing so we couldn't afford niceties such as bikes, so no I can't ride one.

 

[Lakeland]

You do realise that a number of us rock climb as a hobby, right?

The fact he thinks he is the best means he wont be. I'll wager that there is someone better, then there will be someone better than them as well. Pointless statement

 

[arknor]

I would wager I can climb better than virtually anyone who is registered on these forums as that was what I spent my childhood doing.

I would wager I can have more fun than virtually anyone who is registered on this forum as that was what I spent the majority of my childhood doing.

Yup it really does sound as retarded as your statement

 

[paradigm]

I had a poor upbringing so we couldn't afford niceties such as bikes, so no I can't ride one.

You are 29 now though, so have had the means to buy yourself even a 5th hand scabby bike for at least 13 years?

 

[Skidder]

Let's have a climb off!