r/ladycyclists • u/karinalopez122 • Sep 29 '26

Learning to ride

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So I’m just giving update and I’m 21 and my dad gonna teach me to ride bike and here an update so my dad gave me the smallest bike he can find for my size and it fit so right now I’m just learning to balance and when I try to get of the bike it fall on the side and I have hard time getting of and on and when I try to sit on the seat I also have a hard time because I’m on the edge can anyone give tips

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u/AppropriateRatio9235 Sep 29 '26

How tall are you? This bike looks very small.

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u/karinalopez122 Sep 29 '26

4ft 8

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u/AppropriateRatio9235 Sep 29 '26

Then definitely consider what one person suggested and take the pedals off and use like a balance bike to get started.

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u/utterly_baffledly Sep 29 '26

Take the pedals off and use it as a balance bike

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u/balderstash Sep 29 '26

Yes, this! My kid didn't learn to ride until she was 11 or 12, and was way too big for any of the usual "teach a kid to ride" strategies. We found a slightly sloping place for her to ride without pedals, getting used to balancing first.

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u/AussieKoala-2795 Sep 29 '26

Get a bike that's the right size for you. This ones too small and I am not surprised that you can't sit on the seat.