A childs first bicycle ride
Teach your kids to ride, give them the world
I can’t remember my “first ever” bike ride but reading this article brought back memories of my first venture from the relative safety of our suburban side road onto the, still forbidden, “Main Road”.
Bicycling: How to Teach a Child to Ride a Bicycle - ExperiencePlus! Reading Room
There's nothing like that first taste of freedom; everyone remembers it, however wobbly. It's the moment when you begin to get a sense of the immense possibilities for adventure that exist in the world, as you ride away from Mom or Dad's anxious hands and point your front wheel where you want to go…
https://www.experienceplus.com/blog/how-to-teach-a-child-to-ride-a-bicycle/
It was only about 400 metres, but I remember it as if I’d crossed a continent. I’ve since been lucky to cycle around much of New Zealand, parts of the USA, Asia, Argentina, Australia.
So many beautiful places, with wonderful people, but the first ride into the big wide world still ranks as a highlight.
Teach your child—that blond kid is me—to ride a bicycle and you will open their eyes to a world of experiences and a sport/recreation that can be with them for a lifetime.
