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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does he already know how to ride a bike? I bought a 20" for my 5 YO but it was/is too big for him to learn how to ride on. He can't touch the ground. We ended up borrowing a 16" bike for him to learn on. He's now 6 (and tall for his age) and still hasn't learned. [/quote]

There is a way to teach riding a bike that is successful almost every time.  You just have to be able to lower the bike seat until their feet touch the ground.  You can raise it later.  Then you take off the pedals and have them scoot back and forth on flat pavement until they can coast a little.  Then you put the pedals back on and hold the child (not the bike) as they pedal.  Then, you have to let go a little.  Since they are so low, they can usually catch themselves easily.

20 is way too big for most 5 year olds.  A 16 or 18 would be better, but nothing expensive since he'll outgrow it in a year or two.[/quote]

We actually just did this for my 7 year old last week and it worked.  A u-tube video said to make sure they can coast for 10 seconds before putting the pedals back on.[/quote]

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