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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of the kids in our neighborhood seem to ride bikes. My two kids have zero desire to learn but I signed them up for the REI class. Came highly recommended. I really don’t know how to teach them to balance!  I’m not great at it myself and don’t  own a bike.  I’m not sure why that’s sad to you - would you prefer they never learn?[/quote]

We live in the suburbs but there is nowhere safe to bike here. There are more cars per household and more people driving than ever. Our neighborhoods aren't safe for biking like mine was growing up. I biked a lot in college and did centuries out of town on small country roads and think it is 10x less safe in my neighborhood than there.[/quote] I don’t have a sidewalk ifo my house. I took my kid to a school playground when it was closed. [/quote]

That wasn't my point. I did the same and taught my kids to ride by going down little hills without pedaling near a school. After doing that for less than an hour they were riding with no assistance on the track.

The pp made the comment that they don't see kids riding bikes as much. ie kids who know how to ride don't do it often. I think it is because of the traffic. [/quote]

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