How To Ride a Bike, For Adults
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2015
- Most people learn to ride a bike as children, but some, especially millennials, got left behind. Now, classes for these bike-challenged grownups are popping up. Photo: J Barbush/RPA.
Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: bit.ly/14Q81Xy
More from the Wall Street Journal:
Visit WSJ.com: www.wsj.com
Visit the WSJ Video Center: wsj.com/video
On Facebook: / videos
On Twitter: / wsj
On Snapchat: on.wsj.com/2ratjSM
![แฉ [2/4] 12 ก.ค. 67 เจ้าของไวรัลดังในโซเชียล 'ลิลลี่ เหงียน' ฝันอยากเข้าวงการ โดนหลอกสารพัด | GMM25](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7zntQK2U8-8/mqdefault.jpg)
Shoutout to all the adults out there who still can't ride lol, we'll get there!!❤
❤️
Chloe Jones ❤️❤️
I want to learn so badly.
I wanna learn especially during this hot weather
Thanks :*
I really want to learn, so I can ride with my kids.. Ill be 40 :(
Who’s here because your dad didn’t teach you when you were younger 😢
I didn't have a father
🙋🏽♀️
That’s so sad, I just wanted to know if it’s easy riding for your first time if your an adult.
Me
Same
Just learned this morning, took a couple of hours. I'm 26, btw.
Thank God im not alone ✌😄
Actually only 5 percent of people on earth can actually ride a real bike the proper way. people think they know how but actually have no idea what they are doing.
lol where did u get that info?
I can't believe this! My girlfriends daughter, 26, can not ride a bike to work! 3 miles to work, she is scared to drive, and does not know how to ride a bicycle. My training wheels were taken off the bike when I was the age of 3.
WallabeeDeviant89 You sir missed alot
My parents couldn’t afford to buy me a bike so I was never taught as a kid. I have my own income and finally was able to invest in one. I’m 25 years old and I’m starting tomorrow; seeing vids like this give me confidence I’ll have it down in no time. Wish me luck!!!
Update? :>
Please update us .. I bought a bike today .. $98 mountain bike from Walmart
Good luck everyone! Riding a bicycle is a brilliant way to keep fit and it's just great fun to boot! Anyone buying a bicycle I personally
Advise to pay for a good quality one and get one that's nice and light if possible !
YOU WILL GET IT!
WOOOOOO!!! :D
I'm just teaching myself how to ride a bike. I'm 34 years old and I have a very poor balance, and paralyzing fear. I'm also very analytical so I need to understand how things work before I can actually do it without failing. The thing that helped the most was watching a lot of videos. Then practicing balance first before trying to actually pedal. So let me break it down: First I spent couple of hours with the theory (my husband explaining, demonstrating step by step and million questions) then I started balancing myself and trying to stay calm (I have panic attacks due to childhood traumas with bike accidents) and getting used to the idea of just being there and learning how to keep balance, and just using the bike as a scooter of sorts. Now when I felt more confident on the balance situation I found easier somehow to be in a small slope (going up) and place my left foot on the pedal, then push myself with the right foot while keeping my eyes somewhere at the distance. I managed to ride successfully a few times. I will keep practicing as I need to gain confidence and more control, but I'm getting there. Please don't give up and set your mind to it. I watched many videos to understand how it works. For me things like "you'll feel it" or "you will know what to do when you're doing it" doesn't work for me at all, if I don't get some small detail I freak out and fail miserably. So try a different strategy: try to understand the logics and you will make it for sure!
I’m hoping you’re riding away! Thanks for this comment: I’ve got a similar way of learning & it gives me hope. 🫶🏽
Kinda glad other people still don't know how to ride a bike. I'm 18 and still don't know how to lol
Edit: I'm 22 now and i still don't know lol
Beastythunder you missed alot
Beastythunder same here I've been trying it's frustrating
Beastythunder same, I am 17
I'm 17 and I just learned
Beastythunder same
its now my 2nd day trying how to ride a bike..
its slow progress, but i will try and try until i can
+Monica Pandey took me 3 days how to ride it roughly. maybe it took 2 weeks to really master it. the hardest part for me was how to restart pedaling. during the learning i didnt fall.
after 2 weeks learning, i could ride bike to work, the distance 20km.
just stick with the instruction from this video, you can do it
Asep hegar perdana ayyy persistent
Practice make it perfect
My mother learned to ride a cike at age 52, you can do it if you set your mind on it, everyone!
I just wanted ant to find a place closed to my house.
I'm 35 years old and i'm so excited about learning to ride a bike.
I hope i will do it!
I got my bike back in June as a birthday gift - I was so nervous of falling and looking silly but after several attempts and failures I’m proud to say I finally know how to ride a bike and it’s been such a meaningful way to get some exercise and being outdoors!
I'm 44 and I'm just now learning! My husband is teaching me and it's been quite fun and we've had a lot of laughs. It's so fun! I'm so glad I'm not so weird and other adults are learning too!!
To those who are adults and don't know how to ride a bicycle, don't worry too much about what others think, chances are they won't even judge you. If you never try to learn, then you'll be the one judging yourself every day for not knowing how to ride a bike. The worse thing that can happen is that someone looks at you learning to ride a bike as you're falling up and down. They'll think "wow that person is so old but still can't ride a bike!" Okay. So now what? That's pretty much it lol. They won't even remember you after 10 minutes so who cares?
update : i can ride a bike now, well not really good..
but i can balance the bike and ride it, feels good
That is exactly me
+Jammer Universe well i already master it, i able ride it for 30km, and i can ride a motorcycle too
Quasie colon
I recently learnt at 16. Even my teacher had made my fun saying “cycle bhi nhi aati kya?". I was very sad and decided to learn it. And I bought a bicycle and tried lot hard. And I learnt in 2 days. And now feeling great.
All I want to tell you is this *“If I can do , anyone can do this".
Absolutely. It' been 3 days I am trying to learn bicycle. I have nailed it with conviction. It took me two days to master the art of balance and I am still looking to fine tune my ride. All the best to all the adults.
Please can you explain how you master your balance?
@@Esther-sh2tz my father in law took me to an isolated yard right behind his house. He asked me to try peddling half. It was a problem for me. Then I realised that most part of the balance depends on the first stroke of the peddle which is like applying the first gear of a car. After the first peddle you grip the handle well to steer through the road and try and peddle continuously. The first peddle is basically the core push to ride and balance the cycle. This has been my experience.
Cool, I was excited for all of them. I hoped the lady who fell didn't give up! 👍
Jesus Christ😂😂
doinithealthystyle We see her at the end Ridin' the bike quite well - I liked the video a lot, watched it 4-5 times in a row - it was great to see them so happy and proud. I thought the instructor was really nice too - helping them out - nice guy. It gets to me when you see people who are proud of something they achieved - they made it happen. Hope they keep Ridin' and enjoy it too. :-)
There is nothing wrong about learning when you are old ma'am, there is no rules in bicycling that it was made to learn when you are a child, it's like learning motor bike is a must or learning how to ride a horse is a must, it's just some people were not interested in learning those things in earlier ages, so don't feel uncomfortable with that, keep going, you will get there.
waah..i want to do it too..but i'm too shy to do it at the park
No need to be shy.. many of us were not fortunate to get a bike as kid.. I started today with few minutes.. will start from Sunday ..
You've either got to get over being shy or be okay with never knowing how to ride a bike
Update: I finally learnt .. it took few balancing practice and I just rode like I always knew how to ride.. i have to go back and see if I still can.. it was raining today
@@reshmashriyan5042 Congrats!
@@BN99239 thank you 😊
I thought I was the only grown dude that don't know how to ride a bike I'm glad now lol
I was not opportune to ride a bicycle as a little child, not even as a teenager.
I worked, bought a bicycle for myself (it felt nice). I watched this video
THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE was all I needed to learn how to ride. In a space of 3days, I elevated from a rookie to an experienced rider.
The compound I started in became small for me.
If I can do this, anybody can
I'm 23 and just learned to ride a bike today!! :)
Im happy for you :)
Sboy's World well done 🤗
It’s a feel thing. True phrase. Love watching this bike learning tutorial. I can wait to get on my bike and self teach myself with your helpful video.
I just got back on a bike after many many years. I fell off a few times and the chain came off. I fixed it though. I was so nervous. I kinda got that hang of it again now I can't wait to go back on the trails :)
why am i part of that 6% of adults who do not know how to ride a bicycle... just... why
guys its very easy after you actually get yourself to go and try. The hardest part is to not think abt what people will think and actually go out there and try .You'll get it in a day or two. I never knew how to cycle until 21 ,I was too embarassed about it. I felt so low when i saw little kids riding like pros .Finally when i got myself to out there,i learnt it in like 2 days .Some things arent as hard as we perceive them to be...Happy riding!!;)
This was in a Frasier episode (bikeathon). So this is a real thing, it's always cool to be able to witness the process of someone learning a brand new skill, it's a rare treat.
Watching it right now
PLEASE try on a small bike ! kid or adult , it does not matter ! you will learn faster on a smaller bike because it's easier to control.that wierd looking thing is awful as a learning bike.
My dad wants to teach me how to ride his bike and that thing is huge, I wanted my own bike but he loves his one so much 😂
by the way, those bikes in the video are more difficult to master that a regular mountain bike...
Why? I thought they were better because they were lighter, but I never learned how to cicle as well, so..
Im gust a 10 yr old kid/teen i started riding a bike and i am a master of biking i can stand while i am biking and feet of pedal and one hand biking
radical bro
lovely shane herrero or anita I can no hand bike
Absolutely agree, extremely wobbly and twitchy. Not good to learn on at all!!
I am 25 and can't ride a bike
If you’re an adult and don’t know how to ride it’s all good it’ll take you a maximum of 1 day and minimum of 10 mins to get riding .
This video makes me feel better about wanting to start out learning how to ride a bike now in my adulthood. Before I'd be hesitant to start learning due to being self-conscious about learning to ride a bike as an adult, but videos like these are valuable as they show that learning to ride a bike is like learning any other skill - anyone can do it at any age.
I never learned how to ride a bike. But I recently taught my daughter how to. With this method I think I can get the hang of it, like I get the concept, but it’s different when applying it.
I just bought a bike and practise my own .. Without someone pushing behind me. Technique is relax yourself and dont be afraid to fall
Just learned how to bike today I spent the first day scooting and trying to pedal but tumbling off my bike. Now I just have to learn how to go straight and turn.
I've been trying for about 3 weeks. I have trouble getting my foot on the pedal and balance :(
LOL...I'm actually in tears watching them ride for the first time. I'm happy for them.
SORRY , YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY TELL PEOPLE "HOW TO RIDE" THERE WERE NO VERBAL EXPLANATIONS NOTHING.
+joseph dunn This wasn't an instructional video. It was a short clip of people taking a biking class.
In any case, there isn't a whole lot to verbally describe, as the teacher said. It's about getting that feeling for how to balance. You just have to keep pushing off and trying again until you find that centre of balance.
joseph dunn well I think he encapsulated it perfectly. It's what he said that most learners don't know about
Just got my adult training wheels. I'm 50 and fat and the cute guy is not gonna hold me up 😂🤣😅😭
this is very educational, I'm 37 and sadly to say I'm still learning hoe to ride a bike and conquering my fear of the past.
I’m 35 and I learned everything when I was a kid but flip and swim. I did skating, roller blading, biking and climbing on everything. But now I have kids my sons caught on very quickly to everything but my daughter 9 struggles with lots of sporty activities including riding a bike. We’re both determined I know she can do it👍🏾
It's funny because I can drive a manual vehicle but can't ride a bike 😭
I learned how to drive at age 27. I don't know how to drive a manual transmission and never learned to ride a bike. I'm 45 and now learning. I am slowly learning to scoot and balance. I tried learning in '03 but quit because my bike was too big. I'm 5'1" and only my tiptoes touched the ground. Not good at all for a newbie.
My father never taught me how to ride a bike so i'm here
Am 23 still learning
Am 39 n learning now
I was a shy kid and I didn't want to ride a bike when someone is watching me. I'm 27 now and started learning to ride a bike just three weeks ago. I ride every weekend. I can do even long distances now and want to try more next weekend. It's so fun! I feel free.
I'm learning to ride as an adult, and IME there are three big challenges: 1. Getting a feel for how to maintain balance and direction, using your body and the handlebars. Starting out just scooting is a great idea. 2. Learning to pedal without throwing your balance and steering off. Choosing the right gear and practising on a slight downhill slope can help. 3. Learning how to lean during cornering - necessary but tricky! Try coasting around in circles (both directions) and practise getting into and out of turns. Good luck and be patient!
I learned to ride a bike when I was 7, I'm 14 now and still ride about every day.
I'm 34 and only just started learning. I'm glad i'm not the only one :)
I need that!
Thank you I am happy I understood how to ride a bicycle
My 37th birthday is on Sept 2022. I want to learn before then! 🙏🏼
Bike riding is hard. Car got four wheels and it’s still hard especially manual transmission not everyone know manual. Bike has two tiny wheels. it’s amazing how human learn this amazing skill.
I had a beautiful bike as a child. Pink with a white basket and training wheels. I lived in a dangerous neighborhood as a kid and wasn't let out of the house unsupervised so i could only ever ride it in my lawn or backyard. Suffice to say I never had the chance to try it out without the training wheels
Darn! I want to learn
I have not biked in 10 years I don't know anymore
lindsay amen that's not true, you'll see that after you get in, everything comes back.
+DB I know right
I'm 28, the last time i biked i was 5 so now i feel the same i don't think i know how. Would love to practice and use that as my form of exercise though.
It is true what they say! "You never forget how to ride a bike." It just naturally comes back! Might be a bit wobbly, but you can do it!
i remembered the biggest challenge/fear was stopping at an intersection on a red light then getting on the bike again while checking for any cars on my left or right while being confident at it haha 😛
I personally don't like this "scooting" method of starting out. I'm 64 and never saw this method back in the day.
Find it very disconcerting, wobbly and scarey not having feet on the pedals.
Easier in my opinion to sit with feet easily reaching the ground and have dominant foot with pedal 2.00 oclock and push off, other foot takes the pedal. You are much more stable and balanced with momentum and forward motion from the push off to start.
I’m 18 and I’ll start to learn next week!
Take the pedals off an lower the seat so you reach the ground with both heels. Den you you look ut in the direction you want to go and start walking up to speed. Take your time, be confident. It is easier with a little speed so nice if you find a nice slope. Learn to brak and stop, setting one foot out. Decide which foot to set out. Practise stoping at a specific mark. In short, get used to ride on the bike and stop when needed. THEN you reinstall the pedals. Now your body knows everything about controlling the bike and you can concentrate on pedalling.
At age 22 I learned to ride the bike with in 10 mins, although controlling the direction is a bit off. Its like the damn thing have a mind of its own...
I learned when I was 16- I can't steer to save my life. Your comment is so true, a mind of its own!! Breaking is terrible for me. It is never a graceful stop.
haa haa, the breaking , balancing, peddling is very OK but the direction not so great. If you try to go in a straight line, it keeps going far right or left and also trying to ride on the side of the road will goes right into the middle of the road. like its trying to kill me.....
+Tanmoy Sarkar lol so true
yess
the bike hates you and wants you dead if it steers you to the middle of the road
Awesome! Everyone should learn how to ride a bike, it’s much more fun than driving, and your exercising!
Today is my 4th day of training but still I can't balance my bike. I can ride it if someone is holding it from behind.
I am 42 year old ....started learning to ride a cycle today only.....wanted to ride a small cycle but couldn't.......i have big one....tried ....will try tomorrow again
i finally got to ride a bike thank you very much ❤ I'm 19 btw
My first day trying to ride a bike at a tender age of 33. Needs more improvement in U turns where I am losing balance
4 days in, showing much improvements. Still getting a bit nervous around people and other vehicles. Hopefully that will go away also.
I had a massive coronary 8 years ago and never completely regained my balance. I haven't been on a bicycle since. I'm 6'8" and would require a big man's bike. Q: are training wheels available for a larger framed bicycle? If I could only ride again...
I'm 32 and started a couple weeks ago. Took me quite a bit but I can ride a bike now! Just don't give up and if you're trying something 10 times and it doesn't work, stop for a minute and think about what you can change. If you just get in a bike, fall, get back on, fall and repeat, it will take a long time. Keep trying but try DIFFERENT things. Such as push with your feet only and try to balance. That doesn't work? Find a small downhill and push off and try to balance. That doesn't work? Try taking off the pedals and just use your feet to move you forward and then lift up your feet and try to balance. That doesn't work? Put your foot on 1 pedal and have it at the 6 o'clock position, leave the other foot off the pedal and try to balance etc.
brings a tear too my eyes when i see people achieve something. Never learned to ride a bike and at 36 any point?
Do it! It’s never too late to learn!
I did cycling at 12 years last time it's been 7 years i did cycling last time now I forget and wanna start again to get habitual
I hope this is in my City, i really want to learn
I'm 28 years old now and don't know how to ride a bike 😂🤣 never tried tho
I'm 21 and i have my sister mountain bike until now its hard for me to balance 😭 i keep trying im sweaty all over but im scared to fall i mean like fall in the ground . Its hard but i still keep trying 🙂
How long does it take for an average person to learn cycling??
I first tried to learn when I was little up to age 8. I could never do it and eventually gave up after having an emotional meltdown at 8 years old. It took me 9 years to try and learn again. This past summer I tried to learn again and I did the best I ever had but eventually fell and scraped my knee, making me not wanna do it ever again. I’ll probably never learn, which is fine because I have a car.
do you lift you foot off the pedal with your left or right?
I'm learning so I can teach my kids and we can bike to the lake down our road
:) my family went on a bike tour in Paris in 2006,Fat Tire Bike tours...First question from Fat Tire bike Tours ,does everyone here know how to ride a bike??/Everyone laughed ,and thought what a odd question...But the tour guide TJ ,I think from Austin Texas...Said we get people that do not know how to ride every week..:) Everyone knew how to ride a bike...:)
lol really? People go on bike tours without knowing how to ride a bike?
I'm with you🙈 35 years old and still don't know how🤣🤣
I self taught when I was ten I just tried for a day in the summer and was able to ride
Good
what could be a beginner adult bike?
I tried to train my best friend downhill and he doesnt have experience riding a bike as well so he crashed on the grass
Name of the bike used here in the video
What is the name of this bike that they are learning with.
What is the type of this bike called? I want to buy a similar one
I always assumed every adult can ride a bike even it’s there first time and that it just seems hard at first because everyone’s 4 or 5 when they first learn to ride a bike.
I really am crap on a bike. I'm not very steady.
I want to learn too please
I'm 12 and this helped alot because I am almost 6 foot and the weight of a adult
Yeah dont feel bad i use to be a pro at riding a bike. Back in my younger years i forgot how to ride a bike because its been so long since i rode on one so now i have to buy i new bike and try to learn how to ride a bike all over again i walk home from work 3 days week and it takes me 4 in a helf hours to get home and i get soo tired of walking i think its about time that i get a bike so i wouldn't have to walk home all the time
I was doing it without training wheels.
How much average time will take for balancing...
As an adult I learn how to skate so I can skate with my daughter now I want to learn how to ride a bike to bike ride with my oldest daughter 😃
I own a bike (a Christmas gift) but can't ride. Looking for a class in Wisconsin
what type of bike is thi? im looking for bike like this
I don’t know how to ride a bike, I’m eleven and my friends are still there for me even if I don’t know how to ride a bike, I’m glad that I got in a new school at fifth grade. In fourth grade we had a bike trip and I was pretty glad I wasn’t there yet...
•u• you’re only eleven dont worry, i learned at 12. everyone learns at their own time
Lol I live in a big city where people don't ride bike, learned how to ride at 22
What kind of bike is that?
Learned it for just an hour :)
Hey WSJ. What is the name of that bike. Is that a folding bike.