Learn to ride a bike!

Are you just starting out or teaching someone to ride? This is the place for helpful information to get you rolling.

Bicycle Basics

Practice getting on and off the bicycle: If this is the student’s first time attempting to ride a bicycle have the student practice getting on and off several times until they are comfortable.

Pedal Awareness: While the student is on the bicycle place your hands firmly on the handlebars. Have the student look ahead and avoid looking at their feet; instruct them to put both feet on their pedals when you say “hot lava.” Repeat the exercise several times.

Leaning: For this exercise, the student will remain on the bicycle while you securely hold on to the handlebars and keep the front tire firmly in between your legs. Have the student place both feet on the pedals and lean the bicycle side to side to familiarize the student with learning.

Learn to scoot and glide

Hops: Familiarize students with gliding by encouraging them to use their feet at the same time to push the bicycle.

Bouncy house: Avoid students shuffling their feet by encouraging students on their bicycles to take long steps as they would walking inside a bouncy house.