"Graham Bowers" wrote in message ...
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I have an
adult friend who'd like to ride but is deterred by the learning stage,
especially the possibility of falls.
How should he go about learning to ride in a few minutes?

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Sue ])
Take the pedals off the bike, lower the seat so his feet easily reach the
ground and ride it like a dandy bike, walking it along and then raising the
feet and coasting when confident.
Add pedals and raise seat as confidence increases.
Cheers
Graham

THere is a difference between balancing on a bike while sitting still
and while pushing the pedals. You can get stabalisers for a bike,
they are designed for kids bikes but should work on any bike with
fairly small wheels. Stabalisers are extra wheels that go to the side
of the rear wheel (attached to the rear wheel hub), they should be set
so that they are just of the ground when the bike is vertical so they
stop the bike toppling over if balance is lost (similar to a tricycle)
as confidence increases the wheels are raised so that they only come
into effect if the bike tips more and more until they never touch the
ground and the rider can happily ride without them.