# Entice My Child to Give Up Training Wheels!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entice-my-child-to-give-up-training-wheels/716890>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 5, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entice-my-child-to-give-up-training-wheels/716890 "2015-04-05T17:43:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entice-my-child-to-give-up-training-wheels/716890/21 "2015-04-06T15:44:21Z")

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> [@Coriolanus](#):
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> Bicycles are inherently stable - if they’re in motion.
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> The tried and true method is son/daughter pedaling on bike (training wheels off) and you running alongside with hand on the back of the seat. Once forward motion / inertia is achieved, let go! Cheer! Buy pizza!

That, and if you have it available, a slight downhill grassy slope. There is something comforting about being on grass as a beginner over pavement and the slight downhill gives him a better chance of finding out he can do it.

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**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entice-my-child-to-give-up-training-wheels/716890/22 "2015-04-06T20:18:07Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> True, but not terribly topical, unless you have the time machine ready.

I do! We are slowly traveling into the future as I leave this marker in the past to warn others not to make this mistake.

You are welcome, future children and adults!

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