Comment by ericol

I had heard about this some years ago, and I taught my youngest daughter (11yo now) to ride a bike this way.

Granted, it didn't happen in 1 day because she didn't have a bike when she started "riding" (We got her first a balance bike, which she out grew rather fast due to her size). But when we finally did get her a bike, it took an afternoon - really just a couple of hours - for her to start riding it.

My partner is still baffled by this, years after the fact (Science, girl!)

To put it funnily, the second she started riding the bike it felt very Forrest Gump.