glomarduck

Just kind of a survey but at what age did all you rodies start riding at and I mean like first time ever riding a bike?

twahl

5 or 6 I guess. That was 30 years ago, so I don't remember, but I can place it to that range based on where I lived at the time.

LordOpie

Do Big Wheels count?

Cuz I was a badass on my three-wheeler, off-road, curb-hucking mutha devil on that thing!

glomarduck

I guess I should put my age in the hat I was probably 3 or 4 ............. ah the late 80's

goldfish

I was 5 when i started on a two-wheeler....was on trikes before i could walk....though at that point i couldn't actually touch the pedals.....

55/Rad

1965. Enough said.

55/Rad

Huffer

Learned to ride around 6 - gravel roads / driveways are a great motivator for getting it down by the 2nd or 3rd attempt. Received my first road bike (Huffy 10-speed) for my 12th birthday and it was finally retired by my Dad 5 or 6 years ago.

Jeez, it's scary to think I've been on 2 wheels for over 30 years...

collegeskier

I started early enough on a big wheels that I really have no clue when i started but i would have to say in the ball part of 5. I can still hear my mom worry about me going in the street. Oh how things have changed not it is my GF that worries about me in the street. I guess that means she wants me alive so that is good at least.

sizmaters

we were leaving Kmart on day i was 6 never had a bike. they were all parked out front and i was begging for one my mom being the smart one decided that she'd shut me up. "jump on it and ride it to the car and if you can ride it to the car we'll buy it for you" being sure i couldnt. well when i got to the car she had only one option. looking back i wonder where the money came from as we were very poor.

BigBird

I was 4; it was a gold fleck Schwinn Stingray (I think that’s what it was called) with the banana seat and ape hanger like handlebars. Ah, the early 70’s…

gabiker

I was six and it was on a Schwinn Stingray as well. As I got older we used to mountain bike with those Stingrays and that was long before mountain bikes were thought of. Like 40 years ago.

dc70

Learned to ride a bike at age 4 in 1969. I had a Schwinn Sting Ray at 6.
I think I stopped riding bikes at age 12 or so. I started road riding again at 38.

Don Cook

A red Columbia bicycle from Santa in 1959.

kandnhome

First bicycle ride (solo, no training wheels): age 5
First motorcycle ride (solo, no training wheels): age 3

Motorcycles are easier to ride: they provide the "go" for you, and that's what keeps you up.

djbrod

4 YO. my 7 YO brother at the time learned three days prior (with an amusing collision with a tree.) Not to be out done, I demanded my training wheels be removed once and for all.

nutbag

One of my first bike experiences was getting my fingers caught between the chain and chain-ring of a fixed speed dragstar

Chad's Colnago

I grew up in a small town (less than 2000 people) and I got around by bike. I honestly don't know how young I was when I started riding, but I do know that I started riding road bikes at the age of 12 (100 miles a week).

a2psyklnut

We went on a family vacation during which I had my fifth birthday. We were in a huge park in Spain and they rented bikes. My sisters all got two wheelers and I wasn't going to be left riding a tricycle. Learned quickly and kept up with them the whole day.

L8R

badsac

5. I'd actually rather hear what age people started serious road riding. But it isn't my thread.

cycleprincess

I was a "Big Wheel" B****. There was this little boy in our neighborhood who had a cool Big Wheel and everytime I saw him riding around I would run outside and he would give me a "ride" on his Big Wheel!!