Originally Posted by caloso

One day I was out for a mellow ride around the neighborhood with the wife and kids. My son was trying to ride no handed and I was trying to give him some encouragement. My wife was shocked: "I can't believe you're encouraging him! It's unsafe!"

I said "Nah. It's a useful bike handling skill. How's he going to put some newspaper down his jersey going over the Gavia Pass if he can't ride no handed?"