Thanks for the suggestions! All we had time for yesterday was getting the bike cleaned up, adjusting the seat, and putting air in the tires. She "rode" it a little bit up and down our sidewalk but OMG I can't run alongside her very far! The next weekend she's here we'll take it to a nearby park and try all those things -- plus get her a new helmet (her old one no longer fit).

The best news of all is she's EXCITED about learning to bike. This makes me feel wonderful. I've introduced my daughters (I have two) to photography a few years ago and that gave us hours of incredible times together (and still does), and now there's a chance we may end up doing some biking together (although the 16 year old isn't quite so enthusiastic).

Have I mentioned that I have the best daughters in the world? lol

Thanks again for the advice -- I have a hunch she'll learn quickly. She was a bit overwhelmed at the idea of shifting but we'll get to that.