Too be honest, until I got on a bike last year I had worries about my balance. It wasn't a problem for me. The only thing that is a problem is taking my attention off of where I am riding because the bike isn't shifting right or something like that which with the bike I have can be a continual problem. Then I am heading off the edge of the trail quickly and if there were more traffic it wouldn't be good. So I learned to stay focused on where I was going no matter what since riding is new to me again not having been on a bike since I was a teenager. I rode motorcycles in my 20's but haven't done that since then.