Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Neither of your parents, or siblings, or neighbor friends rode bikes when you were a child? How did you get to school, the store, the library, part time job, the movies, the burger joint, or friend's houses before you got a drivers license and a car?

I'm not judging, I'm just blown away. From kindergarten to high school junior, my bikes were how I got around.

Get a cruiser and learn like children do. Lower the saddle all the way down, and do NOT attempt to pedal. Just scoot along using your feet on the ground until you start to get the feeling of balance. Once you "get it", raise the saddle to an appropriate height and go for it.

Wear gloves while learning. Your hands are the first thing to hit the deck while you are trying to save your face.