Originally Posted by
smashndash
The physics and intuition behind staying upright and turning are identical between a scooter and bicycle. You cannot refute this. The positions are different, but less so if you stand on the bicycle, which I would argue is an essential skill to biking.
The main reason why I suggested the scooter, though, was because the OP stated that the bike wasn’t his. A scooter would be a relatively cheap investment if he wanted to try practicing his skills on his own time. A scooter is lower maintenance and is easier to bail out on. I’m not going to pretend that there is a direct transition from a scooter to a bike, but if you can’t see the extremely obvious similarities between the handling of a scooter and a bike, I can’t really help with that.
Not to make light of y'all's snit over balance, but if you go back and read post 55 (i.e., the OP's update), the man has "caught on" and is riding confidently. He is well past any benefit from balance work on a different type of two-wheeled conveyance.
Otherwise, I'm hoping he will come back occasionally an update on progress. His experience (to my humble thinking) is a classic example of how the simple act of riding brings positive benefits physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.