I was about 6 or 7.Started with training wheels then about a week later had dad take them off.(none of my friends had them)We started out in the driveway next to the house and the rose bushes.He started pushing and then he let go.here I am going along thinking he still had me.Suddenly he is hollering "your doing it your doing it"I turned to smile and holler back when I realize that I was headed for the rose bushes.You get the picture.
I finnally started out in the street and had straight lines down but had to turn sooner or later.crashed on both ends a couple of times and then I was off.
I am 40 now.
I drive by that house once in a while and look at it.the roses are gone now.(somebody else must have had a bad experiance with them too)Somebody lives there or I would go check it out.Still has the same landlord too.(I almost can't believe they are still alive!}they were old back in the early 70's.