I wonder that too, but I'm not so sure for two reasons. Most of us learned to ride when we were what, 4? 5? At that age, our parents can make us keep trying, plus, falling off, having a tantrum, kicking the bike, saying you're never going to ride again, and running off hiding behind the fence to cry are all considered normal parts of learning to ride a bike. An adult trying to ride for the first time often experiences the same feelings, but instead of being able to react that way, they have to choke it down, and just feel terribly embarrased that they fell off a stationary bike at 25 years old. I think it's reasonable to go to a little more trouble to get her over the hump.

Secondly, driving didn't come easily to her either. When we got together, she had had a driving license for 6 years, but had never driven in that time, and was deathly scared of it. I went through a lot of riding around with her, dealing with it when she lost her temper because she didn't know what to do, or it was too hard, or she was scared. It took months before the prospect of driving somewhere didn't make her scared, but she won, and now drives wherever with no problems. I'm sure cycling can be the same, but I need to help her learn and get her confidence on a bike that allows her to do it. It's cool that some people can just be told (it's supposed to be like that), and get on with it, but not everyone is the same.

In a way, she doesn't want to ride, but in another way she does. It's a big hobby for me, my son loves it too, and she doesn't want to be on the outside. She didn't want to drive either, but she sure is glad she can now.