I rode mine till the front wheel had a split down the center and the rear wheels had holes. My dad brought home a used bike and tossed the big wheel in the dumpster one night. When I woke up and found my big wheel missing and the bike in it's place I was very upset. My mom assured me that my dad would teach me to ride the bike when he got home from work but I taught myself by lunchtime.

I thought this thread was going to be about this: