Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Know that at first you will find yourself riding towards whatever you are looking at so avoid looking at the road immediately in front of you, keep your head up, and look to where you are going.
That's the key that got me to understand riding when I was 7. My dad (possibly the most patient man on the planet
) was walking/hustling behind me, holding onto the banana seat to keep me upright. I was looking down at the sidewalk, turning away from the edges by turning the bars, which kept throwing off my balance.
My dad goes, "How about you look up, to the end of the block, at the end of the sidewalk?"
I swear, I was riding on my own after about five more minutes.
I could say a bunch of over-analytical things, too, but nothing beat "look up."