Met a girl who can't ride a bike
12-10-06, 04:06 AM
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Met a girl who can't ride a bike
This girl is a friend of a friend. 18 years old, and from Copenhagen, Denmark - a place where "everyone" bikes. Yet she can't ride a bike.
As it turned out, she has a balance problem, but you could never tell if you met her.
How sad, to not be able to learn how to ride a bike.
As it turned out, she has a balance problem, but you could never tell if you met her.
How sad, to not be able to learn how to ride a bike.
12-10-06, 05:05 AM
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Teach her the basics right from the start-beginning with cleaning your bike and polishing the frame.
Or get one of these
Or get one of these
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12-10-06, 05:10 AM
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Yeah, I mentioned both tandems and trikes to her, but I don't think she's very interested in it anyway.
She can't even run. Or walk a straight line.
She can't even run. Or walk a straight line.
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Our kids have mitochondrial disease and one of the issues our 10-year-old daughter has is muscular in nature. This has affected her abitily to balance and keep a bike upright. We got her a 24" wheeled trike and she loves it. She's now one of my weekend riding partners. If you can borrow or rent one and let your friend try it out, she may end up loving it.
12-10-06, 10:33 AM
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Balance problems aren't all that uncommon. I'm afraid I'm slowly progressing in that direction, and I'm not blonde.
Many people so afflicted may find that 3 wheelers will suit them, if they really need to cycle. Maybe I had better start checking them out!
Many people so afflicted may find that 3 wheelers will suit them, if they really need to cycle. Maybe I had better start checking them out!
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One reason:
https://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/meniere.cfm
This affects my wife, mother-in-law, and a female friend.
None are blonde.
https://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/meniere.cfm
This affects my wife, mother-in-law, and a female friend.
None are blonde.
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Her problem is congenital. And she's not a blonde... 
In any case, she's not really interested in exercise at all.
I just wanted to remind people that not everyone is fortunate enough to even be able to ride a bike (even though I suppose a trike would do it in her case).
In any case, she's not really interested in exercise at all.
I just wanted to remind people that not everyone is fortunate enough to even be able to ride a bike (even though I suppose a trike would do it in her case).
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i guess we figure all danes are really athletic,but there must be one or two who aren't big on sports.
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12-10-06, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MMACH 5
Our kids have mitochondrial disease and one of the issues our 10-year-old daughter has is muscular in nature. This has affected her abitily to balance and keep a bike upright. We got her a 24" wheeled trike and she loves it. She's now one of my weekend riding partners. If you can borrow or rent one and let your friend try it out, she may end up loving it.
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Originally Posted by CdCf
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In any case, she's not really interested in exercise at all.
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In any case, she's not really interested in exercise at all.
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Originally Posted by pyze-guy
Glad there are options availble for you and your family to be able to bypass this obsticle and ride together. Always recunbent trikes as well for when she gets older if she still wants to ride.
And she's already told me her next trike is going to be a tadpole.
12-10-06, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CdCf
In any case, she's not really interested in exercise at all.
12-10-06, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chephy
Gee, of course she isn't. If you grow up being way worse at something than anyone else you know, you'd quickly lose interest for that activity, I'm sure.
12-10-06, 02:02 PM
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Two H's!!! TWO!!!!!
Originally Posted by CdCf
You don't need much balance to use an stationary bike, or machines in a gym, and she doesn't do that either.
She enjoys yoga, though. Seems it's dynamic balance she has a problem with, and not static balance. If you understand what I mean.
12-10-06, 09:12 PM
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Two H's!!! TWO!!!!!
Originally Posted by Dr.Deltron
How about a TANDEM recumbent trike?
Then you can go any speed, not fall over, stay together! Wonderful!
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and I happen to have an extra one, in case you're interested
(an ICE X2)
Then you can go any speed, not fall over, stay together! Wonderful!
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and I happen to have an extra one, in case you're interested
(an ICE X2)
12-12-06, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by CdCf
You don't need much balance to use an stationary bike, or machines in a gym, and she doesn't do that either.
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Originally Posted by Dr.Deltron
Originally Posted by chephy
Wow, I didn't even know such things existed. How much for one?
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=97949
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