Did you wear a bicycle helmet as a kid?

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I can not count the number of times as a kid I flew over my handle bars on my bike, and walked it home bloody knees and all...I have the scars to prove it.

I was not overly clumbsy, just a country girl that rode my bike most everywere.

I never wore a helmet or knee/elbow pads. But I see these kids now days that are wearing every protective gear short of being wrapped in bubble wrap and I wonder ...

will they have scar to show off when they grow up? isn't that just a part of childhood?

I understand the helmet for those that live in the city with ashphalt and speeding cars...but sometimes I think we overprotect our kids.

so..did you wear a helmet to ride you bike?
and do you make you kids wear one now?
I too do not think there were helmets when I was a kid, and I am not saying they are not needed, especially in the city...i was just curious as to who worn them and if their kids where them.

My 4 year old daughter has a couple of them for when she rides with Papa on the 4 wheeler (he drives really slow, but I still prefer her to wear it.)

Answer
Yes I wore a helmet. Scars are an inevitable part of childhood but massive hemorrhaging of the brain doesn't have to be. What, you think there are no trees or rocks out in the country you could whack your head on while flying over the handlebars?

i do not know to ride a bicycle but i want to learn two wheeler riding..is it possible..?

chetan

balancing is my problem

Answer
of course it is possible!

Your balance will develop.

The safest way to do this is to get training wheels, and adjust them so there is a little extra room for slack, then, you will have to try and balance, but if you can't you will only fall a few degrees before the wheels catch you.

The less safe, but more direct way, is just to keep trying until you can balance longer and longer.

This process involves not only motor learning(learning the movement patterns so they are natural) but also developing many small muscles most people don't know they have, which are responsible for balance. You can try doing some balance exercises, and core training if you would like to make it a little easier, but riding the bike will help develop this over time as well.

Every kid I knew growing up had training wheels on their bike. Then one day they took them off,and maybe they fell a few times after that but the training wheels helped them learn that sense of balance you feel you are lacking. Personally I still fall bad sometimes and I have quite a bit of experience cycling over the past 22 years(been riding since i was 3), but hey, professional cyclists wipe out too!

If you don't want to use training wheels I would strongly recommend full padding for a while as well as a good helmet( wrist guards, knee and elbow pads, helmet, all important)

good luck, you can do it for sure

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