Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ucbvax!kjl From: kjl@bbn-clxx.arpa Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: teaching an adult to ride Message-ID: <9026@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 21:00:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9026 Posted: Fri Jul 12 21:00:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 16:30:37 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 16 From: Ken J LebowitzI have a friend who has never learned to ride a bike and I would like to teach her to enjoy the truly great sport of cycling. What I want to know is if anyone had some pointers on teaching an adult to ride (for that matter, is it any different than teaching a child)? I'm planning on using my mountain bike since I figure it would survive a crash better than a racing bike. Does this sound like a dumb idea? Ken Lebowitz BBN Laboratories ARPA: kjl@bbn-clxx.ARPA UUCP: ...!{decvax,linus}!bbncca!kjl CSNET: kjl%bbn-clxx@csnet-relay