|
|
#2 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:07 am Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
| Sure. I remember thinking my dad was right behind me with his hand steadying the back fender of my bike, and when I looked back he was almost a block away. |
|
Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 6552 Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
|
|
#3 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:34 am Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
The thing I remember about learning to ride was having an accident and somehow managing to tear my left big toenail 4/5ths of the way off.
Followed shortly by the ordeal of having to tear the remaining 1/5 off manually. It took me years to accept the necessity of that act, and I still have trust issues with my dad.
From then on, I walked, for the next 12 or so years, until I could start driving.
This taught me two valuable lessons. 1) Bikes are Satan's invention. 2) Never bike barefoot. _________________ Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
***
Did you hear they arrested the Energizer Bunny on battery charges?
*** |
|
Skrej I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Not-quite exact central USA
|
 |
#4 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:30 am Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
I had a similar accident too. My right big toe-nail totally came off, no manual intervention. That really was a lot of pain. My nail is a little disfigured now.
But I didn't give up. After I learnt it, it looked like real fun to me. I never walked. I would go on my bike even if I had to travel a few feet. _________________ Non-native speaker of English
=================================
I intend to live forever - so far, so good. |
|
Daemon99 I'm here quite often ;-)
Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 841
|
 |
#5 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:04 pm Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
| The scary part for me was when I was 12 and could legally ride in the street. I had no concept of the velocity of oncoming cars in relation to the speed with which I could make a left turn. I nearly got hit, and the kind driver gave me a very stern scolding. |
|
Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 6552 Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
|
 |
#6 (permalink) Tue Mar 03, 2009 13:58 pm Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
Hey,
I like riding, though I haven't done it in a while... There is some serious crap I've been through, the scariest of which me being chased by a vengeful turk for having stolen some grapes from his vines. Not to mention he was grasping a knife in his hand, pouring on curses. Brings a chuckle... |
|
SkiIucK I'm here quite often ;-)
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 850
|
 |
#7 (permalink) Tue Mar 10, 2009 17:00 pm Cycle kids :-) |
|
|
I learned it on my own, with training wheels of course. Boy, that was fun.
Not!
I was not allowed to ride anywhere but in the compound of my house. According to my parents, I'd get kidnapped.
One day I was so bored to death, I sort of pulled the bike towards me so that it would run over my foot repeatedly until somehow I managed to get half of my toe nail off my toe. There was so much blood. My mother was horrified and I was wailing.
Till this day, I still cannot know why I did that. But reading some of the posts, I'd say it is a common accident, I guess. (The toe nail thing, I mean) :D |
|
NinaZara I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 1168 Location: Malaysia (Cat city)
|
 |
|
| "Encouragement" is the word for today | Question: Reliability is one of the most important characteristics of the tests |