| A parent might be the first influencer that a child has | | | | The first solo ride on a bicycle might be wobbly at |
| to gain an interest in cycling and this exposure to | | | | first. As the child learns to manage pedaling the |
| cycling will also give the child the chance to enjoy the | | | | bicycle and guiding the handlebars in the direction that |
| first taste of freedom outside the home. The cycling | | | | they want to go, the final accomplishments of riding |
| machine that is perfect for children under the age of | | | | a bicycle solo will be a small victory that their child will |
| four will be one that is based on three wheels, | | | | remember throughout their lifetime. This simple feat |
| instead of the customary two and the largest wheel | | | | will be one of the greatest memories that a parent |
| used for this type of cycling will be located in the | | | | will have of that child at such a young age. |
| front. | | | | With the help of a bicycle, a child will grow strong |
| The parent will purchase a tricycle to let their child | | | | over the years and form many friendships along the |
| have the opportunity to build motor skills and get | | | | way. Neighborhood friends might inspire a boy to ask |
| some form of exercise after being confined to a | | | | their parents for a mountain bike so that they can |
| house all day. The child will be given handles to | | | | perform competitively against friends on a local dirt |
| control the steering of the cycle, and rely on the two | | | | trail that they have honed out in the woods. This will |
| matching wheels in the back to support their weight | | | | be the first attempt that a child will have at |
| while mechanisms propel them forward. This type of | | | | participating in a competitive sport and winning the |
| cycling does not have braking mechanisms and will | | | | first race will be a monumental advancement in the |
| rely on the child's feet to stop the cycle at any time. | | | | child's achievements that are reached in life. |
| Friends might inspire a youngster to graduate from a | | | | If the family visited a state park on vacation, the |
| tricycle to a bicycle by pedaling around the | | | | children might be exposed to competitive cycling of |
| neighborhood in front of their house. It will be the | | | | another kind. College students usually gather at state |
| parent though that teaches the child to ride on two | | | | parks and practice the art of drafting and pedaling in |
| wheels. There will be countless attempts made by | | | | unison in small groups. A child could be inspired to try |
| the child on a secluded street to ride solo for the | | | | these techniques with friends in their local |
| first time in their life. There will be plenty of scrapes | | | | neighborhood and practice it enough to participate in |
| and bruises along the way but each one will seem like | | | | local cycling tournaments that are perfect for their |
| a badge of courage and a method to reach a certain | | | | age group. |
| level of independence. | | | | |