Teach Your Kid How To Ride A Bike | BikeRadar's Ultimate Guide

Teaching your child to ride a bike is a huge moment for any parent, so you'll want to make sure you get it right. As a former racer and founder of kids' bike brand Islabikes, Isla Rowntree is somewhat of an expert on the subject.
Let us know how you and your kid gets on! And as always, if you have more tips of your own please let us know in the comments!
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[@marshall6113]

I would never have believed this works as well as it does. Trained my 5 year old son in 30mins, then my 6 year old niece, then my 4 year old son, then my 5 year old niece. I’m like the go to guy for bike training now. I’d tell anyone about this video, it’s fantastic!

[@michaelbrown7881]

Wish me luck

[@ColbyBumington]

Wow! My 75 year old over weight father learned this in less than 3-months! New sub! Thanks a million.

[@stevepeapell5075]

Great instructions and tips. My 8 year old was scared to learn and I had been putting it off for a while. Within 40 minutes he was riding and peddling on his own. Fantastic, there's no stopping him now. Thanks for posting this video❤.

[@Njeeriy]

I taught my 6 year old girl using this method and she learnt in an hour's time! Truly works 💯

[@user-fq3wk5jk2f]

After a very difficult first day teaching my 7 year old (on grass and holding on for him), I felt he would never learn. After watching this and using your tips and using an athletics track, on day two - it’s as if he’s been riding for years! Within 10 minutes he was off independently, thank you so much for making this!

[@CreativeRidhi7321]

Did you use a small bike like this for training 7 year old.I am trying to teach my 7 year old..

[@jaymendoza2952]

This is LEGIT! I did this with my 5yr old son yesterday, and he was riding by himself after 2 15min sessions. Today he biked a half mile to our local park without stopping. He had been riding a balance bike for about 2 years and had only rode with training wheels a few times.

[@TheMalni]

Amazing tips, helped me to teach my 8 years old daughter to ride a bike within 3 hours today. From not being able to keep her ballance for a second to being able to ride on her own for around 1 minute. Obviously a lot of practice is still needed, but I didn't expect that within 3 hours I would be able to let her go and see her ride on her own. Thanks a lot! ❤

[@savlavinay]

My 6 Year old learnt to ride in 30 mins using your techniques, lesson by lesson. Its really amazing to see my kid grasp it so fast. Thanks a lot !

[@bikeradar]

That's incredibly fast 💥 Thanks for sharing your experience, from all at BikeRadar!

[@sonamsharmausa]

I tried to learn it multiple times with no success. Finally learned it when I was 20 years old on my own.

[@omnistgirl]

my sister teached me, when I was a lil girl, now it is so easy. I learned how to self-handpump my own bike. stay safe everyone.

[@charmaineosullivan5483]

Great instructions. My 5 year old boy learnt within less than an hour. This video really helped because i initially thought id have to hold the bike instead of his underarms. Thank god for this video

[@kjellg6532]

I fully agree, no training wheels! My grandson found balance and braking by himself and managed at the age of 2 yrs. At the same time he learned pedalling on a small three wheeled tractor. After 4 months he gradulated to pedalbiking in 30 minutes.

[@85milez49]

It worked for my son 🎉 Thank you so much for this. The hard part was getting him to pedal instead of looking down at the pedal. After awhile they get comfortable and forget you are not holding them under the arms and the rest in history. Felt real good accomplishing this.

[@JoeyC777]

Truly brilliant video. Thanks so much! I taught my 7 year old and 6 year old to ride in 30 minutes using this method. No exaggeration.

[@bikeradar]

Amazing! Great to hear you found it useful and thanks for watching.

[@ploonvt]

@Tigers Overtaking Gaming well good luck!

[@ploonvt]

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[@greatjobsam]

Definitely not trying to one-up the previous comment, but I taught my seven year old in about 5-10 minutes with this method today... EXCELLENT advice. Thank you very much!

[@hilderenshof2476]

U did one up them haha

[@joeeapen3398]

Wow, really works, went months with little to no progress and in a couple of sessions using this guidance she’s got it. Great video.

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[@NineEyeRon]

Amazing, our 5 year old went from unable to ride to riding on own in 3 days! Outstanding advice here.

[@siobhanfennell7382]

Brilliant vid thx you - got both my kids riding with these tips - fantastic !

[@wspsunnywsp]

Taught our 7 year old using tips from this video. She learnt in no time. It was 2 days over 2 weekends and away she goes! Less than 2 hours max and that was that. Thank you for making this video available for us parents.

[@vianeypriego5632]

Thank you! Thank you! I did this today. I helped mu daughter to ride the bike and did it! She is now riding her bike. Thanks to your wonderful video. One million thanks to you.

[@leluan123]

Used this video with my 5 year old this week (February half term). Absolutely brilliant tips for teaching and his confidence grew quickly. I highly recommend this training video, thank you for posting!

[@shannonmclart]

THANK YOU!!!!! This took so much frustration out of teaching my 5.5 year old! She picked it up incredibly fast after applying this! She's so happy!

[@bikeradar]

That's great to hear the video helped and thanks for watching!

[@cftp4378]

I am the child and that doesn’t teach me anything

[@shannonmclart]

CF TP sorry to read that you are still struggling. It’s all about practicing and knowing it will come as you keep trying! She went from throwing her bike on the ground, being frustrated, to learning to stand on her pedals and riding with friends around the block. Don’t give up! Good luck 😊

[@cftp4378]

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[@cftp4378]

Sorry for being so rude but I can ride a bike all ready!🤩

[@missindependentxoify]

OMG!!! My 3 year old son learned in less than 30mins... I’m so excited and overwhelmed! Thank you so much for the tips. Can’t wait to practice starting and stopping alone to save me some sprints 🤣

[@15niall15]

Thank you so much for this video! It took me 20 minutes to teach my 4 year old using the techniques shown. Also her confidence on a balance bike helped a lot 😅

[@mikkopulkkinen751]

I learned to ride about 5 y old. My dad pushed the bike to get going, i started to gain speed in gently sloping farm road, didnt know how to brake but the speed was already slowing so I just falled offed. Fast forward 30 something years the exhilarating feeling is there and still learning new things about riding your bike.

[@leahroberts9200]

Thank you for this. My little boy struggles with co-ordination and this really helped. He's just managed a few meters independently on the first session. I had been holding the seat and this method makes so much more sense for rider and helper! I had ordered stabilisers but I'm sure by the time they arrive he won't be needing them!

[@Janus-fn2uz]

"Yards"

[@cyntoyamccall3932]

My 4 year- old stepdaughter learned in 40 mins. Thank you for the tips!

[@nokubongavundla8725]

Thank you so much for this video. Im a mom who cant ride a bicycle and my daughter (5) got her first bicycle today and have to teach her. This has helped me a lot.

[@nuaveb]

Thank you - I am teaching my 4 year old to ride and this has been very helpful.

[@jammandbz]

I had to come back and thank you!!! My son learned to ride in less than 20 minutes using this method. I couldn’t believe it! THANK YOU!

[@missmarianne_e]

This helped immensely! Thank you so much.

[@repairdrive]

I found that starting them out on a tricycle first got them to learn what and how the pedaling part works. then moving to a real bike with adjustable training wheels (stabilizers) worked really well. both mine learned by 3 1/2 this way.

[@hilveck1]

Thank you thank you thank you for this vid. It works! My son is now riding his bike without training wheels. And he's only 3 years old. Great technique!

[@curlydecorating5241]

brilliant video. I'm going to teach my boys at the weekend, thanks so much

[@MrAmanW]

Thank you for this amazing video. My 7 year old has a low risk appetite and resisted learning how to ride a bike until now. I followed the tips in this video and it's like magic. Within about 30 mins he was up and riding. Thanks again.

[@riennestvraimentfini]

Thank you so much for the tips. I done exactly like here and in first session I let go for a while and my child balanced well alone for a while. Now just more days of training and it will be good 😍.

[@waynehulek1793]

An absolutely delightful and informative video on learning to ride a bike. Thank you for sharing!

[@ayxayo3166]

I ain’t a parent ( mom or a dad ) I’m just teaching my young cousin

[@Cphill763]

But you parented someone! Awesome.

[@santoshagrawal1490]

Me too

[@miguelayala3374]

And you want a fucking cookie or what ?

[@axegirl2732]

I learnt to ride a bike when I was 7 and I just got a new one and I am 9. I was scared that I would forget how to cycle but now I can ride to school myself and back and I’m very satisfied (And it only took me 3 days)!!😊😊😊😊

[@peter1062]

3 days! Your school must be very far away. 😉

[@jidefijabi7527]

Thanks for the tips. Reassuring to know I'm on the right track with my 3 year old. I especially like the idea of introducing her to breaking while off the bike.

[@volkan8693]

I live in Türkiye 🇹🇷 and I still see parents teaching their kids to bike with stabilizers. It takes days and they struggle a lot, I hope one day most of them will learn this best technique. Thanks to this video I’ve learned to explain why not start with stabilizers: “they have first to unlearn tricycle” Because they learn a different thing, not an exact simulation of bicycle, this is the key point.

[@arvind1611]

Thank you so much. This video is so helpful. It helped me get an idea of how to teach my 5 year old. He picked it up in 15 mins and would continue building the skill.

[@vjayvenkat]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I was holding the child than the seat and I got the wow bit along with the child yesterday. Now that I have watched the video I will try the S and the brake today. One thing is the child should be confident that you will catch them. That reinforces them to cycle....

[@jeanbout7868]

So taping feet to pedals and sending them down Fort William DH track is a no no?

[@zepdabs5854]

No he won't die if you tell them you will kill them if they don't . Any way half of the skill in mtb are probably nerves anyway

[@IanPhillipsWildlife]

No the tape bit is cruel, they will never learn superman seat grabs that way.

[@12rwoody]

Jean Bout Staples are more reliable, but tape with glue work too.

[@niceyfranklin7094]

Jean Bout t

[@nickwilliams6645]

Jean Bout lol

[@dlhomeimprovement664]

Thanks for the advice and learning approaches!!

[@razzz7991]

Just to say I watched your video this morning and by following some of your tips my son is riding his bike by himself this afternoon,. I'm amazed and so proud,,, thank you soo much your video is fantastic 👍🏽🙏🏾

[@bikeradar]

No problem at all! Best of luck to you and your son on your riding adventures. From everyone at BikeRadar.

[@razzz7991]

@@bikeradar thanks for uploading that fantastic video ... Am sure it will help many many more people

[@criaturatv]

Thank you was great help. The first thing I did, was to watch this video. I did what she say to do. And before half hour a 5 years old was cycling on his own. Thank you so much.

[@m1ndsetstudio]

Thank you so much, we had to practice in garden with not much space. Today went to the park and he nailed it. If we was allowed to park he would of done it sooner. First time at park with space and he got it. Awesome 👍🏾👍🏾

[@MelissaLona]

12/25/2023 - My daughter is 9 I know I'm late on this. She had bikes with training wheels but I never took her to learn to ride without training wheels out of pure laziness on my part. I bought her a new bike (no training wheels) for Christmas and I feel confident she's going to get it with this technique. She taught herself to roller skate pretty good and she taught herself how to use the Hover board in like 15 minutes and both require balance. I think we'll get it quickly. I'll come back tomorrow with an update. I think I'll take her to an empty parking lot. I'm excited to see how this works. 12/26/23 Update: It took less than 30 minutes but my 9 year old is riding her bike (20 inch). She also figured out how to start without me giving her a push and how to break. I took her to an empty parking lot and we worked on it until she got it and it didn't take long at all. In hindsight, this was so easy that I wish I did this when she was 5. My dad taught me how to ride and I never had training wheels. It's possible for your kid to learn without needing training wheels first. If I can do it over, I’d skip the training wheels and taught her earlier. This was just too easy to do.

[@bala007raju]

Thanks for this , very nice and structured approach . Good job and thanks

[@9460011]

Excellent explanation and method! My daughter managed to ride in two days try! I keep recommend this video to all my friends with children!!!! Thanks so much!

[@laurismucenieks235]

Thank you for this video. My 3.5 year old son learned how to ride a bike in approx. 10 minutes. I was using your technics. Thank you!

[@hectormeling8276]

Fantastic advice! I had been trying to teach my 8 year old for the longest time without success. But after watching this video I was able to teach my kid in a couple of sessions. I think the three main aspects were how to steer the child, learning to brake while walking the bike, and the turning body mechanics. These 3 elements were the key for her to acquire confidence and control.

[@bikeradar]

Great to hear you found the video useful and thanks for watching!

[@makaylawebster7315]

Great video on safetly teaching the younger child(ren) how to ride a bicycle! Very informative, safe and encouraging. 👏 🚲

[@dennleavy4407]

Superb! Great tips that'll come in handy soon. Thank you! :)

[@LoungeCodeBand]

my girlfriends dad was never around, so at 15 years old shes learning from me. it’s sad but i’m willing to teach her cause i ride BMXes on street so im glad to give her that aspect of childhood.

[@JustAnotherDayToday]

Great video, very helpful. Thanks!

[@egjackpalaeo3277]

I have no patience but I do want to teach my own kid how to ride a bike. She's 8 and she can't grasp using the paddles. This time I didn't yell. We took a break and will try again later this evening. Too hot out anyways. Love the vid btw

[@JesswadeTW]

What an amazing, helpful and detailed video! Thankyou 👏🏼👏🏼

[@danwilliams3935]

Thank you for the advice. I myself didn't learn to ride as a child and avoided it until age 28 (I can now ride btw). I'll be taking my son out today without his stabilisers for the first time so I'm hoping I can be a good teacher for him!

[@scorpionmanoj]

Great video. Thanks for this. Very helpful

[@dhankanaka5271]

Very well explained. Thank you for making this video and sharing these useful tips.

[@unabaltic8595]

Excellent advice. Thank you!

[@AntiDEDok]

Oh, he's a great father! Good explanation!

[@FatsCaton]

Great video. My son is 4 and he started learning late. I was getting frustrated thinking he should know how to pedal the bike forward but as you said his feet flail off the pedals. Hopefully he'll pick it up quick

[@RahulDas-td8hk]

This video was so helpful! My kid learnt how to ride a bike in 5 sessions. Also it helped save my back! EBefore I saw the video I had thought I have to hold on to the seat.

[@WaypointParenting]

We used a balance bike too. it works great.

[@flon4gzus]

So helpful!! Thank you!

[@vxiver3974]

Amazingly helpful my sister needed this thank you for the tutorial!

[@xxmandyDxx]

Me and my 4 year old watched this before we went off to have a go! She did so well and only had to stop as my back was breaking haha xx

[@ilyazazulin9729]

Great video! Really appreciate it! Super helpful! Thank you.

[@kavingaranaraja4195]

Thank you. I could teach my daughter to ride the bike herself within two days by following this.

[@jasminekorana2233]

3:19 When i was young my brother taught me how to ride a bike he was 19 i was 10 now hes 42 and im 31 and my dad does not care about me. So he made my bike and also taught me and he set the seat high so i can't sit on it with my feet touching ground flat. So he taught me how to ride a bike without sitting on it and just being above the front tube because its too low And i will never get used to this

[@airforcesuk]

Great video BikeRadar teaching my 4 year old not touched training wheels. When to Queen Elizabeth country park for there demo day she's got the basics down, Seemed to struggle keeping her eyes up and was looking down at what her feet were doing...

[@bigboy210a]

My son learned when he was 2.5, balance bike helped a lot.

[@igory8698]

Thank you! Excellent instructions!

[@positivesun3661]

Awesome!!!!So very helpful!!!!Thk you!!

[@DevotionswithAchiro]

Thank you so much this was really helpful. My 6yr old was able to ride today. We have beem struggling but this made it very easy.❤

[@aKid1001]

Those were excellent tips. Thanks so much.

[@rajeshgolla2002]

This lady just saved my back!

[@shiznit2001]

Yes! 🤣

[@JP-zh6qt]

Mine too😂

[@therabbit9580]

Same 😂

[@WeLiveInUk]

exactly!🤣

[@nathantaylor5003]

Great video, I followed this advice with two exceptions, my daughter, 5 years old, had stabilizers and not a very good bike. It took three 10 minute sessions to get her to ride without any assistance. I recommend following Isla's advice shown in this video.

[@bikeradar]

Glad it helped!

[@ferdinando7719]

Wow tremendously informative I must say I am impressed you covered quite a bit more than I would have ever even considered. I will take all of your advice and give it a go thank you so much.

[@bikeradar]

Thanks for watching!

[@adamrtr71]

Brilliant. Taking the training wheels off my kids bike tonight.

[@Pyr0bi]

What an excellent video, thanks for this free resource.

[@johnsono.anyona9543]

Great tips. My 3 year old was able to get her own balance after just a few tries (took less than an hour). She had been on supporting wheels since age 2.

[@bikeradar]

That's awesome, well done her! Thanks for watching, from all at BikeRadar.

[@user-kt5gr8gh3e]

Brilliant video will be putting this to use today

[@ricxz4656]

When I walk in the park I see kids like age 3 or 5 and then inside my head I am like ohh hell no embarresed

[@cedessmith3222]

I'm 14 and am trying to ride because I never had anyone teach me I went outside and saw a 5 year old riding a bike and got embarrassed and then just walked back inside

[@kwikky22]

@@cedessmith3222 I hope you decided to give it another try.

[@garystorey]

Great video. I bought my 6 year old his first bike today. It's an 18" BMX so we've got some work to do as he's only used to riding scooters, but this video has some great tips and advice. Thanks for the upload.

[@Kyle-fc9ox]

im 13 and cant ride a bike :( good luck with your kid though

[@Manster-gy9ly]

@@Kyle-fc9ox same except 12

[@tvanleeuwen6756]

I learned with my friends , if your kiddo sees that their friends can ride they might wanna do it to! Their friends will most likely help them and it helped me. Quiet neighbourhoods and caravan sites are great for beginners!

[@jimarillo]

Great video. Thanks. Nice bikes too !

[@shanemitchell8278]

Great video. Thanks for that.

[@christophermommyplayhouse7524]

Thank you for this video

[@Miya724]

I'm trying to teach BOTH my 5&7 year old to ride a bike

[@megaforke3554]

7????

[@AuthorJanaeMarie]

Lamppu Yes. My daughter is learning without her training wheels. Just took them off.

[@msinha8559]

It was hard to teach my kid and now after watching this video it has become very easy Thanks for such good vedieo

[@bikeradar]

That's great to hear! Glad you liked the video and thanks for watching.

[@senpai3556]

Video not vedieo but I agree :)

[@bruuuuuuuuuuni]

This method is amazing! My 4.5 year old went from nothing bike at all to almost fully independent in an hour, and she's not particularly skilled.

[@Jonathan-uc7do]

I remember my mom giving up trying to teach me and I was so hungry to learn to ride with my older brother and our friends I kept trying on my own and like 30 min later I got it and was so excited I forgot how to stop and ran through the privacy fence

[@yuanpeng1720]

Great teaching and guidance. 👍

[@TomorrowsHero]

Great vid, really useful

[@lee-anneharris9476]

Thank you - we followed your advice and my son caught on in half an hour!!!