Barney shares a video of a boy's first bike ride gone wrong
The first time riding a bicycle without training wheels did not go very well for this young boy.
Learning how to ride a bike can give a child a lot of confidence. The trick is in teaching them that no matter how many times they fall off, they need to get back on.
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For this young boy, riding a bike without the training wheels for the first time was going very well. He rode confidently across the field, but then he was met with an unexpected challenge: stopping the bike.
He seems to forget how the brakes work, and bumps into a pole head first. His mother, who had been encouraging him while he was making steady progress, can be heard gasping when she sees her son hit the pole.
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This has happened to each of us at some stage, right? The good news is the thrill of riding free in an open field is often greater than the fear of hitting a pole head first.