Not to detract from your point necessarily, but my anecdotal experience contrasts with this. I had no luck being told how to ride (I guess someone skilled in te

Not to detract from your point necessarily, but my anecdotal experience contrasts with this. I had no luck being told how to ride (I guess someone skilled in teaching rather than bike riding may have helped). In the end I was literally left in the driveway with a bike and not allowed back inside until I could ride. I picked it up in an afternoon.