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Do you know how to ride a two wheel bike?
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| Yes - I'm MO |
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8% |
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| No - I'm MO |
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2% |
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| Yes - I'm JPF |
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12% |
[ 31 ] |
| No - I'm JPF |
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3% |
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| Yes - I'm Yeshivish |
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19% |
[ 47 ] |
| No - I'm Yeshivish |
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1% |
[ 4 ] |
| Yes - I'm Chassidish |
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34% |
[ 84 ] |
| No - I'm Chassidish |
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5% |
[ 14 ] |
| Yes - I'm something else right wing |
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9% |
[ 23 ] |
| No - I'm something else right wing |
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2% |
[ 5 ] |
| Yes - I'm something else left wing |
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0% |
[ 2 ] |
| No - I'm something else left wing |
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0% |
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Mayflower
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 Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:25 am
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I always assumed riding a bike is a basic life skill that everyone learns when they are young, like swimming. ... isn't it?
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amother
Forestgreen
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:25 am
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Used to, haven't tried in twenty years. Raised MO. And now JPF/yeshivish. The girls here learn and ride when younger and taper off as they get older. My girls didn't really learn because dh wasn't home to teach them and I had all the other kids.
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soap suds
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:28 am
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They say riding a bicycle is a skill you don’t forget. So I answered yes though I haven’t tried in 20+ years.
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silverlining3
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:32 am
I didn't ride a bike as a young kid, but somewhere along the years I learnt how to, on my own. I surely remember riding one in the country during my high school years. Haven't tried again since then.
ETA-I taught my kids.
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Raisin
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:46 am
It wasn't allowed (for girls) in my neighbourhood growing up so my parents never taught me.  My brothers all rode bikes.
We did do an occasional school trip where we rented bikes in parks and rode but although I somehow managed to figure it out, I would not be confident riding one today. At this point in my life I am way too scared of falling. I guess if I needed to I would overcome this fear.
I did teach my daughters how to ride bikes.
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amother
Fuchsia
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:48 am
| Mayflower wrote: | | I always assumed riding a bike is a basic life skill that everyone learns when they are young, like swimming. ... isn't it? |
Fwiw, my daughter was not able to learn to ride a bike. She is blind in one eye so I guess it made it impossible for her to learn to balance. She drives a car now with no problem.
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amother
Cobalt
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:49 am
| Mayflower wrote: | | I always assumed riding a bike is a basic life skill that everyone learns when they are young, like swimming. ... isn't it? |
Not everyone is taught how to swim.
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amother
OP
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 8:58 am
| Mayflower wrote: | | I always assumed riding a bike is a basic life skill that everyone learns when they are young, like swimming. ... isn't it? |
Not allowed in many Chassidish communities. Even not for some boys but definitely not girls. Guess if you live in Monsey or BP you have neighbors who do but not in KJ or Williamsburg
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amother
Forestgreen
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:05 am
| amother [ Cobalt ] wrote: | | Not everyone is taught how to swim. |
Teaching your children to swim is a chiyuv; bike is not.
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giselle
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:06 am
| amother [ Cobalt ] wrote: | | Not everyone is taught how to swim. |
That’s halacha...
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LovesHashem
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:14 am
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Of course! They make womens bikes BTW where its built in a way that your skirts doesn't ride up at all. Sounds more tzniyus than running or jogging to me.
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amother
Lawngreen
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:39 am
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | Not allowed in many Chassidish communities. Even not for some boys but definitely not girls. Guess if you live in Monsey or BP you have neighbors who do but not in KJ or Williamsburg |
It is totally acceptable for girls in Williamsburg to ride bikes. Just not Satmer girls. Girls from other schools do ride bikes. We rode our bikes till Bas Mitzvah age. I see many girls on rollerskates, I think it's not tzenuis for girls and we don't allow our girls to use their skates outside.
My girls learnt to ride a bike at about age 5/6.
I love to bike and I do so whenever we get the opportunity.
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amother
Apricot
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:44 am
MO but don't know how to ride.
Very small family and an 8 yo cousin was niftar when he was run over by a car when he was riding his bike in 1949. There has been a family bike ban since (per my grandparents).
I bought my kids bikes but I am inept to teach and DH was never available.
Wish I had hired someone, but that ship has sailed as they are late teens now.
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amother
Olive
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:54 am
It's a shame not to be able to go out on a family outing in the country side if the girls can't join in. We hire bikes sometimes, it's great fun. We teach both boys and girls how to ride. Girls are allowed to ride in parks etc when older, not the done thing on the streets passed age 12+ in my community.
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peacenine
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:54 am
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Yes (chasidish). And bh my dd age 5 learnt this summer. I always enjoyed athletic activities and will make sure I teach my kids how to ride bikes, skates, swim etc
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amother
Olive
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Wed, Oct 28 2020, 9:55 am
| peacenine wrote: | | Yes (chasidish). And bh my dd age 5 learnt this summer. I always enjoyed athletic activities and will make sure I teach my kids how to ride bikes, skates, swim etc |
Your dad age 5? Did you mean dd?
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