Learning to Ride a Bicycle, Term Paper

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After mounting the bike, the biker must now achieve balance in order to get the bike moving forward. Thus, upon mounting the bike (i.e., sitting on the saddle), the biker must put his feet on the bike's pedals. To move forward, s/he must put his/her leg on the floor, give a push, then immediately replace it on the pedal and both legs must begin doing circular motions with the pedals to keep the bike moving forward. While doing these circular motions repeatedly, the biker must maintain his/her balance by firmly gripping the handlebars and pointing the bike straightly toward the path that the rider intends to take. When making turns, the rider must point the bike toward the intended path, maintain his/her balance, and keep cycling by moving the pedals circularly.

When the rider is comfortable with the balance and path that s/he intended to take, s/he can now choose the speed in which s/he wanted to cycle. If the biker is physically capable to bike at full speed, then s/he can do so by rapidly pedaling the bike. Also, it would also help if s/he makes use of the gearshift by loosening the tension in the bike's wheels, thus allowing her/him to bike faster.
If s/he wanted to go slower, then the biker has the option to pedal slower and ensure this by tightening the tension in the wheels.

In the previous paragraph, the uses of the gearshift have already been explained. Braking while biking, meanwhile, is also another way to decrease the speed of the bike. This process involves using the brakes attached in the handlebar, thereby allowing the biker to not only slow down his/her speed when s/he wants to, but to also immediately put the bike to a stop when the need arises (i.e., an obstruction on the biker's way suddenly appeared), most especially when the biker is passing through a rough terrain, where the path is not smooth and biking may require different levels of speeds for specific areas of the terrain.

Upon reaching the biker's destination, s/he puts the bike to a halt by pressing on the brakes, and immediately putting one leg on the floor for support and balance. The biker dismounts by putting away the other leg from the other side of the bike......

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