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@willski
I was about seven, I taught myself to ride in the back garden during the school holidays. The bike was a red single speed that my dad bought for £5 and refurbished.
I'm also sufficiently old that I have taught my own kid to ride a bike. It was pretty straightforward really. We went up to Tooting Common, I held the bike up to get her going and off she went shouting "look at me, look at me".
I have to go now, there's a bit of a lump in my throat.