Training Wheels for All

Sticking with my "cableless" post from yesterday, I would like to go on record and say that I used to spend a lot of time outdoors. Not so much anymore. When I was little, I remember riding the ol' bike around the neighborhood a lot. I still have some scars to prove it. There's a reason my nickname was Boo Boo Amanda growing up.

Well, now it's been about, oh, 17 years since I have been on a bike. I'm pretty sure that I tried to get back on one back some years ago and couldn't for the life of me remember how to steer it.

Well, every once in a while I decide that Mike and I should really get bikes and start riding them. And every time, Mike very gently reminds me of what a horrible idea this would be. Mostly because I would end up either in a ditch or a body cast. And he's right.

So, I have come up with a solution. I was driving through my school's neighborhood today and saw a very cute toddler with his training wheels. I couldn't help but think, "Oh man, in a few years he'll be dying to get those off." But why, I ask? Why do the training wheels have to come off? I don't think they should, and I am proposing the beginning of a new era. The adult bike with training wheels era. They're out there. So why aren't more people using them? I'll tell you why. Shame. I am here to break down those stereotypes and proudly proclaim that the training wheel is back! Now if I can just find a Vera Bradley bike helmet...