19 Things You'll Only Understand If You Can't Ride A BikeSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 20 Mar 2017 19 Things You ll Only Understand If You Can t Ride A Bike Why aren't training wheels cool anymore? by Remee PatelBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 You re not ashamed to admit you don t know how to ride a bike View this photo on Instagram instagram.com 2 Because maybe you were busy doing other shit growing up Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF TriStar Pictures Maybe you were too busy reading the works of Keats instead of being out on the streets. 3 Or maybe it s because there was only one bike you truly loved that you truly trusted And after it died well you never rode again Remee Patel / Jeffy1139 / Getty Images Yes I know that was oddly specific. 4 If you did have a bike growing up you only ever experienced the joy of training wheels NBC Why aren't training wheels still cool guys? 5 But since they don t make adult bikes with training wheels you often fantasise about owning a tricycle View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @jessicakiersten It doesn't look that different! Look it has a nice big basket for your shopping! 6 However deep down you know that people would just laugh at you if you rode anything other than a 2-wheeler bike Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF youtube.com People are so cruel if you like more than two wheels. 7 You get completely dumbfounded when you see tiny children riding proper bikes with such reckless abandon Remee Patel / Victorhuang / Getty Images HOW ARE YOU SO FEARLESS CHILDREN? 8 Because you re a little bit nervous about riding a bike without training wheels now that you re an adult Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF NBC You fear more as you get older! It's a fact! The world is hard! It's cruel! 9 Whenever it comes out that you can t ride a bike people never quite believe you Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Fox 10 So you have to be all like HAAA NO IT S TRUE Remee Patel/ Vladimirfloyd / Getty Images 11 But yet somehow it still doesn t compute Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF NBC 12 So you have to be like I KNOW RIGHT CRAZY Remee Patel / Vladimirfloyd / Getty Images And the process repeats until one of you dies. 13 People love to poke fun at you for your lack of bike skills View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @ya_boi_barry_ Amongst others. 14 And sometimes you do get embarrassed Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Fox 15 Because you want to go mountain biking or cycling in the forest just like everyone else and you know you can t View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @kiwibirdsweeepics 16 And you know that riding a bike is often the best way to explore a new city and you re missing out on this View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @withloveamsterdam 17 So when a friend has offered you ve considered letting them teach you how to ride a bike Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF The CW 18 Besides how hard could it really be Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF HBO 19 Maybe you ll finally discover the pure joy of bike-riding View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @arulx 20 Or maybe you ll just come to accept that it just isn t for you Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF http://favim.com/source/bellemainhia.tumblr.com/.tumblr.com The bike can take a hike. 21 Because after all you ve got plenty of other useful skills Cucumba @scritt_ And this is why I believe I should be the next president of the United States of America. 10:39 PM - 13 Aug 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite So who cares if you can't ride a bike? Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.