The classic image of a child learning to ride a bicycle is a moment in time. This snapshot often captures the breakthrough moment when the child connects their motor skills to pedal, steer and keep their weight over the wheels.

The beauty of two wheels in-line is that the bike can pivot on the axis where the rubber meets the road. You can see this on a micro-level when anyone rides a bicycle. In a straight line, the rider’s weight is always slightly shifting side-to-side. As a rider’s speed increases above 5 miles per hour, less steering is done by turning the handlebars, and more steering is done by leaning/angling the bicycle into the turn.