Originally Posted by
HD3andMe
It's amazing that you and the other guy seem to imagine that riding that is perfectly common, and perfectly normal for so many folks, is so amazing. Balancing on a bike is a basic skill. I'm surprised that folks find it too be such a challenge that they have to walk their bikes instead.
I think the problem here is you projecting your values on others, rather than attempting to understand a different point of view.
It is not that it is a challenge, in all honestly I've never owned a bike that would let me try it. It is just that on a road/tour bike by the time I need such a low gear I'm typically spent so don't enjoy the hampster wheel. Better to just stop the burn and let the legs recover.
Mountain bikes are a different story, need to low gears for short steep hills in bad terrain.
But hey, if ride at 2 mph is what defines you by all means do it.