garciawork

I am sure this is a stupid question, and I am probably missing something incredibly easy, but I just picked up a bike for my daughter off Craigslist, and it has these training wheels: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/tr...hoCvQcQAvD_BwE

How do I adjust the height? There are three spots along the axles for different height, but the nut and bolt turn with each other so I can't figure out how to loosen anything. Is there a trick I am missing?

dscheidt

My guess is you can pry the cover off the front of the wheel, so you can put a wrench on the head of the bolt.

leob1

Please consider buying your daughter a balance bike as a first bike. It will help her learn to ride much quicker than training wheels. It will help her learn to balance quicker, and give her much more confidence when learning to ride a bike with pedals. Or you can try keeping the bike you have, removing the cranks and chain, and lowering the seat as low as possible to make a balance bike. I've help many parents get over the fear of not having training wheels, all report back that the kids had not problems with the balance bike, and learned to ride more confidently than those that used training wheels.

woodcraft

+1 on the balance bike.

noglider 

You don't need a balance bike, but the approach is one I endorse. Unscrew the pedals and lower the saddle, and you have a balance bike. Training wheels are built on the idea that you learn to pedal first and balance second. I think that's backwards.

Remember that the left pedal (the one you put your left foot on) is reverse-threaded, so unscrew it by turning it clockwise.

fietsbob

My Local has Wald Training wheels for bikes that don't include them in the original package.

As confidence increases, raise the training wheels ..

though mastering balance first then adding pedaling is a good approach..