We live on a ridge so once you get off our street there is a big hill. DD11 won't even try to ride a bike. She is terrified. We've tried taking her to the local church with the big flat, newly repaved black top -- no dice. DS8 taught himself this spring partially due to peer pressure. He has told her that learning to balance on his scooter helped him with the balance part of writing a bike. Now, she won't try the scooter. Grrr!