If you are wondering about someone touching or holding your bike while you practice, that is not needed. Jianhan typically only touches a student's bike at a in-person lesson or class while they are off of it to make adjustments or do basic maintenance, not while they practice.

Many people learned skills that involve physical movement, including cooking a dish, making a repair, assembling furniture or equipment, and more through instructional videos.

Just like those, Zero to Pedaling is built to mimic 1:1 learn to ride lessons following the method Jianhan used to teach 180+ people in person. The course walks you through each skill in the right sequence sequence — setup, getting on/off the bike, balance, braking, pedaling, straight line riding, turning and more — using video lessons you can pause, rewind, and revisit at any time.

The training material is intended for you to actually learn and practice with. It is possible to complete the training within 28 days. In the 3 months, you can view the instructional videos and materials whenever you want, repeatedly, and for much longer than you can get from in-person instructional help across four 2-hour lessons ($960 total) with Jianhan.

Once you complete Zero to Pedaling and master the skills, there is not really anything you need to continually review. Just continue practicing what you learned.

Check to see if you can get a beginner friendly bicycle and a helmet that fits you well at a local bicycle shop. You use our Bicycle Shop & Rentals Finder to check for the most relevant results. Unfortunately, Google Maps can provide a lot of irrelevant results.

Rent a bike first if possible to get a feel for it and try sitting on multiple bikes before choosing one. 

Inside the course and our No Falling Necessary Learn to Ride Preparation Workbook, you’ll find guidance on what kind of bike and helmet to use, plus how to adjust them. You can use a bike that fits the basic criteria outlined.

If you can believe in yourself and follow the instructional videos, you can learn. Give yourself patience. I have yet to come across a student where the progression method and coaching has not worked given enough practice time.

And if it turns out that you don't progress, take advantage of the 28-day guarantee: If you practice on a bicycle for at least 2 hours following along the video lessons and don't see yourself making significant progress to balance and pedal within 28 days of enrollment, you can get a full refund.

We estimate 1.5 to about 4 hours of practice (broken to 1-2 hour practice sessions) to reach balancing and pedaling for the vast majority of adults based on 1 - 3 hours being typical for most in-person private lessons. Learning speed varies person-to-person.

Learning the rest of the skills to be ready to ride on paved trails can take about another 1.5 to 5.5 hours of practice.

However, it’s best to just focus on learning and practicing rather than on the time - Jianhan's students who happened to learn the fastest did not put time pressure on themselves and surprised themselves with how quickly they learned.

Each person’s situation can be different. Generally, we recommend starting to practice at least 30 days in advance of the ride you want to do.

Toward the end of your 3 months, you can get the option to extend your program access.

Free content is often incomplete and focuses on a part of learning to ride. This course includes a complete proven process that includes preparation and step by step guidance from Jianhan's instructor experience in teaching 220+ people to learn to ride. Each step is foundational to the next. Zero to Pedaling is focused on helping you, not someone else in featured in a video.

And, there is support through live video calls and comments on video lessons in case you run into any issues or want encouragement.

No. Zero to Pedaling is built for adults 18+.