Patent ID: 7798513

Claim:
A method of training a person to ride a bicycle comprising the steps of: (a) providing a training bicycle, the training bicycle including a crank, a crank case, wherein the crank is rotatively connected to the crank case, and pedals, the pedals being detachably connected to the crank; (b) removing the pedals from the bicycle; (c) after step “b”, placing at least one guard shield on the bicycle which guard shield covers at least part of the crank case, and wherein the bicycle includes a driving sprocket connected to the crank and the at least one guard shield covers the driving sprocket; (d) after step “c” and before step “d”, training the person to ride the bicycle; (e) after step “d”, attaching the pedals on the bicycle; and (f) after step “e”, training the person to ride the bicycle.