I got a pink Huffy bike complete with a banana seat for my 7th birthday. I never had training wheels. My parents, my brother, and most of the neighborhood helped me to learn how to stay upright. It didn't take me too long before I was riding on my own. By 11 or 12, I was on a Schwinn 10-speed bike (I guess it'd be called a road bike now days). It was mint green, nice little bike. It'd probably still fit me now since I didn't grow much after that. I wish I still had it.