I'm not really rushing this, we've been working on this for a year now off and on. The bike has 16" wheels, but she's very long legged and can touch the ground just fine. I moved the seat all the way down so that she could feel extra safe. She's always done everything very early and is really quite coordinated and agile. I guess this is why it frustrates me. She was doing sooo well and then the crash. Good news - she said tonight that she wants to go ride tomorrow and is showing everyone her "booboo" like it's a badge of honor. Too bad it's going to be pouring all day. I won't take the training wheels off until she asks me to - don't worry about that. She says that her favorite exercise is riding her bike and someday she wants to enter a race. Oh my - from crashing with training wheels to riding in a race. I am so looking forward to watching her develop her love for cycling!