I'm still working on getting my daughter to let me remove the training wheels off her bike. She was riding so fast today, I had to jog to keep up with her. Granted - I had just gotten back from a ride, but still. She's balancing off of those noisy training wheels about half the time. I had her convinced and then.... she crashed. Knocked the handlebars out of whack and everything. Minor cut on the knee, had to untangle her from the bike, tears, but after a drink out of her water bottle and a garfield band-aid - she's all better. I think it'll be a bit longer before the training wheels come off. The helmet saved her head, though!