About Us

About the program

Dr. Richard E. Klein., an experienced engineer from Illinois, is the creator of Lose the Training Wheels, a training program that teaches disabled children and adults how to ride a conventional bike. Richard and his wife Marjorie travel extensively every summer to conduct camps across the nation.   With a proper environment and training with adapted bikes, children who are disabled are taught how to ride and transition to a conventional bike within a 5-day period. 

When a child is able to master riding a bicycle – and without those dreaded training wheels – the benefits become instantly evident. The child smiles, and the child desires to get onto the bike to ride around. Some of the longer term benefits include peer inclusion, success at an age appropriate activity, improved exercise opportunities, increased stamina, increased cognitive stimulation and decision making, and even the ability for the family to participate in a fun activity as a family group