Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. To learn to balance, have the saddle raised as high as possible, so that the ball of the foot just touches the pedal at its lowest. Practise wheeling in this way, with an instructor, or alone on a smooth surface where you are sure to be undisturbed. Which step comes first in the procedure described in the excerpt?
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practicing with an instructorD
pedaling with the ball of the footThe excerpt first instructs the learner to raise the saddle so the ball of the foot just touches the pedal at its lowest point. Only after that does it say to practise wheeling, either with an instructor or alone. So the first step is adjusting the seat.
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