Read the excerpt from The Common Sense of Bicycling: Bicycling for Ladies. The handle-bars also assist in maintaining the seat at first. Which best paraphrases the sentence?

The sentence says the handlebars help the rider stay seated while first learning to bicycle. In other words, they help keep the rider from falling off at first. The seat does not fall off; it is the rider whose balance the handlebars assist.

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