Yeah I rode the back edge the 1st day and learned how to stop when I wasn't on the ground being severely frustrated. The 2nd day my boyfriend taught me how to ride the front and slow myself down without crashing. We had a friend with us who also had never rode before--he would just tuck and get going about 25 miles and hour then bail.He was funny to watch, but ya had to get the hell outta the way when he was around.