Question

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.

Based on this excerpt, which is the most crucial step in a list of procedures for balancing on a bicycle?

Answer 1

I would say that the most crucial step is "having the saddle raised as high as possible." This section of the passage was spoken about and explained much more thoroughly than the other steps.

Answer 2

to have the saddle raised as high as possible

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt makes it very clear when it talks about how it is pretty much required to "have the saddle raised as high as possible" to learn balance. The reasoning behind that is at its lowest, the ball of the foot only touches the pedal (also described on the excerpt itself).