I'm getting more and more infuriated by the staff at my daughters school.
(yes I'm going to go see them)
She's started safe cycling lessons in school (she's P6), first things they do is check the bikes.
1. Her tyres are too soft.
well, no, they're not, I did pump them up, but she weighs bugger all and likes a little bit of cushioning! They're not supposed to be rock hard.
2. Her bars aren't high enough.
she's the only kid with an islabike with a set of cut down monkeylites on it, at maximum height on the steerer.
3. Her saddle is too high, she can't put her feet flat on the ground.
Good grief.
She's comfy on her bike, tells me if she's not and I try to sort it.
Now they're on to road positioning and road sense. First thing they do is tell them that they should tuck tight into the kerb so that cars can go round them. My daughter spoke up about this one, saying that she'd been told by me to position herself a bit further out so cars have to go round her and don't squeeze by. This was met with 'how does your dad know?' when she told them about my biking they responded with 'well a mountain bike track is a lot different to a road'
cheeky feckers.
so, anyone having similar experiences?
