I didn’t mean that she was pootly because of her age, far from it, she just has (and always has had) rather a pootly demeanour 😆 . Props to the Saga crew – cheap insurance FTW.
I agree that getting her booked on a skills course is the best way forward, but she’s already being held back by the current bike.
Think we’ll try out some of the Specialized women’s ones, they seem a safe bet, and reasonably priced.
I’m not keen on womens specific bikes though, they feel all wrong, and I agree that they’re often badly specced for the money. But the position’s more suited to her style; whatever’s comfy and “safe-feeling”.
Oh and @ mamadirt and cinnamon girl, if Mum’s bike collection was like yours I’d only end up stealing it and we’d fall out – not the original idea.