Yesterday I took Jake on his first ever proper bike ride. Ben and I met at Ladywell Fields. It was a good choice, being so flat and with smooth paths. After a little bit a fettling on both bikes. An adjust here and a tighten there Jake and Antonia were ready to roll.
This was Antonia’s second time on the bike and for some reason she was a little unsettled. Anyway after 5 minutes or so all was sorted and both children were fine.
Jake took to the the cycling very well, actually much better than I expected to be honest. He steered well and practised his emergency stops. We cycled all round the park and then also did a loop of the athletics track. He only ran out of steam when trying to cycle up Vicars Hill on the way home when Daddy lent him a hand. Good effort though!
Both children did very well and hopefully we can make it a regular occurrence. I’ve bought him an upgraded alloy set of braked levers for the bike. The plastic levers that came with the bike are to flimsy and bendy for my liking. They should make braking a lot easier.