They Say You Never Forget

[mallyh]

they say you never forget how to ride a bike ,well i got a shopper bike yesterday went in the alley to try it and was all over the place oh was shouting instructions at me and wondering if he should get the camera and maybe win £250.perhaps i can have trainer wheels. lol.

[joggerjayne]

That's what you need when you're trying to get your balance ...

Someone shouting "helpful" instructions.

[joggerjayne]

SARCASM ALARM !! ... SARCASM ALARM !! ...

[cupid04]

Have you got the lycra too?

[whiskeryron]

If 2 wheels are confusing you try this

http://tinypic.com/r/2hx91xg/8

[joggerjayne]

Nothing wrong with Lycra when you're cycling. And you can get the padded lining to stop the saddle chaffing on your winkie.

[mallyh]

lol don't think they do lycra in my size i'd look like a bouncy castle

[whiskeryron]

jj, I can't bear chaffed winkies

[joggerjayne]

lol

[mallyh]

oh no a pretty image lol

[mallyh]

i meant not a pretty image

[berniecuddles]

well i love bouncy castles xx

[joggerjayne]

Me too. I love the bit at the end of children's parties when the grown ups throw the kids off and we all pile on for a big play, and ...

Everyone does this, right??

:0/

[seadogg]

Riding a shopper is harder than being on a standard bike so it may not feel natural at first. Re the squidgy bits, trail riding gets to them whatever the padding.

[berniecuddles]

quite right JJ especially the .........and bit

[pixie373]

Yes jj- although you don't need to throw the kids off- they're bounced off!

[tonyav]

I don't let the kids on !.

[solvitquick]

I remember how to ride a bike from my youth.
It had one massive wheel at the front and a tiny one at the back.
I tried to buy one yesterday - they said it was named "a penny-farthing".
As usual with me whatever I shop for, they said "there's no call for it".
Good luck, mallyh, with you flash new bike with wheels of equal size (what will they think of next?)
SIQ.

[mallyh]

i think i should have got a tricycle

[HansUrbancka]

mallyh......I don't think that one really forgets anything at which they were proficient in the past. My problem is I know what to do but don't do it because I have become an old softie. !!!

Hans.