tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
- Location
- SE London, Bandit Country
I have taken my daughter, age 5, by bike to both nursery and big school.
That's some 3 1/2 years now.
First she was in a chair seat behind me and when she outgrew that we were bequeathed a tag-a-long tandem which she now loves!
We live and ride in the smelly looney driver paradise that is South London and she is my second pair of eyes and ears, we are helmeted and covered in so much hi-vi that we probably constitute a dangerous distraction.
My advice is to take your place on the road and ride like a Nun. Have an average time for journies, school runs etc and try when possible not to rush.
The tandem has given my daughter road sense above that of many her age, she understands what it feels like to ride without stablisers and loves it when people stop and wave or just stare when we go past(you don't see many kids on tandems in New Cross!).
Best Wishes
Tdr1nka x
That's some 3 1/2 years now.
First she was in a chair seat behind me and when she outgrew that we were bequeathed a tag-a-long tandem which she now loves!
We live and ride in the smelly looney driver paradise that is South London and she is my second pair of eyes and ears, we are helmeted and covered in so much hi-vi that we probably constitute a dangerous distraction.
My advice is to take your place on the road and ride like a Nun. Have an average time for journies, school runs etc and try when possible not to rush.
The tandem has given my daughter road sense above that of many her age, she understands what it feels like to ride without stablisers and loves it when people stop and wave or just stare when we go past(you don't see many kids on tandems in New Cross!).
Best Wishes
Tdr1nka x