Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
I rather like the attention - not because I like being stared at but because it's clear that young people find recumbent trikes really cool and anything to encourage people to do more cycling is good. I find that lots of people shout at me (builders saying 'pedal faster, love' as my Trice goes uphill like treacle) and I do get some people laughing but overall it's very good natured. Sometimes people shout as they drive past which can be a bit offputting. I'm getting used to it, though, but I always try to take time to chat to interested young people, usually on their hugely expensive but rather inappropriate mountain bikes, and am glad that they seem to think my bike is cool because, just maybe, it might make them view their bikes as more than just a fashion accessory.