daughter gone... With bicycles...

[Cyclopathic]

I have... ermmm... discussed this with her. I went through seventeen different sorts ofd social pressure she might come under to lend out a bike:

"You've got two bikes in the garage... I just need to pop out for some milk/to a party etc...."

It was a long discussion in which she pretended to listen while I spoke.

I lend bikes to anyone, but that's my choice and I can afford the hassle. She can't. Or the repairs.

I worry most about the road bike, which is a slightly tired Angliru, but which has nice kit on it and it a good, tight, fast, clean machine.

I worry most about the Angliru, but also about... EVERYTHING!

Yes, everything is a worry. Just so long as you get it through to her that she cannot trust her so called friends with her bikes and provide her with an armoury of reasons why it would be against everybodeis best interests to lend anyone a bike for any reason, no matter how short a journey or how well she thinks she knows them, then everything (not everything) will be ok.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

i'd worry more if she were in a car

 

[Arjimlad]

It's your role to worry. I rode around Bristol as a student from 1990-1994 mainly on a road bike and enjoyed most of the riding, although I drew the line at snow. The roads were busy and I only felt endangered a couple of times, and never came off. A good set of lights and a decent lock and all will be well.

 

[ufkacbln]

Where is the problem?

Young female stands by road looking forlorn and helpless, gazing wistfully at her flat tyre...................

There will be fights over who mends her puncture!

 

[Saluki]

She'll be fine.
Spare a thought for my Dad who sent me on my way to uni with a Suzuki X7 and the whole 'don't lend it speech' like I ever would have.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Where is the problem?

Young female stands by road looking forlorn and helpless, gazing wistfully at her flat tyre...................

There will be fights over who mends her puncture!

Ahhhh! I see ...one has to be young for the wistful gazing to work

 

[ufkacbln]

Ahhhh! I see ...one has to be young for the wistful gazing to work

Ooops!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Ahhhh! I see ...one has to be young for the wistful gazing to work

Not necessarily. Mrs GA pulls the wistful gaze/sigh routine every now and again. I still fall for it. She is young, compared to me.

 

[rovers1875]

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she wanted both and they were buckshee as only she used them

Thank you.

BUCKSHEE (haven't heard that for over twenty years). But even if a bike is never used it could never be buckshee

 

[Boris Bajic]

She's emailing now about exploring the roads around the town she lives in. Massive descents and beautiful lanes past churches.... It is clear from the tone and the language that she is descending with verve.

When she was eight or nine, I used to have to rein her in on big descents, because she went TOOOOO fast. She was jealous of motorcycles because they went so fast and used to ask if she could restore an old one of mine when she was old enough...

I am so utterly delighted for her that she's out there whizzing about on a bicycle... but I am also feeling slightly 'mother hen'.

I ordered some spare tubes and patches online today for delivery to her new address... My wife (the practical one) ordered her one of those metal measuring cones for the kitchen that you can weigh rice and flour in... Really!!! How is that going to help with her cycling?

 

[Cyclopathic]

My wife (the practical one) ordered her one of those metal measuring cones for the kitchen that you can weigh rice and flour in... Really!!! How is that going to help with her cycling?

Rice. A very good source of carbs. You can measure out scientifically determined amounts for your daughter to fuel up on. Everything is cycling related.

 

[Sara_H]

I can beat you Boris.

Two weeks ago, step son (aged 17) rang OH to tell him he's applied for some scheme available to young people who live in rural areas whereby they get a subsidised moped. What is more, he'd done his CBT that very day and was picking up his moped the following day. Step son has never really ridden a bike, has had no driving/motorcycling lessons and holds a provisional lisence.

The colour visibly drained from OH's face as he tried to have a chirpy, encouraging conversation with son.

As we were 60 miles away and both working that day, we were unable to be there when he went to get moped. OH was streight on the phone to his own Dad to ask him to escort son back from collecting the moped (apparently their was a dual carriagewayen route he was keen for him to avoid).

Anyway, a few days later he managed to go over to see son. They went out, step son on moped, OH driving along behind. He says that it wasn't that bad, except that fro some reason, every that he kept stopping (even in free flowing traffic) to allow cars to turn right in fromt of him. He's been disabused of the notion that this a good idea now, and OH is buying him some motorcycling lessons for his birthday!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I can beat you Boris.

Two weeks ago, step son (aged 17) rang OH to tell him he's applied for some scheme available to young people who live in rural areas whereby they get a subsidised moped. What is more, he'd done his CBT that very day and was picking up his moped the following day. Step son has never really ridden a bike, has had no driving/motorcycling lessons and holds a provisional lisence.

The colour visibly drained from OH's face as he tried to have a chirpy, encouraging conversation with son.

As we were 60 miles away and both working that day, we were unable to be there when he went to get moped. OH was streight on the phone to his own Dad to ask him to escort son back from collecting the moped (apparently their was a dual carriagewayen route he was keen for him to avoid).

Anyway, a few days later he managed to go over to see son. They went out, step son on moped, OH driving along behind. He says that it wasn't that bad, except that fro some reason, every that he kept stopping (even in free flowing traffic) to allow cars to turn right in fromt of him. He's been disabused of the notion that this a good idea now, and OH is buying him some motorcycling lessons for his birthday!

He is lucky to have such support, I remember when I was his age getting a moped I got on it and rode off there was no lessons nothing in those days

 

[phil_hg_uk]

My wife (the practical one) ordered her one of those metal measuring cones for the kitchen that you can weigh rice and flour in... Really!!! How is that going to help with her cycling?

You could put a strap on it and so she can wear it while cycling, it might even catch on ..................

 

[Sara_H]

He is lucky to have such support, I remember when I was his age getting a moped I got on it and rode off there was no lessons nothing in those days

I find it quite terrifying to be honest. Made me even more determined to keep cycling with my son. At least if he gets used to the roads with me riding along spouting Cycle Craft at him, he'll have more chance of survival if he decides to get a moped later on.