crisscross
Senior Member
My 10 year old daughter has just joined her first cycle club.
We are very pedestrian cyclists, plodders more than peddlars and are baffled by the terminology and shocked by the cost!
Most of the other riders have shoes that "lock" to the pedals but we don't know where to start as there seem to be many different kinds.
The club rides are on a circuit track but we'd also like her to be able to use the bike during the week wearing trainers.
The bike we are buying has Shimano SPD pedals already fitted, which may not be appropriate.
I think these are MTB ones but don't know what differences there are.
She wears size 4 shoes but with childrens feet growing so rapidly we wondered if people buy secondhand ones at all?
Finally are there any "idiots guide to cycling" style books out there for non cyclist parents?
Any advice appreciated
We are very pedestrian cyclists, plodders more than peddlars and are baffled by the terminology and shocked by the cost!
Most of the other riders have shoes that "lock" to the pedals but we don't know where to start as there seem to be many different kinds.
The club rides are on a circuit track but we'd also like her to be able to use the bike during the week wearing trainers.
The bike we are buying has Shimano SPD pedals already fitted, which may not be appropriate.
I think these are MTB ones but don't know what differences there are.
She wears size 4 shoes but with childrens feet growing so rapidly we wondered if people buy secondhand ones at all?
Finally are there any "idiots guide to cycling" style books out there for non cyclist parents?
Any advice appreciated