Newby with nerves

[hebe]

Thank you so much for the welcome, support and inspiration. I finally made it out just before Sunday lunch, my dh distracted my girl with a glass of lemonade and I went for it. Just a little ride to the end of the road, back though a carpark and finishing up outside my neighbour's house (I braked too early ). Still, I didn't hit the kerb or any cars, I didn't fall off and I stayed on my side of the road. So I'm counting it as a success and am quite proud of myself. I'll go again tomorrow and concentrate on staying a metre from the kerb.

Thanks again

[schnitzle]

Yay!! That's great Hebe! Every little bit builds confidence

[tctrek]

Welcome, Hebe! You can do it! Just take it a step at a time, build up your confidence and strength and you will love riding your bike.

[stella2]

Sounds like your doing fantastically well I can only dream of the day that can signal and look behind me

Where are you up to with the bike ability programme? I have had the first taster session and I'm now just practicing (which is what I need to do) until the next session (they just do it on the last Saturday of the month).

Anyway keep on keeping on

[hebe]

Thank you! :wave: to another UK beginner!

I'm taking 1:1 lessons with one of the local Bikeability schools instructors. She is in her 60s and brilliant. I've done Bikeability 1 and am working through 2 at the moment, I think we are doing right turns tomorrow. I have just spent the afternoon riding diagonally across the garden trying to get the hang of looking back then signalling without wobbling or going off course. The roads round here are pretty quiet but are full of parked cars this holiday weekend.

[stella2]

Waves back I stick to the park. Can't consider cars, at least at this stage. Had a good day today. I enjoyed it properly for the first time, peddalled further and lots of my stops weren't so 'suicidal'

[hebe]

I put my daughter into creche this morning and did 45minutes cycling round my local estate and little park with only 2 or 3 stops. I am very proud of myself and really looking forward to my lesson tomorrow. I was so excited about it that I phoned my teacher to tell her what I'd done she is tremendously patient with my slowness after all.