Newby with nerves

[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.

[stella2]

That's brilliant!

I tell myself that slow is fine. After all, we have waited this long to ride and we're doing it. There is no reason to rush the process of improving.

[Roadtrip]

Sounds like your doing great. My instructor has been really great with me and I honestly don't think I could have gotten started without him. He told me a little story about his start in competitive swimming where his coach told him that "DQ" really means don't quit... keep pushing... improving... learning.

Shannon

[hebe]

I was remembering DQ this morning Shannon, when I screwed up my first attempt at a right turn off a major road (we ride on the left here so right turns are the harder ones). Anyway, I have now finished Bikeability 2 so am officially able to ride on quiet roads on my own I still need to do a lot of practice to get on top of signalling wobbles, but I am hugely proud of myself and very grateful for my lovely instructor.

[hebe]

Shamelessly bumping this as it's been six months since I started riding! I now have a mountain bike too, have run errands into town once (but will be doing that a lot more now as well as getting the off-road riding going again in the spring), and will be riding towing my dd in a trailer when we go on holiday soon.

And I'm about 8lbs lighter than 6months ago and looking forward to picking dd up from nursery on the bike later this year! My original bike now has a new saddle and a metal basket on the front, and I swapped the pedals with those on my mountain bike (the Marin pedals had more grip). I have ridden trails and paths on my doorstep that I never knew existed six months ago. And all of this with terrific, patient and wise advice and support from everyone on here. Looking forward to my bikiversary in August!

[jelee1311]

I think that's great Hebe, to be able to see how far you have come in less than a year.soon you will be able to look forward to teaching your daughter and riding with her. Still think you'll never race........