Took the metro today. Walking up the fairly steep hill to our apartment on my way home after work I heard a thin little "pling-pling" behind me, and past me comes a tiny little blonde waif of a girl, pedaling her heart out with skinny little legs on an awful heavy girls bike with no gears and way too small wheels. Big heavy pink helmet on top.

I wanted to just whisk her away to a bike shop and buy her a proper, light and rigid bike, but settled for just praising her warmly for being able to pedal so far up the hill! before stopping and pushing her bike to the top.

If she holds out a few more years, she could be a champion.