I agree with all of the above TE members
In terms of V-brakes, they are not terrible if she is light weight (ie. less than 120pounds) and if the conditions are dry (not muddy/raining).
Besides.....as she gets better at biking, we all have the n+1 bike upgraditis infections anyways.
Also, I think that there was a recent TE post about teaching biking. I think the TE member posted some lessons to explain how to teach gearing.
Found it:
Recently, a TE member posted,"How to teach adults to ride a bike" and I think that she has instructions on how to teach gearing.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=52454
Last edited by TigerMom; 08-27-2013 at 07:20 AM.
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