Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

You are lucky you didn't develop a soprano singing voice. Even with the block pedals it looks way too big for you. Could you straddle that bike when stopped?

Of course my bike (don't know if it was my first) was already too small for me at 8YO and the handle bar stem is extended way too far for safety. My father or mother never cycled a day in their lives; my mother never drove either. All bike modifications were mine.

We both survived apparently incorrectly sized bikes without hi vis cycling clothing or foam hats.