Originally Posted by
Ekdog
This is the year that my wife will join me in my transportation cycling and touring. She never learned to ride as a child (under
this guy's regime, it wasn't considered ladylike
), but we recently heard about some free classes for women and, after four sessions, she'd learned to keep her balance.
Now it's just a matter of being patient while she gains confidence.
http://www.diariodesevilla.es/articl...do/tiempo.html
That's sweet! Do be patient, riding a bike is one of the easiest of things to do, but one of the hardest to learn. What seems as natural as walking to us, seems like a disavowal of physics to the newbie: "you want me to balance my weight on those two skinny tires...and actually go somewhere!?!"