*interesting* bikes

[juliet]

I learnt to ride a penny farthing yesterday! (It belongs to my friend Charlotte, who rode it to Dunwich earlier this month, and it's a *lovely* machine.)

Turns out it's surprisingly straightforward (though apparently I got the hang of it quicker than average), but getting *down* again is a bit more tricky.

In other bike news, I've been offered a part-time cycle instructor job by CTUK, about which I am inordinately happy. Starting late Sept or early Oct.

Comments

[juliet]

Bikeability Level 3 has to be one-on-one, as I understand it, so if they're doing it for grownups then they should be covering that sort of lesson. (level 1 is 'how to ride a bike', level 2 is 'basic road riding', level 3 is more advanced road riding, roughly.)

[lnr]

It doesn't seem to be very well documented, but this seems to be what I'm looking for:

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/safety/education/adult+cycle+training.htm

£5 an hour seems very cheap!

[juliet]

They'll be subsidising it, I assume. It's definitely worth it!