*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

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the job!

Is there a reason the mounting/dismounting part of the process is missing form the movie?

[juliet]

Because Charlotte wasn't poddling along on the Brompton at either point :) (Mounting was fine - pretty straightforward. Dismounting required C to be on hand in case of error, because I could only *just* reach down to the little peg, and you can't see it cos it's behind you... I did it fine by myself the last time but it was reassuring to have someone there ready to assist!)

[titaniccapybara.livejournal.com]

I did wonder whether the mounting and dismounting might have been a little less polished-and-professional-looking myself...