12-10-12, 07:14 AM
When my 2 sons were little we lived in a flat & I didnt get a separate garage for a few years-you can guess what was stored in the (large) bedroom cupboard! Taught both to ride bicycles ASAP & both learnt to ride an automatic moped as soon as they could reach ground from seat.
Eldest son never showed interest in mechanics but rides bicycles to this day in city traffic(hes 33). Younger was interested & had a natural aptitude for mechanics & was a great help when we had a cycle business in the 90s. Strangely though neither showed any interest in getting a bike licence although both have ridden pillion with me in the past(perhaps my riding put them off!?) :eek [size=78%].Younger son drives fire engines/etc & has a couple decent cycles. Tried to instil confidence by teaching them defensive riding on cycles. Remember the emphasis on "Green Cross Code" when they were @ school-Doesnt always work in inner city! I used to say never mind the red/green man-what are the vehicles doing especially after our "Lollipop Lady" was knocked down on her zebra crossing![/size] :eek
Eldest son never showed interest in mechanics but rides bicycles to this day in city traffic(hes 33). Younger was interested & had a natural aptitude for mechanics & was a great help when we had a cycle business in the 90s. Strangely though neither showed any interest in getting a bike licence although both have ridden pillion with me in the past(perhaps my riding put them off!?) :eek [size=78%].Younger son drives fire engines/etc & has a couple decent cycles. Tried to instil confidence by teaching them defensive riding on cycles. Remember the emphasis on "Green Cross Code" when they were @ school-Doesnt always work in inner city! I used to say never mind the red/green man-what are the vehicles doing especially after our "Lollipop Lady" was knocked down on her zebra crossing![/size] :eek