M
Mark
Guest
Hi,
My daughter has recently done a cycling course, run by the LA, at
school. However, on the latest session, she was not allowed out on
the road because the organisers believed the bike was too big or the
saddle was too high. They told me that they were worried that she
could not stop safely and she might go over the handlebars when
braking!
Their criteria is that the child must be able to place *both* feet on
the ground whilst sitting on the saddle.
I had adjusted it (using the same system as I use for me) so that her
leg is just slightly bent when the peddle is at the bottom. She
clears the top tube when off the saddle with both feet on the ground.
I had recently moved her to a larger bike (24") because the next size
down (20") was much too small.
Any thoughts?
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My daughter has recently done a cycling course, run by the LA, at
school. However, on the latest session, she was not allowed out on
the road because the organisers believed the bike was too big or the
saddle was too high. They told me that they were worried that she
could not stop safely and she might go over the handlebars when
braking!
Their criteria is that the child must be able to place *both* feet on
the ground whilst sitting on the saddle.
I had adjusted it (using the same system as I use for me) so that her
leg is just slightly bent when the peddle is at the bottom. She
clears the top tube when off the saddle with both feet on the ground.
I had recently moved her to a larger bike (24") because the next size
down (20") was much too small.
Any thoughts?
--
(\__/) M.
(='.'=) Owing to the amount of spam posted via googlegroups
(")_(") I am blocking most articles posted from there.