I couldn’t wait to tell everyone. The day has arrived, daughter number 1 just 5 years and 10 months old has finally taken her position as stoker on the Dawes Duet kiddyback tandem. Admittedly she is quite tall for her age and yes she could pedal before she could walk (strange but true) and yes she is already on her third bike. But who would think that I could collect her from school in a trailer. Sit her on the tandem, tweak the seat and at first attempt we cycled on the pavement for 150 yards, then onto the road for 1 mile.
A few more tweaks to the bars and a wee bit more air in the tubes and off we went back to school for Sradagan (Gaelic Youth Club).
Round the roundabouts, stopping and starting at the lights. So I need to drop my cadence, she is not yet a spinner, but not a complaint nor a whimper.
“Is this better than the trailer”..
“Yes Daddy”,
“Why is it better?”
“I can feel the wind in my face daddy”
I will get photos when I can but for now I am probably the happiest man in the world.
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