This year,many local authorities seem to be spending time and energy on bike re-use programmes.Old bikes retrieved by councils nationally are being revamped and spruced up,to be sold at very reasonable prices indeed. There is sadly no longer any excuse - bikes can be dirt cheap with extremely minimal costs associated with them - a lock,a puncture repair kit,a kid's seat and a helmet or two.You can even go one step further and get a tinkling bell and a basket for your fresh produce and unpasteurised milk from the farm down the track (or more like a copy of Cosmo, a bar of chocolate and a frozen pizza in my case). They need to be a must for every home.
It's a lovely thing to do with our kids whilst decreasing the use of motor vehicles, lessening congestion and getting the heart pumping. It's GOOD FOR YOU in every way,providing you're sensible and stay on appropriate carriageways with the bub. I wish I could be one of these Mums who whizzes round with a small person in a bike seat,casually indicating left and right with confidence and finesse.