I believe I can fly

No stabilisers

Is there no more seminal, life-affirming experience than learning to ride your bike? Feeling the power and speed available from your own body and learning to fly. You can go very fast straight away, although stopping is more of a challenge.

What a delight for Anna and for us too. I don't think it would have happened had we not been at Le Foret and the freedom they had to ride around. After watching her riding with her stabilisers I just felt she was ready, like a word of knowledge, and we took them off.

Within the day she was riding unaided. She is so determined. One look at Lydia, another slightly older girl at the site on her bike and you could visibly see her steel herself to the task in hand - if she can do it... "OK DAD - let go NOW, i'm alright".