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best thing is to make cycling fun and social. that's how i'm slowly converting my gf to cycling. a gentle pootle around the park every now and again is a very good start. not too fast, not too risky, and ice cream / coffee / pastries / sex (delete as appropriate) afterwards. She's not a confident cyclist, even in the park, so that in itself was a big hurdle to get over.
I also fixed up a bike for her to ride focussing more on what kind of bike she'd like to ride, rather than what i'd like her to ride.