Well, that was embarrassing

It's lingo. You civilians wouldn't understand.

Well, I did wonder what else he still had to be taught about falling off a bike.

Ha!

I'm not a train cycle instructor but am a trained motorcycle instructor.

Was taking a friends friend out to give her more confidence on the road. Was intending to get there and drop my friends ciao off to her after servicing it and collecting my bike back. The friend in question was at her boyfriends and forgot I was coming over. So whizzed round islington on the ciao whilst the lady had to pedal.

My 29-year old trainee thought I was 36. I'm 27.
Think she was more embarrassed than me.

yet you look 25 years old kate;)

My colleague thought I was 35. I'm 45.
All that rubbing extract of sheep's placenta in to my face every morning for 20 years is finally paying off.

You look ageless and timeless Will
your life working the streets doesn't show on your face

Hippy never told us he had cycle training

Only if the 'stars' were shorter than usual..

Trainee: This bike is hurting my private part
Instructor: Ok, I'll drop the saddle nose a bit.
5 mins later
Trainee: It's still hurting my private part
Instructor: Ok, I'll drop the saddle a bit too
5 mins later
Trainee: No, it still really hurts
Instructor: I'm not sure what else I can do for you
Trainee: Nothing, I got circumcised the other day...

yet you look 25 years old kate;)

aww shucks. thanks :)

I did use the dread phrase "get your leg over" today while teaching a CB how to get on the bike.
THank you will, i had tried so many times to get my leg over but until you, i could never get it right....

Teaching a ChainBreaker?
shhhh....

It's lingo. You civilians wouldn't understand.

Well, I did wonder what else he still had to be taught about falling off a bike.
I thought i heard someone talking aobut me and my mad skillz!

Ha!
Ha! back at you!

Trying to learn the names of 8 schoolchildren on a course today, 2nd week but I wasn't there for the first one. "What's your name?" "Ryan" "Ah, right, that will be easy to remember since you're the only boy on the course". "No, Alex is a boy". Alex, standing next to him looking mortified. Alex with the fine features and long, blonde curly hair sticking out under his helmet. Alex is Alexander, not Alexandra.
I genuinely feel really bad about it and there was nothing much I could say. A lesson learned.

Look on the bright side, Alex has also learnt a valuable life lesson today.

I felt so shitty about having embarrassed him it was a relief when the session was rained off. If I had just looked at the register first...

Assuming made an ass out of you, and u ming.

Trying to learn the names of 8 schoolchildren on a course today, 2nd week but I wasn't there for the first one. "What's your name?" "Ryan" "Ah, right, that will be easy to remember since you're the only boy on the course".

Sexist, I suppose you then went on to single them out by race?

Trying to learn the names of 8 schoolchildren on a course today, 2nd week but I wasn't there for the first one. "What's your name?" "Ryan" "Ah, right, that will be easy to remember since you're the only boy on the course". "No, Alex is a boy". Alex, standing next to him looking mortified. Alex with the fine features and long, blonde curly hair sticking out under his helmet. Alex is Alexander, not Alexandra.
I genuinely feel really bad about it and there was nothing much I could say. A lesson learned.

We were ran a series of events in Plymouth earlier this year for Primary schools. Whilst I was strapping one of the the finalists in I spotted what was clearly one of his parents cheering for him amongst the spectators. I said to him
'Shall I get your dad to come forward and cheer for you from right in front of the bike?'
'That's not my dad' he replied.

I thought it must be his uncle then and entered a few more results in the computer. Just before the race started I asked him again if he wanted his uncle to step forward.

"She's my mum.....'

I don't know who was more mortified me or him.

I bet you get caught out again somehow Will.

Someone at a Dr Bike mistook my female colleague for a man recently. She has a similarly ambiguous name and was wearing a manly cap but even so it was hard to see how they made the mistake.

Trying to learn the names of 8 schoolchildren on a course today, 2nd week but I wasn't there for the first one. "What's your name?" "Ryan" "Ah, right, that will be easy to remember since you're the only boy on the course". "No, Alex is a boy". Alex, standing next to him looking mortified. Alex with the fine features and long, blonde curly hair sticking out under his helmet. Alex is Alexander, not Alexandra.
I genuinely feel really bad about it and there was nothing much I could say. A lesson learned.

Jo Whiley's probably his mum. Tell her to get him a flippin' hair cut. Damn hippies.

this is a good line of chat,

if in doubt, just call out "Dave, gather up now"

works half of the time

don't worry Will, everyone thinks Cisco is a girl, it is normal if a boy has long hair. He wouldn't cut it in a million years though - even i think that is too long but no chance there!

If it's any help small children often get confused about my gender.
my mate's little boy said to his Mum "Mummy, your friend, where is he going to sleep?" when I was up there at new years.

A few months later they came down to see me and he had been coached not to call me a he anymore, but that didn't end the confusion. He asked me if I was his Uncle Nhatt-Nhatt. It has since stuck.

It's the knuckle tattoos. Just sayin'...

I think he was mostly excited by the fact that I'm a bike mechanic. I remember gender being a lot more important to me when I was a kid, and the idea that someone could do a male job would have confused me as well.

Someone at a Dr Bike mistook my female colleague for a man recently. She has a similarly ambiguous name and was wearing a manly cap but even so it was hard to see how they made the mistake.

I've written 3 responses to this and deleted them all. If I'd had just one mroe glass of wine, I would have posted the first one.

I've written 3 responses to this and deleted them all. If I'd had just one** mroe **glass of wine, I would have posted the first one.

I think you have had quite enough as it is.