Whether they are rusty riders or complete beginners, more people are keen to navigate life on two wheels
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On a quiet path in a sunny, grassy park, six women are playing an unusual game of limbo. All on bicycles, they lean as far forward as they can without dropping their gaze or whacking their heads on a foam pool noodle as they ride underneath it.
The women, aged from their late 30s to early 60s, all pay fierce attention to this task. There are some wobbles, some stops and starts, but that’s to be expected: many of them haven’t been on a bicycle in years. Some never learned to ride at all. They are here to change that.
