I'm spending the weekend in Aldwick, near Bognor Regis. I wanted to bring my Globe here for longer rides but that idea was met with disgust as it would mean my mum being alone in the car with her mum, which she did not want.
However, my old bike lives here as she is very much a pootle by the seaside type bike.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/bartonlaura/bike/43400572.jpg that I keep here for such times, though she is obviously not good for long rides. If you think my Globe is upright, you should see me on her... (NB: she has had new tyres since that picture was taken!)
So I suggested Mum and I cycle the 1.5 miles to the town centre (she has an old MTB she was given last year) rather than taking the car.
Mum hasn't cycled on the roads before
They are very quiet roads, specially compared to London.
But much shrieking ensued, she couldn't bear the few cars anywhere near her, was convinced she was going to fall off under their wheels etc, so we ended up walking the bikes half the way before she had a nervous breakdown.