My first bike

Have put my name down for a Team Cameron bicycle!

If I don’t get one am going to see if I can get a slogan painted on the side of my Smart car. “I ♥ Dave”, “Proud to be Dave’s Babe”, “Grammar Schools are So Yesterday”. That sort of thing.

Do feel bit sorry for Mr Maude though, especially with the new lycra requirement. Also I hope they are getting the bikes from somewhere reliable. Jed’s bike is always getting something called “puncture problems” – holes in the tyres, I think – so he has to get taxis all the time which makes him very miserable.

If I do get allocated a bike, and there’s been a bit of a stampede as you can imagine (Mr Letwin says if he doesn’t get a Raleigh Chopper with a bell he’ll resign) am going to make it a priority to take my Cycling Proficency Test.