Hello, Sunshine, I'm Maria.

And my name is Rory, and we are the hosts of the IOT Speaking for Success podcast.

The podcast aims to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.

We've started this podcast to give you gorgeous grammar, fabulous vocabulary and good mood.

I, Rory, we've had a break.

Are you ready to restart and work and record?

Yeah, it'll be like riding a bike.

Oh, riding a bike.

Let's talk about riding bicycles and cycling the listener. Yes, in speaking but one, they can ask you questions about riding a bike and cycling.

Do you like cycling?

I certainly used to, and I probably would if I did it again. It's difficult to do in a city though, there's lots of traffic on the road, so it makes it very difficult. How often do you ride a bicycle? Hardly ever these days, to be honest, I live in the middle of a city, so there's not much need to hop on a bike. If I ever live in the countryside again, though, it'll be a completely different story. Like I said, there's just not much need now. Did you have a bike when you were a child?

Yeah, I remember. It was like a status symbol to have a bike with the highest number of gears,

although unfortunately my poultry six didn't quite cut it. We used to go out on them all the time,

all the way up until, oh, until high school, I think. When was the last time you used your bicycle?

Well, I got shot of my old one in April, April 2023, just before I moved. So probably way before that, maybe in September 22, so a long time ago.

It was a pretty sorry sight, to be honest with you. The chain was coming off and I think,

I don't think the gears worked very well, and the handlebars were quite loose. So whoever I sold it to, I think they got

a pretty raw deal. Is it difficult to learn to ride a bike? Well, if you start off sensibly enough

with like a tricycle and then on to stabilizers and then moving further or down the road to

being able to balance it by yourself, then I don't think it's that

difficult.

Admittedly, though, I had a little bit of difficulty working my hands and legs simultaneously,

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