I'm going round and round wondering if I did the right thing here. Dd got a bike for Christmas. It was a joint present from both sets of grandparents and we put in a bit too. It's a good make and dd loves it. Dd's friend has a bike, peppa pig, lots of accessories but not good engineering IMO. She's had it a while, and her parents told me she doesn't like riding it much. Her mum suggested we take both girls biking together to inspire the friend to try harder. Dd was vastly faster, friend struggling along and frequently getting upset. In my view the bike was the probable issue, so I suggested the girls swap for a minute. Sure enough friend whizzed off while dd inched along on the peppa bike. Friend's mum was gobsmacked and quite guilty that she'd put it down to her daughter being lazy. She said she was going to pump up the tires, adjust the seat height etc.
So did I do the right thing? I feel bad for embarrassing her, and I'm well aware not everyone could afford a bike like dd's (£230). At the same time it seemed so unfair to see this little girl getting the blame when the equipment was at fault. I really like the mum, she's lovely, just had a blind spot regarding this bike. Should I have kept quiet? I didn’t say the bike was rubbish, just let the kids demonstrate it.