I have a question on which I'd love to hear some answers, if anyone is willing to share... my question is, what do you know now that you wish you'd realized/learned earlier, to do with anything cycling related? (technique, gear, bikes, maintenance, etc. etc.)
Essentially as a beginner I hope to learn from your mistakes, without actually having to make them myself
(N.B. I am of the lazy shortcut generation that learns to play Guitar Hero not guitars!)
Although you will be hard-pressed to be much more beginner-ish than me, I will start the ball rolling anyway... I wish I had known earlier that constantly mashing away at the pedals in a super-high gear does not necessarily equate to good technique, fast speed or particularly magnificent gains in fitness (I understand that trying to do this is a common mistake amongst misinformed beginners).
A friend of mine also shared his own nugget of wisdom with me - he wishes he'd realized earlier that cycling shorts are supposed to be worn with nothing underneath (and in telling me this he also saved me no end of chafing!)
So, unless you are of the old-school crowd that believes I should have to learn the hard way, care to share anything you wish you had known earlier?
Essentially as a beginner I hope to learn from your mistakes, without actually having to make them myself
(N.B. I am of the lazy shortcut generation that learns to play Guitar Hero not guitars!)
Although you will be hard-pressed to be much more beginner-ish than me, I will start the ball rolling anyway... I wish I had known earlier that constantly mashing away at the pedals in a super-high gear does not necessarily equate to good technique, fast speed or particularly magnificent gains in fitness (I understand that trying to do this is a common mistake amongst misinformed beginners).
A friend of mine also shared his own nugget of wisdom with me - he wishes he'd realized earlier that cycling shorts are supposed to be worn with nothing underneath (and in telling me this he also saved me no end of chafing!)
So, unless you are of the old-school crowd that believes I should have to learn the hard way, care to share anything you wish you had known earlier?