Hi there. I am 27 years old and never learned to ride a bikebut I’m now trying to get into cycling.
I had difficulty in choosing a bike but in the end I decidedto take the plunge and just get one. I ignored some sound advice to buy from anindependent retailer and instead bought from Halfords which is a problembecause they didn’t seem to know what they were doing and might have sold me aninappropriate bike.
I’m trying to learn how to ride a bike but I’m finding itvery difficult. I’m 5 foot 6 and the bike I’m trying to ride is 20” and itfeels too big. I can touch the ground with my tiptoes but only just. Iunderstand that this is a good situation for an experienced rider because itgives a good leg extension but as a beginner it makes riding hard to learn.
My main problem is just moving off. I can’t go more than sixinches without the bike falling to one side or another. I understand that thekey to balance is speed but this doesn’t help because I can’t build up anyspeed because I fall over before I’ve gone six inches. Also, because the bikeis relatively big I can’t really push myself forwards because I’m on tiptoes tocan’t generate the power. I must therefore generate the power to go forwardsfrom the pedals but pressing the pedals makes the bike lean to the side of whicheverpedal you press.
I certainly jealous of people who learn within an hour.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I had difficulty in choosing a bike but in the end I decidedto take the plunge and just get one. I ignored some sound advice to buy from anindependent retailer and instead bought from Halfords which is a problembecause they didn’t seem to know what they were doing and might have sold me aninappropriate bike.
I’m trying to learn how to ride a bike but I’m finding itvery difficult. I’m 5 foot 6 and the bike I’m trying to ride is 20” and itfeels too big. I can touch the ground with my tiptoes but only just. Iunderstand that this is a good situation for an experienced rider because itgives a good leg extension but as a beginner it makes riding hard to learn.
My main problem is just moving off. I can’t go more than sixinches without the bike falling to one side or another. I understand that thekey to balance is speed but this doesn’t help because I can’t build up anyspeed because I fall over before I’ve gone six inches. Also, because the bikeis relatively big I can’t really push myself forwards because I’m on tiptoes tocan’t generate the power. I must therefore generate the power to go forwardsfrom the pedals but pressing the pedals makes the bike lean to the side of whicheverpedal you press.
I certainly jealous of people who learn within an hour.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.