For Beginners - What is the single most helpful advice or change made?
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summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
Assert yourself on the road...eye contact, let motorists know what youre intending to do, they'll (generally) respect you for it.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
up until my mid twenties, i used to hitch hike a lot. One of my more frequent hitches was from Lancaster to Waterfoot, about 45 miles. It'd take me anything between an hour to about six hours, but on average, about two or three hours. Anyhoo... one day i got picked up by a bloke who was a keen cyclist who (after hearing about my frequent hitching woes) informed me that a young lad like me could easily cycle the 45 miles... I wasn't so sure since i figured bikes were only good for about 10 miles max, but he was convincing so i tried it... i haven't looked back since, or stuck my thumb out. 
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Only if you can see the road through the puddle! Beware Submarine PotholeNo ... Ride through puddles, feet in the air, and smiling
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Related: ride "a door and a bit more" away from parked/stopped cars, else realise the risk.
JtB
Prepare a way for the Lord
- Location
- North Hampshire
Plan your routes so you only find yourself on the sorts of roads you want to cycle on.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Agreed ... But when it's clear, shallow and wide then it's the best way!Only if you can see the road through the puddle! Beware Submarine Pothole
Profpointy
Legendary Member
that's true as well
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Buy a bike in the price bracket above what you think you need
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
Try and ride all year round, Winter miles lead to summer smiles.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Buy the bike that suits you: don't worry about trying to impress anyone else with an expensive but unsuitable bike.
- Location
- Glasgow
Aye, but I've got a rusted hub ... again!No ... Ride through puddles, feet in the air, and smiling
Anyway, I would tell them: it's good to go on a bikability course, but beware of the crazy instructor that wants you to cycle through a 4 lane roundabout in rush hour when there's a perfectly good cycle path crossing just further along!
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
How to ride off a wheelsucker whilst pretending not to try.
coco69
Veteran
- Location
- North west
Remove the stablizers....1973
