Lovacott
Über Member
Like most people, I realised I could ride a bike when my dad told me that I'd just gone ten yards without him holding onto the saddle.
Since then, no matter how long the hiatus, I have always managed to remember the basics of riding a bike.
But there are some things I had forgotten since I last did a regular commute over fifteen years ago.
The biggest lesson forgotten (for me) is gear discipline (which gear to select, when to select it).
I'm getting there now (after nine months on the same set of hills) and a lot of what I am doing now is what I did back then (that I seem to have forgotten about?).
I actually sat down last week and tried to play back a climb I used to do in the 1990's (Wembley Hill Road) and I couldn't remember my gear changes at first. But after about three replays, it kind of came back to me (either that, or my brain chose the gears for me based on my current choices?)
So the old saying "It's like riding a bike mate...." isn't strictly true is it?
Or is it?
Since then, no matter how long the hiatus, I have always managed to remember the basics of riding a bike.
But there are some things I had forgotten since I last did a regular commute over fifteen years ago.
The biggest lesson forgotten (for me) is gear discipline (which gear to select, when to select it).
I'm getting there now (after nine months on the same set of hills) and a lot of what I am doing now is what I did back then (that I seem to have forgotten about?).
I actually sat down last week and tried to play back a climb I used to do in the 1990's (Wembley Hill Road) and I couldn't remember my gear changes at first. But after about three replays, it kind of came back to me (either that, or my brain chose the gears for me based on my current choices?)
So the old saying "It's like riding a bike mate...." isn't strictly true is it?
Or is it?