Hi all,
Im 29 and unfit, I decided the only way I could motivate myself properly would be to cycle to work and back (8 miles each way, 4 times a week). I also thought I would save a lot of money too.
So the last bicycle I owned was a mountain bike back when I was in my teens. In choosing a bike for the commute I was torn between a sort of hybrid and a road bike. I ended up going for the road bike because I thought that if I get right into this then I would want to swap a hyrid for a road bike, not vice versa.
Anyway, just took the bike for a spin and nearly went shooting over a junction at red lights!
My question is, how on earth do you QUICKLY break when your riding with your hands on top of the bars???? Im sure there is something im doing wrong as so many people use road bikes but it took me like 4 seconds to move my hands into the drops and break (almost lost balance shifting to the drops too).
Also I find the head down drops position quite frankly terrifying in heavy traffic.
Will this get easier or should I have gone for the hybrid.....?
Im 29 and unfit, I decided the only way I could motivate myself properly would be to cycle to work and back (8 miles each way, 4 times a week). I also thought I would save a lot of money too.
So the last bicycle I owned was a mountain bike back when I was in my teens. In choosing a bike for the commute I was torn between a sort of hybrid and a road bike. I ended up going for the road bike because I thought that if I get right into this then I would want to swap a hyrid for a road bike, not vice versa.
Anyway, just took the bike for a spin and nearly went shooting over a junction at red lights!
My question is, how on earth do you QUICKLY break when your riding with your hands on top of the bars???? Im sure there is something im doing wrong as so many people use road bikes but it took me like 4 seconds to move my hands into the drops and break (almost lost balance shifting to the drops too).
Also I find the head down drops position quite frankly terrifying in heavy traffic.
Will this get easier or should I have gone for the hybrid.....?