Scared of dying in Warwickshire

[BrumJim]

I live in Birmingham and cycle to Aston every day. Dying in a cycle accident is the least of my mortality worries....

 

[HLaB]

Scared of dying in Warwickshire, well move to Leicestershire or some other shire. But seriously, welcome to the forum and cycling isn't dangerous, infact the benefits of cycling health wise in terms of life years outweigh the risks by a factor of 20:1 (Cavill & Davis, Cycling England, 2007); as said

Read Cyclecraft and/or take some Bikeability training.

to reduce the risks yet further.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I took the view that it would be easier to get used to cleats now rather than get used to flats and then try to change to cleats later. I already feel OK with them and definitely find pedaling more efficient with them. I have bright gear, 2 rear lights, aching thighs and have squirted anti puncture stuff in my tyres ......what else can there possibly be left to consider?

oh dear, i hope you have deeeeep pockets cos this is gonna start costing you a small fortune.

good luck avoiding death

 

[Red Light]

good luck avoiding death

Some of us would not be seen dead in Warwickshire.

 

[Alun]

Have those cleats loosened off as much as possible to start with, I assume they're SPDs.
Some of that WD40 stuff that we're not supposed to mention, will help as well, don't get it on the carpet though.