Riding Tips

[busakid08]

Try to keep to good useful tips please.
Keep the bull for the general section! <i>Edited by: Djpete at: 11/12/05 1:45 pm
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Do a course and learn from people trained to train!

Everyone knows best (in their eyes!)

[carlyse_09]

Thanks for all you advices and tips.It's a great help to me as a beginner in learning the ride.

[bigfoot]

Thanks for all you advices and tips.It's a great help to me as a beginner in learning the ride.

if you don't mind me asking how old are you

[marryroy]

hi there....

Road bike geometry tends to make them more "twitchy," or as I prefer to think of it, "nimble."

To become more comfortable, you need to try to steer it less. Just ride it around a wide open area, and see how little you actually have to direct it. Because it responds so quickly, it requires very little input from the rider. Much more of the steering is done with your hips, actually, than with the handlebars.

Try riding around in a parking lot, and shifting your weight left and right on the saddle. Feel how the bike responds. You may be surprised that these little shifts in weight can have a big impact on how the bike rides.

[fedrorpet]

Hello,

Here are some general things which are to be kept in mind

1. Always wear a bike helmet
2. Stop and check traffic before riding into a street
3. Don't ride at night
4. Obey traffic signs and signals
5. Ride on the right-hand side of the street
6. Check your brakes before riding.
7. Give cars and pedestrians the right-of-way
8. Wear light or bright-colored clothing so that motorists can see you
9. Be extra careful turning left - motorists don't expect it
10. Avoid broken pavement, loose gravel and leaves - which can cause you to lose control of your bike.


Thank you!!