Cycling lesson No.001

awallace

Took the new bike out last week all excited to feel its Ti tubes smoothly rolling over the crappy local urban and rural roads. So far so good.....

Admittedly i hadnt done much riding over Dec/Jan however my excitement over the new bike was cut short when i felt slow and sluggish. I thought blimey i may not have rode but i'd ran so why was i so slow. Was it the bike - I hoped not as it aint going back now.

On returning home i looked at the bike and pondered over whether i was now unfit, or the bike was crap then i saw the rear brake rubbing the rim!

What a relief today then when i got out for a ride and it went like a dream.

Lesson 001 - Check the brake rub!!! :oops:

Any other useful lessons / stories?

Anonymous

Lesson number 1 of owning a new bike, I think you'll find, is to take a decent photo of it and post it on here.

awallace

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... highlight=

Only problem is its not a decent photo!

keef66

Lesson 527 I learnt last night: don't take a left hand junction in the dark, in thick fog, downhill and at speed, unless you're absolutely certain that it is the junction you think it is.

Otherwise you might find yourself sliding sideways down a narrow, rutted, leaf-strewn concrete driveway you had never noticed in daylight.

Stayed clipped in and upright though! Just need to do a bit of laundry now.

leeroy72

I did the Chemo classic sportive at Richmond back in November without properly checking my newly fitted sks mudguards - everyone knew i was coming because of the howl my bike made when i wound it up - it had a little extra drag too just for good measure....

Lesson learned