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i returned to riding last year after 30 years off the bike.usualy did
over 12,000 miles a year.got a shock last year as i had lost the confidence to push down on the pedal to start off.so i lowered the seat,chose a quiet sloping hill with no traffic.started off touching the floor,after an hour of this,i put my feet on the pedals and found that once i started pedaling it was easier to balance the bike.took me about 2 hours,then i was ok.im 62,but if i leave too long a time gap,ie a month,im still a bit wary.its an ideal way to learn to ride. gareth |
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gary2006uk wrote:
i returned to riding last year after 30 years off the bike.usualy did over 12,000 miles a year.got a shock last year as i had lost the confidence to push down on the pedal to start off.so i lowered the seat,chose a quiet sloping hill with no traffic.started off touching the floor,after an hour of this,i put my feet on the pedals and found that once i started pedaling it was easier to balance the bike.took me about 2 hours,then i was ok.im 62,but if i leave too long a time gap,ie a month,im still a bit wary.its an ideal way to learn to ride. gareth Great. Well done to you. (1) A useful reminder that riding a bicycle isn't 'natural'. (2) Reading between the lines (so I may be off-target, apologies if that's the case) I'm a tiny bit suspicious of either your bike (is it your racer from 30 years ago) or your technique (many possibilities) that make it tricky to get back on after just a month's gap. I know this sounds like patronising nannying, but an hour's ride out with a trained instructor may be a revelation - and get right to the heart of those _confidence_ worries. (3) What's your ambition for the next 12 months? -- Peter (Prof) Fox Multitude of things for beer, cycling, Morris and curiosities at http://vulpeculox.net |
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