That's normal whenever you haven't ridden in a few months (or 30 years
). It will go away in a few days.
Get on your bike son
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). It will go away in a few days.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T PEDAL DOWNHILL!
...Lest you end up with an exposed lower mandible and lots and lots of blood & stitches, like yours truly.
...Lest you end up with an exposed lower mandible and lots and lots of blood & stitches, like yours truly.
Actually the point of clips&straps or clipless pedals (where you connect your shoe to the pedal in a way similar to a ski binding, which is what the pros use) is to improve the efficiency of the power transmission from the legs to the drivetrain.
Without that you can really apply pressure to the pedals only about 1/4 of the cycle that the crank moves around the bottom bracket with each individual leg - when you're pushing down.
With such a system (and it sounds more complicated than it is) you can apply pressure throughout almost the full cycle - forward, upwards and even backwards to a certain degree and that does make a difference.
Maybe it's just not an English thing, but i've been riding big bikes for 10 years now and I have never ever seen or heard of anyone strapping their feet to their pegs.
Such a thing strikes me as stupendously dangerous for a start. If you crash at 60 mph, the last thing you want is to remain attached to your motorbike, you'd break both your ankles immediately, probably worse.
Possibly what you have seen is people getting shoelaces caught on the gear lever, and not being able to free their foot before the bike falls over. That has happened to me in the past and taught me to always tuck my laces in.
I think he meant putting a foot down at a traffic light, not tying his feet to the pegs. 
I was gonna post Queen's Bicycle Race video here, but there were too many naked ladies.
^There can NEVER be too many naked ladies!
Now that you're a cyclist, be prepared to be treated like the scum of the earth by 98% of drivers.
Now that you're a cyclist, be prepared to be treated like the scum of the earth by 98% of drivers.
I'm often amused by the stories of the cycle hire place that loaned them the bikes having to replace all the seats afterwards
My brother's bike also had straps on its pedals. It's easy enough to get into those but not so easy getting out of them if you're unused to that. When I once rode my brother's bike I also nearly fell over when I tried to stop.
My brother's bike also had straps on its pedals. It's easy enough to get into those but not so easy getting out of them if you're unused to that. When I once rode my brother's bike I also nearly fell over when I tried to stop.
I'm holding in the
. The thing is this guy was a bit pretentious and I probably shouldn't have told the rest of the office but
UPDATE
Today is a red letter day. For the first time since I got my bike, I was able to ride without stopping, falling or toppling over. And I did this six or seven times just to be sure.
I am going to find a vacant parking lot tonight and go nuts.
A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day I bike!
Today is a red letter day. For the first time since I got my bike, I was able to ride without stopping, falling or toppling over. And I did this six or seven times just to be sure.
I am going to find a vacant parking lot tonight and go nuts.
A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day I bike!
Congratulations.
What bike did you end up buying?
What bike did you end up buying?
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Well, it's only logical.
Congratulations.
What bike did you end up buying?
Something called a mountain bike, which is awesome because I like the idea of riding mountains.
^ Awesome. If I remember the last few times I was in Melbourne. You'll find plenty of great spots to ride, like around St Kilda and the bay.
Oh yeah Beach Rd - that place is scary enough for drivers. It takes balls to ride down that road let me tell you.
This bicycle riding thing is quickly turning into an ugly addiction. I am counting down the hours until I can go home and ride a little further than I did yesterday. I am browsing online bike stores and looking at derailleurs and LED lights and thinking how I can pimp out my bike.
(incidentally - for serious bike riders - is it possible to get a speedo for your bike? How do you know how fast you are going?)
And I'm already working out a route to cycle around Australia
(Last night was the first time I was able to ride around the block a couple of times without stopping or cycling into parked cars or fences)
This bicycle riding thing is quickly turning into an ugly addiction. I am counting down the hours until I can go home and ride a little further than I did yesterday. I am browsing online bike stores and looking at derailleurs and LED lights and thinking how I can pimp out my bike.
(incidentally - for serious bike riders - is it possible to get a speedo for your bike? How do you know how fast you are going?)
And I'm already working out a route to cycle around Australia
(Last night was the first time I was able to ride around the block a couple of times without stopping or cycling into parked cars or fences)
Yes, they're normally called 'computers' as they (of course) also store your data and have multiple functions.
Wikipedia even has a page on such devices: here