| Re: Bloodied but Unbowed - My first bike ride!
Paul Turner wrote:
> landotter wrote:
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> > The Historian wrote:
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> > > I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275
> > > pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of
> > > circumstances.
> >
> > Nonsense, I see big guys on hybrids on my local bike trail all the
> > time, zooming along. Ya just need to get your "sea legs" is all.
>
> Absolutely right. Experience matters, not weight. There was a time when
> I weighed way more than 275, and it didn't affect my ability to stay
> upright. I would expect the OP to feel perfectly comfortable on his
> bike in two or three weeks if he keeps at it.
Thanks. I wondered about the learning curve for a beginning bicyclist.
I'd like to go out again today, but it's cold and wet outside. Plus my
knee is swollen and bruised from the fall yesterday. Unfortunately,
winters in SE PA aren't known for good biking weather, so I may get few
chances to practice before spring.
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