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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 10-02-14, 11:05 PM
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Make this the last post you ever read on this website.
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Be safe.

There are a lot of things that can get you (wildlife, cars, pedestrians, other cyclist,etc). Be aware of your surroundings. You safety comes first.
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decide what you want to accomplish riding, having fun, making friends, getting fit, competing etc. Everything else you do will flow naturally from that decision and you can put all the advice into context.
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Originally Posted by Six jours
Make this the last post you ever read on this website.
Still here? Shame on you. Listen to Six jours. Now go ride!
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Read/learn about bike fit (not simply frame size) and pedaling technique. Those two factors will be the largest determinant of how much you enjoy being on a bike.
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