Originally Posted by FisherQueen

Huzzah! I have been a brand new bicyclist for two whole weeks now, and I've learned many pearls of wisdom, some by reading this forum, but many through experiment. I hope you will benefit from them.

1. If you ride on a hill more than once, it shrinks a little each time, getting easier to mount. I assume that bike tires cause surprising amounts of erosion.

2. Bring water.
2a. Drink the water.
2b. If you get a chance to refill the water bottle, do it.
2c. If it's 90 degrees outside, it's 110 degrees on the bike.