Originally Posted by
StephenH
Another source of info for uninformed newbies back in the old days was the Public Library, where you could check out outdated how-to books for the subject at hand. While on the one hand, that might be better info than here on the web, you also had the its-in-print-so-it-must-be-true issue to deal with.
True but most just started riding and joined a group to learn the sport. The old adages about book learning v.s. experience were more accepted then than the info age version we see now...