I've never been on a road bike off of a trainer or outside.
I didnt know how to shift a road bike until last week.
Im not sure how to hold the handle bars on a road bike.
I have a mountain bike that's never seen dirt.
I've fallen over from my tire getting caught on a groove in a busy street and just laid there in a daze
I've hit a half wall with a barred fence over it, launched myself into said bars and walked home with welted lines down my forehead
I ordered my first road bike last week from a bike shop and Im afraid I have to test ride it when it gets in.
I took my mountain bike around the block (1.5 miles) and came home winded (this week)
I've never ridden long enough to require any amount of water
Im afraid of traffic and of dirt which leaves me the option of a trainer to ride on... I may as well have a stationary bike.
I want to ride but Im afraid to ask how... :/