Originally Posted by rando
Hay-zoos! riding ain't rocket science. some people act like you shouldn't even be on the road unless you've been branded/certified/brainwashed by your local LAB/VC nazi. I had to tell a guy the other day that he didn't need to buy the jersey, the shorts, the special shoes, and the other crap just to ride his bike. people think it's complicated, it's not. in fact, many VC/LAB/bike nazi folks are creating obstacles to the very thing they *say* they desire, getting more butts on bikes on the road, by making it seem like a daunting task fraught with certification, rules and theories, not to mention the special "gear" and he "right" bike. you guys are your own worst enemas.
Special gear? Right bike? Gee, I took my two road classes using my two old bikes. I wore a jersey in the first class and got called on it by everybody including the instructor. In Road 2, the Bikes were all old and worn... Although I was the only one still using friction shifters.
Special gear... a helmet was the only required gear... oh and a bike. Hardly "special."
Sorry folks, but someone is painting a pretty polluted picture that just ain't right.
You're right, it's not rocket science... It's pretty common sense stuff... but if nobody showes it to you, then I guess it's not all that common, eh?
Where did you learn how to fix a flat?