What's the most idiotic thing you did as a new rider?

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03-13-16, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bakes1

This.
I truly feel sorry for anyone who can't just throw on a basic helmet and take their bike out for a quick 20 mile ride without special shoes, bike shorts, strava or spandex.

Hey, I've been known to take my race bike out for a little ride while wearing street clothes and ordinary shoes - even though I only have clipless pedals - I don't need "special" platform pedals (or a "special" 40 lb. bike for that matter) just for riding around.

03-18-16, 10:48 AM

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I did not have the right cleats for my Frogs, so I glued red gasket rubber to the bottom of my shoes, hoping it would provide enough friction to keep them in place. It didn't.

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03-18-16, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Worknomore

I was a new rider at age 2. The first memory of riding at age 3 was to purposefully run over the cats tail on my tricycle. . He was not too happy with that and clawed my leg. What other stupid riding I did between 2 and 3 I do not remember.

I tried to follow the garbage truck on my tricycle and got lost...

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