Sheepy1209
Veteran
- Location
- Blackpool
Sorry all the non-Fylde people (but we do have to put up with lots of London threads
)......
Ian - I commute Cleveleys to St Annes about 3 days a week - back in April a mile was plenty far enough!
Fleetwood's not a bad place to be cycling - just watch the tram tracks on Lord Street and the sand on the seafront near the Marine Hall. No hills to speak of, just lots of wind! Learn to use the gears - in a head wind use a low gear and 'spin', i.e. turn the pedals quickly.
For gear adjustment I found http://bicycletutor.com/ really useful. If you're completely stumped give me a shout as I might be able to get down and have a look - I'm no expert but I've got mine working OK. As it's a new bike it's likely the gears will go out of adjustment again after a few weeks but should be OK after a quick tweak.
Good luck!

Ian - I commute Cleveleys to St Annes about 3 days a week - back in April a mile was plenty far enough!
Fleetwood's not a bad place to be cycling - just watch the tram tracks on Lord Street and the sand on the seafront near the Marine Hall. No hills to speak of, just lots of wind! Learn to use the gears - in a head wind use a low gear and 'spin', i.e. turn the pedals quickly.
For gear adjustment I found http://bicycletutor.com/ really useful. If you're completely stumped give me a shout as I might be able to get down and have a look - I'm no expert but I've got mine working OK. As it's a new bike it's likely the gears will go out of adjustment again after a few weeks but should be OK after a quick tweak.
Good luck!