ChrisEyles
Guru
- Location
- Devon
Be my guest! 
How long are you a "Beginner"?
- Thread starter Subotai72
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Subotai72
Well-Known Member
- Location
- North Wales
Done!Be my guest!
Sillyoldman
Guru
For me it was when I stopped feeling like I was sat on a bike peddling and instead felt like I was somehow connected with the bike.
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
I'm an expernced leisure cyclist
There are many more cyclists more experienced than me in all other areas
There are many more cyclists more experienced than me in all other areas
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
I think I have a new one. When you see someone pushing a bike at the side of the road and stop to ask if they need a hand/inner tube etc.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Really? I'll try to be in shorts for the whole of winter but if it drops to 0C I have some bib longs
Was it you cycling through Longfield?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I was riding round Kent in shorts at the weekend. It wasn't really cold at all. Rainy and windy yes, but it was quite mild. I am a beginner though. What I will become when I've finished beginning I have no idea.
Not Longfield though.
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Subotai72
Well-Known Member
- Location
- North Wales
I've progressed to at least that level then! I think I've learned to recognise the signs of a fellow cyclist in need of a hand after being extended the hand of kindness a couple of times myself. Mind you I was beating the bike with a branch a la Basil Fawlty at the time.
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Subotai72
Well-Known Member
- Location
- North Wales
Would a "beginner" shave their legs?
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I'm still confused as to what wearing shorts has to do with anything.
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Subotai72
Well-Known Member
- Location
- North Wales
I'm more inclined to where my long bibs at the slightest hint of a temperatre drop. Even though it's not actually cold at the moment, I'm still mentall conditioned to covering up at this time of yea! I'd have thought the short-wearer in question is too hardcore to be a genuine beginner!
It's the risk of knee damage from the cold. When I was starting out, rode an early season race when it was very cold. After the race, the knee started hurting and lasted for several weeks. Even now, almost 50 years later, I get knee pains from time to time. As soon as it gets cold, I cover up.
Cheers
Keith
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I wrecked my knees on a nice warm practice mat many years ago so I'll stick to shorts for now.
