My list of extra things I wish I had been told about cycling

[Sara_H]

Its addictive and fun.

You'll get better legs, which will make your torso look puny in comparison.

Thats not working for me!

 

[TVC]

Anyone who doesn't cycle thinks it's impossible to go further than 5 miles on a bike, and doesn't understand why you would want to try.

 

[Stu1961]

The days of needing just a 'bike spanner' and 2 spoons (for removing the tyres) are gone...........you now need a mechanics toolkit :0

 

[Oldbloke]

The day you go out without a pump/cartridge/repair kit, you will get at least one puncture

 

[Holdsworth]

If you're the only cyclist in your workplace then your nickname will automatically become "Lance" or something similar. Likewise when out and about in town wearing full cycling gear you will overhear comments from passers by the include the words "Lance Armstrong"

 

[Bicycle]

Don't feel the need to turn the big gears when your knee caps are about to pop off....

I wish I'd been told that years before I was.

I wish I'd believed it the first twenty times I was told it.

 

[huttster]

Whilst cycling in the countryside you will be eating more than your fair share of insects

 

[Deleted member 1258]

When commuting to work and riding easy in normal clothes you wont be able to resist going after the roadie that has just passed you, and end up working the first half hour of your shift damp.

When you leave home/work and it looks like it could rain always pack your waterproof where you can reach it easily, you can guarantee if you pack it away where its difficult to reach it will rain, if you leave it easily to hand it wont.

 

[coffeejo]

Padded shorts really do make life comfier, no matter how much inbuilt padding of your own you already have.

 

[Davidc]

Anyone who doesn't cycle thinks it's impossible to go further than as far as 5 miles on a bike, and doesn't understand why you would want to try.

FTFY

 

[strofiwimple]

No matter how hard you try to keep going in a higher gear on a cilmb-the end result is always the same-drop down and enjoy :-)
Apologies to you afaletes out there.

 

[NormanD]

When you feel more excited looking around a cycle shop, than you ever did as a kid in a toy shop

 

[pepecat]

When driving, you must concentrate on the road and not crane your neck to see what make of bike / kit the cyclist going the other way has.

 

[dellzeqq]

Element - I think your list is fantastastic

my one would be

- stuff wears out. Brake blocks, chains, cassettes, chainrings, wheel rims. And when it does wear out it costs more than you expect to replace

 

[abo]

When driving, you must concentrate on the road and not crane your neck to see what make of bike / kit the cyclist going the other way has.

Hah, I've started doing this