take photos of the drive side, and learn how to skid
00ishmael00 on
foot retention.
what’s the gear ratio?
stgross on
Get a front brake until you can comfortably ride around in traffic and deal with random encounters and not use it for several months. Then maybe you can take it off if you really have to.
Curious_Spite_5729 on
Some tips in order of importance imo:
Get a front brake, at least until you feel comfortable without one. You can still learn to slow down, stop and skid with the extra safety of having one.
Unless you want to spend money on cycling shoes and cleats you could swap for flat pedals and straps (or cages)for more casual riding.
Your gear ratio seems a bit high for a ‘newbie’. I’d recommend getting a smaller chainring and/or bigger cog. 46 x 17 would be a good one to start with. To save some money you could just swap the 15 cog for a 18/19T and have similar results (cogs are way cheaper than chainrings).
Have fun and ride safe!
Shonk21 on
Buy a patch kit, tyre levers, adjustable wrench and alan key multi-tool. Also you’ll need something thin and small enough to pull thorns out of tyres. Cheaper than a brand new inner tube
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take photos of the drive side, and learn how to skid
foot retention.
what’s the gear ratio?
Get a front brake until you can comfortably ride around in traffic and deal with random encounters and not use it for several months. Then maybe you can take it off if you really have to.
Some tips in order of importance imo:
Get a front brake, at least until you feel comfortable without one. You can still learn to slow down, stop and skid with the extra safety of having one.
Unless you want to spend money on cycling shoes and cleats you could swap for flat pedals and straps (or cages)for more casual riding.
Your gear ratio seems a bit high for a ‘newbie’. I’d recommend getting a smaller chainring and/or bigger cog. 46 x 17 would be a good one to start with. To save some money you could just swap the 15 cog for a 18/19T and have similar results (cogs are way cheaper than chainrings).
Have fun and ride safe!
Buy a patch kit, tyre levers, adjustable wrench and alan key multi-tool. Also you’ll need something thin and small enough to pull thorns out of tyres. Cheaper than a brand new inner tube