How to cycle somewhere by HWgirl

"Reminded me of being a kid :)"

How I did it: I got the idea from a friend of mine who cycles a lot. She agreed to take me on a short ride with her, far away from traffic on nice cycle friendly roads.

Before I went though I had to get my dad to pull my mum's old bike out, pump up the tires, adjust the seat and fix a broken brake for me.

The first time I rode it as a test while my dad fixed it I actually thought for a few seconds that I HAD forgotten how to ride a bike. It's been years and years. I might have screamed a little, and wobbled a lot :)

Lessons & tips: As with every goal I did I was scared. This time it was mainly of getting hit by a car and dying but that didn't come even close to happening and I didn't even fall off! What I wasn't scared of was not being fit enough to do it - turns out cycling is hard. Cycling up hills is not the same as running up hills. I really need to work on learning how to pace myself on a bike. Get yourself mentally ready for a bit of suffering!

Resources: I mainly relied on my friend to guide me, my dad for bike maintenance and google for some videos on how to wear a helmet properly (fyi, reduces the chance of a brain injury by 88%, chance of dying by 83%, wear a helmet!)


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