After the winter, I rode for nearly three months, in fact, most of the time was hindered by the weather, a total of 1,300 kilometers, no more, no less, pure exercise, no racing.
This year, many friends want to join cycling, so I will summarize a few personal experiences with you as a beginner, I hope it will be useful to you.
First of all, I would like to take care of all of you who are older (over 40) male and female riders, winter is indeed not the right season for cycling. I came out to ride in February at the earliest, I wore a fleece quick-drying suit, a thin down jacket, I originally wanted to use a jacket, but it was still a little cold, so I used thin down. After experiencing it, my ears are so cold that it hurts, and the rest can be endured. Later, I added a hoodie and pressed the hood against my head with a bicycle helmet, and the pain in my ears got a lot better. But then, there is the problem of rest, sweating while riding in winter, you must not take off your clothes, otherwise you will definitely catch a cold. Therefore, it is not impossible to ride in winter, but you must be careful.
Second, many people are hesitant to buy a road bike or a mountain bike when they are just starting out on cycling.
I bought the mountain bike first, I bought it last year, in fact, I have been riding for almost a year since last year, and I decided to ride for a long time after the winter this year, and began to train myself more scientifically.
I read on the Internet that it doesn't matter what car you buy, but I personally think it's not like that. For example, I didn't know anything about bicycles, so I bought a mountain bike, but I actually regretted it.
Personally, young people in their twenties and thirties should try to choose road bikes, because young friends of this age, you say that you don't step on the speed on the road, don't find a bit of wind feeling, I don't believe it. It's all youth, and who doesn't want to make a breakthrough for themselves, so it's completely okay to get a road bike. You don't have to blindly pursue expensive cars, according to your own economic conditions, choose more mature and reliable classic models within the psychological price range.
Is it necessary to support domestic production? It is not necessary, and it is not necessary to engage in religion. I can only say that the mature models of foreign brands are good, pay attention to their own economic ability, and do what they can.
Of course, if you play downhill and softtail mountain stunts, of course you buy mountain land.
Then let's talk about middle-aged people, male and female friends over forty. In fact, this kind of car selection should be more cautious.
The basic principle of choosing a bike is to look at your physical condition, physical fitness, purpose of cycling, and personal preferences.
Middle-aged people usually have a foundation for exercise, such as running, swimming, badminton, tennis or even basketball, football, etc., with a certain foundation for moderate or vigorous exercise, cycling is for in-depth exercise and the pursuit of a certain speed, you can choose a road bike.
Middle-aged people who lack exercise, cycling is to enjoy the scenery of slow travel, couples and leisure together, and parent-child activities, you can choose mountain bikes.
Pay attention to two points, 1, here I refer to play, no commuting, commuting to choose melon cars or flat handlebars, consider road conditions. 2. Mountain bikes do not mean that they must be slow, and there are also great gods who dry mountain bikes to forty or fifty, and the average speed of mountain bikes of 27 is not unattainable.
That's all there is to say when it comes to choosing a car, and I've booked a road bike recently.
Because I had two years of swimming foundation and had been riding for a lot of time, the highest gear of the mountain bike could no longer be satisfied, the average speed was above 27, and the wind resistance obviously felt a little in the way, so I decided to give up the mountain bike and choose a road bike.
Fourth, equipment. A lot of people pay too much attention to equipment, and there are also many people who disdain equipment, neither of which is advisable.
Let me start with the necessary equipment, and the most important thing is the helmet. Safety is the first thing when driving, and many people say that if you ride slowly, you don't need a helmet, which is a calf. You just think that you are slow, but you can't stand the fast bicycles, fast motorcycles, fast electric donkeys, and fast cars outside.
Then there are cycling pants, in addition to relieving hip pressure, or hip pain, cycling pants can also tie the thighs to protect the musculature and exert force evenly. Road bikes must be equipped with cycling pants. Mountain biking depends. If the seat is straight and the saddle is thick enough, you can leave out your pants. But this situation is suitable for slow riding, but don't move to do 30 plus, it will grind the crotch.
Next up are glasses and gloves, which are necessary to protect the eyes from flying insects and the glare of the sun. Especially road bikes.
Gloves effectively cushion and reduce wrist pressure, which is necessary for friends who ride for a long time.
Friends who ride at night pay attention, the headlights and rear taillights must, must, definitely!
Computers and bags depend on individual circumstances.
Phone holders, about phone holders, I want to talk about them with cycling clothes. Road biker jerseys are a must for deep workouts for a few reasons. Reducing wind resistance is not the first thing to do with a cycling jersey, and trust me, you will already be a god when a piece of clothing affects your speed. Cycling jerseys only serve two purposes for me, the most important is the pockets, which can hold a lot of things including my phone. So there are cycling clothes, it's not a problem that I don't have a mobile phone holder, I wear Bluetooth when riding, and if I have a phone, just say it. I also don't mind having a phone holder, especially if some people like to ride and shoot. If you have a mobile phone holder, be sure to carry an internal angle wrench with you in case it comes loose at any time. The mobile phone holder is the easiest accessory to loosen up and down the whole vehicle. No matter how tight you were in the first place, because this thing is holding a heavy phone.
Fifth, the fenders, no matter what the car, the first thing when they come back, the fenders are dismantled and thrown away.
It's useless, will you ride on a rainy day?
With more fenders, the problem comes, when there are strong bumps, the wheels will be stuck, easy to loosen, and often loose.
Of course, the exception is the commuter bus, which I am not talking about here.
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Sixth, transportation. Why do I want to talk about transportation alone, I've been riding for so much time and I've found that transportation is very important. Cycling can be on the road, park trails, mountain trails, and more. If you are riding, the scenery is good, and there is no road where there are cars.
For example, the Taihu Lake embankment near me, the whole line is 25 kilometers, and when you reach the end point, you can ride dozens of kilometers of mountain roads when you enter Junzhang Mountain.
Provincial and national highways are avoided as much as possible, with large traffic flows, mostly trucks, and the greatest risk factor.
Novices should be cautious when entering the mountain road, otherwise the 10-kilometer uphill climb will make some newcomers doubt life.
The park is good, but you can also pay attention to the place where there are many people, and you should also pay attention to the safety of others when riding, especially in places with many children. Of course, you can sneak out of the streets.
That's all I have to say about new riders, I hope it can be helpful to everyone. You are also welcome to correct and suggest in the comment area, thank you.