Cycling for Noobs

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MudMeanderer Mar 2021 9:16pm, 21 Mar 2021 2,088 posts	0 MudMeanderer I'd agree with Dvorak; if you're getting consistently sore hands on non-technical terrain from 90mins riding, it's probably worth having a look at your position. Even if you're not comfortable riding fully no handed, you should be reasonably able to unweight the bars without feeling like your body is going to topple forward.
Eynsham Red Mar 2021 9:55pm, 21 Mar 2021 7,380 posts	0 Eynsham Red Thank you everyone. There’s some food for thought there. I’ll assess my position although I’m not sure how much adjustment I can make on my handlebar stem. Certainly the bar ends seem to be an affordable option if I can’t modify my riding position.
Eynsham Red Mar 2021 10:10pm, 21 Mar 2021 7,381 posts	0 Eynsham Red LG, I have a cover similar to this amazon.co.uk which is new and surplus. If it’s of any use fmail me and I’ll put it in the post. I don’t want anything for it. I ordered it from eBay, but it never arrived and was given a refund. I ordered another from Amazon, which I now use. A few weeks later the eBay one arrived. They didn’t want me to return it, just give them a good review.
MazzyH Mar 2021 10:52pm, 21 Mar 2021 11,315 posts	0 MazzyH Lovely Fetchie thing to do ER
KimCanRun Apr 2021 6:42pm, 1 Apr 2021 5,277 posts	0 KimCanRun Two bike rides in one day for me. Out with a friend in the morning. Great cycle apart from me cycling into a parked van! It left a narrow gap on path and I obviously was overthinking it and I steered into it! I was going slow so no damage to me or van. What an affront though! Then back out in afternoon with niece. Was her longest cycle and no mishaps. Coffee for me & cake for her at end so all good. So bike now been used four times since I bought it in late September!
Eynsham Red Apr 2021 6:46pm, 1 Apr 2021 7,423 posts	0 Eynsham Red I’m glad nothing was hurt or damaged by your collision. Coffee and cake is a good end to a ride. 😀
XB Apr 2021 7:36pm, 1 Apr 2021 11,911 posts	0 XB I had a longer ride (21 miles) yesterday to try and reduce the deficit against my target of 1,000 miles for the year. Today, I reduced my target to 600 miles! I had a near miss on a country road when an articulated forestry lorry was negotiating an s-bend and left me a spare 6 inches to squeeze through.
XB Apr 2021 7:42pm, 1 Apr 2021 11,912 posts	0 XB I reckon I must be the slowest cyclist around here. I just don't seem to be able to keep up with anyone. Generally, I don't mind because I am out to enjoy the countryside and the weather but I do find it a bit frustrating. I really don't like it when e-bike cyclists zip past up a hill without breaking into a sweat.
Eynsham Red Apr 2021 8:08pm, 1 Apr 2021 7,424 posts	0 Eynsham Red If you’re the slowest XB, then you’re the joint slowest with me. My last ride is almost identical to yours.
XB Apr 2021 8:13pm, 1 Apr 2021 11,914 posts	0 XB Spooky