Still A Newbie

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Originally Posted by sara

I am doing my first organized ride in September and I MUST teach myself how to start and stop properly before then!

I am in LOVE with my bike and I'm already dreading the shorter days and winter weather. I wish I would've discovered cycling (and TE!) years ago!

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Congratulations Sara!!!
If its the Tour De Tahoe you are talking about i would definitely work on your starting and stopping. It gets a lot of riders and Im assuming like a lot of other charitiy rides that some of these riders have zero bike skills so you may find yourself needing to stop quicker than you expected.:eek:

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Originally Posted by Trekhawk

Congratulations Sara!!!
If its the Tour De Tahoe you are talking about i would definitely work on your starting and stopping. It gets a lot of riders and Im assuming like a lot of other charitiy rides that some of these riders have zero bike skills so you may find yourself needing to stop quicker than you expected.:eek:

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Uh oh, now I'm scared! :eek: :p :( :)

Yup, I'm talking about the Tour De Tahoe...hopefully I have good enough skills to avoid other non-skilled riders. What I'm more concerned about is doing something stupid and taking someone else out! Good reason for me to definitely work on the starting and stopping. Grassy lawn, here I come!

MicheleM - thank you for sharing the awesome info about those bike clinics. I should definitely do this! What a great opportunity to learn a whole bunch of stuff that I really, really, really need to learn!

And Lisa - if you post a picture of your thighs, then I'll post a picture of mine! Wait, maybe I should take that back...my thighs still have a lot of room for improvement. But I could show off my bike shorts tan line.

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Originally Posted by sara

Uh oh, now I'm scared! :eek: :p :( :)

Yup, I'm talking about the Tour De Tahoe...hopefully I have good enough skills to avoid other non-skilled riders. What I'm more concerned about is doing something stupid and taking someone else out! Good reason for me to definitely work on the starting and stopping. Grassy lawn, here I come!

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Dont be scared. You will have a blast but its good to remember that your bike skills may be a lot better than some of the riders there. This way you are ready to expect the unexpected if they do something daft.

Let me know what jersey you will be wearing and I will keep an eye out for you. LOL if you are speedy though I probably wont see you as I am a bit of a snail.:D

Good for you!!! Like you I may not be the most experienced but I love riding my bike and how else can we learn other than to keep riding.

Good luck on your Tour de Tahoe!!! Have fun, I do organized charity rides as often as I can and love them. I just stay away from the pack so I don't have to worry about crashing or being crashed into.