Riding a bike is a great thing. Every now and then I want to shout for joy because I am still amazed at the sensation of flying.

I'm sorry I do not have much advice to give about bike riding other than trust yourself and trust your bike. Your body has already taken you this far in life, your new bike will take you further. Well with the gears I guess I will say avoid using the gears that make you stomp down. I think that may be a natural reaction to use them because it may feel better and you think you are going faster but you will hurt your knees. Also I don't know if this helps but try to avoid thinking about that impending fall. Think of the scenery, how close you are to the next stoplight, etc, just to relax a bit.

Congradulations on the new bike!