Hi - I'm brand new at this and pretty disgusted with me right now.
I started trying to ride this past Saturday 7/15 in the parking lot of my local bike shop. Took about an hour but I was able to finally ride the bike. Felt pretty good too! Its been about 40 years since I've been on a bike. I know nothing about gears, trainers and when did the rules change to riding along with traffic instead of against it?
Anyway, I took the (durn) bike out to the park yesterday and it was just like I hadn't been on one on Saturday. Wobbling all over, couldn't really get started and then the ultimate defeat- I fell. Well I tried to pick myself up and start again, but I really felt the agony of defeat, along with pain in my right - palm.
I tried to just coast and balance - no feet on pedals, but gave up and went home after about 5 more minutes. No people really around so it wasn't embarrassment that made me give up, but now I'm a little afraid to try it again.
I am 56, in pretty good shape and lost about 110 lbs over the last year and 1/2. How can I get my motivation back and do they make training wheels for adults?
Help!