My intent was not to dampen your enthusiasm. Experience will teach you more than we can provide here. If you are riding and having fun, then you are doing the right thing in asking many questions.
Oh lord yes, I am having more fun with my bicycle than I can honestly say that I have had in many years As I said in a previous post, the more I cycle, however unorthodox my current technique might be, the younger and more vibrant I feel!