Quote Originally Posted by tealtreak View Post
don't be sorry!!!!!! biking is supposed to be fun, stress release from life!!! there are to many "have to"s in all other parts of life- if you like clipped- super- if not- awesome...a friend of mine that trains triathletes often buys funny bike bells for folks who get too serious (:
I know a guy who does sprints in a velodrome & he has a bike bell on his practice bike.

+1 about biking being fun. If you're afraid to ride - that sucks. Be comfortable, have fun, smile a lot. But don't get bugs in your teeth.