Just a few things I've learned this summer:
Keep your eyes on open pathway. If there is something on the path -- like a stick or rock -- and you look at it, your bike will want to go there. Your brain is telling you to keep an eye on it so you can avoid it. This doesn't work.
Little kids don't know their left from their right. Don't waste your time yelling out, "On your left!!" to a kid. Better to yell, "Move over please" or "Hey" and then be prepared to go whatever direction they don't.
The more commercial advertising on a rider's bike clothes, the less likely the biker is to be friendly. He/she is required to go fast, look at the ground and scowl, even on a beautiful Saturday morning. They aren't there for fun.
The first mile on a trail will be your slowest. Walkers and dog-walkers rarely go more than a mile though.
A ride advertised as flat never is. It's just flatter than some other rides they could have picked out.
You are not safe just because you're following the rules of the road. Good for you, but there are many rule-breakers out there and you are in their way.
Your bike is more interesting than you are. So you took up bike riding to meet people? Hope you got a good bike because nobody is looking at you; they're comparing their bike to yours.
Keep your eyes on open pathway. If there is something on the path -- like a stick or rock -- and you look at it, your bike will want to go there. Your brain is telling you to keep an eye on it so you can avoid it. This doesn't work.
Little kids don't know their left from their right. Don't waste your time yelling out, "On your left!!" to a kid. Better to yell, "Move over please" or "Hey" and then be prepared to go whatever direction they don't.
The more commercial advertising on a rider's bike clothes, the less likely the biker is to be friendly. He/she is required to go fast, look at the ground and scowl, even on a beautiful Saturday morning. They aren't there for fun.
The first mile on a trail will be your slowest. Walkers and dog-walkers rarely go more than a mile though.
A ride advertised as flat never is. It's just flatter than some other rides they could have picked out.
You are not safe just because you're following the rules of the road. Good for you, but there are many rule-breakers out there and you are in their way.
Your bike is more interesting than you are. So you took up bike riding to meet people? Hope you got a good bike because nobody is looking at you; they're comparing their bike to yours.