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Just bought this bike a month ago. Its been a good 20 years since i last rode a bicycle. The first day was bad and embarrassing where i kept slipping and falling but everything improved from day two onwards. I practiced frequently in an empty parking lot at night for a good week.
Two days ago i decided its now time to transition to the roads and my goodness within just half an hour of cycling i started panting and sweating profusely and was out of gas. Its even challenging when you have to cycle up on an upward slope because that is where you have to apply real force and energy and you reach a point where you just cant do it persistently anymore and you have to slow down, get off the bike and even walk for a bit to catch your breath.
I actually also had a very nasty scare and am very lucky to have survived without any serious life threatening injuries. I was riding on the cycle on a downward slop and the cycle was moving so fast, i was still peddling till i realized that the speed is excessive and i need to apply the breaks here, i couldn't control the speed because it was very fast and in my desperation to control the speed to the cycle my foot touch the ground and my foot got tangled up really badly and i fell over ahead with the bicycle behind me.
Thank goodness i was wearing a helmet and had a few minor bruises on my calf, forearm and palm otherwise i could easily have broken my shoulder, leg or worse come under a speeding bus from behind. I learn't my lesson and became more careful with my speed.
But cycling non stop for just 30-40 minutes felt like 60-90 minutes of jogging. I am thinking of enrolling in some safe cycling classes just so i can improve my technique, form and understand the rules of the road.
Oh and yes, a sore backside, saddle is a big problem, have already ordered a soft gelly seat. Unfortunately because of Covid 19, its now taking Amazon 1-2 months to deliver packages which would take a week at most previously