Cycling for Noobs

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Mandymoo May 2020 5:08pm, 1 May 2020 9,645 posts	Mandymoo Agree always wear gloves
Corrah May 2020 5:10pm, 1 May 2020 5,485 posts	Corrah I got a load of pretty decent kit in Aldi. I always keep a look out for their cycling and running gear.
LazyDaisy May 2020 5:16pm, 1 May 2020 30,047 posts	LazyDaisy Oh yes, cycle mitts in the summer, full gloves in the winter. I once arrived at a strength and core class in tears because I'd forgotten my gloves and the windchill had frozen my digits to icicles. V painful! Another tip though it may not be relevant to M_N's new bike, but when I got my bike with the drop handlebars I needed some adjustment to the brake levers (not sure exactly what the guy in the shop did) because despite it being a women's fit bike, I have small hands and couldn't comfortably get my fingers round the brakes well enough.
Metro_Nome May 2020 5:19pm, 1 May 2020 5,358 posts	Metro_Nome My mum has that problem as she has little wee hands
fetcheveryone May 2020 5:20pm, 1 May 2020 23,946 posts	fetcheveryone Nice bike M_N I've worn gloves on both my recent rides - and was glad of them. I've also taken to wearing sweatbands, to help keep my wrists warm, in the hope that it will help my fingers stave off the Reynauds.
LindsD May 2020 5:21pm, 1 May 2020 35,911 posts	LindsD I still can't reach the brakes reliably, despite adjustment. I need to go back again. One day.
halfpint May 2020 5:40pm, 1 May 2020 30,884 posts	halfpint I love it when people do what I tell them. It happens so rarely Love the new wheels MN. Nice colour. A friend is trying to convince me I need another bike. I have a hardtail MTB and a road bike. She thinks I'd be better with a hybrid with straight bars for long pootles with her. I will not be buying a bike unless I start regularly biking and sustain it. I much prefer mountain biking tbh. The other advantage of gloves is that you don't skin your hands when you fall over. Cycling with a skint hand is probably not the safest.
Old Croc May 2020 5:53pm, 1 May 2020 31,106 posts	Old Croc What HP said - the padded palm of a track mitt is just as much for crash protection as it is comfort. When you crash or fall the instinct is to put a hand out. This usually means the first contact with the road is your palm. A naked palm has zero protection. A few mentions of chamois cream above. In days of old (when I started) the insert in shorts was chamois leather and needed the cream to stop it drying out. The cream also helped prevent infection in that region.
Markymarkmark May 2020 10:38pm, 1 May 2020 11,282 posts	Markymarkmark In terms of being nice to your rear end, it's worth considering a suspension saddle post! It takes the nastiest bit of the "ouch" out of potholes you didn't see in time. . And front suspension forks too. Prob not on a road bike, though! (Mine is a commuter bike through and through.)
um May 2020 10:42am, 2 May 2020 2,283 posts	um Stolen? Borrowed? Copied? Whatever - from Derby Tup on the mundane thread. For when you stop being a noobs and want to get to the next level. Note - this is a long list of rules, you may want a tea/coffee/gin ready while you read, or go slowly and do 10 a day ... velominati.com (having read the thread and the rules, I'd love to see someone on a brompton catch and join a group of 'serious riders')