I'm totally new to road bikes & need help!

[G4L4XY]

http://www.rcsom.co.nz/

Check this site out, they have some good lessons you can attend and also offer the defensive driving course if you should look to do that when persuing your license.
I've been and Trish is very good. The lessons are subsidised by the govt (taxpayers) so they're fairly cheap

[tnarg]

Hey Midge. Have seen you since I gave up the dirt for the road. If you ever want someone to ride with give me a bell. I normally ride north of Auckland up SH16 ways.

[sketch]

what a load of bullshit!!!!!! just get a licence (if you havnt already) get a road bike and bang go for it, i got my licence 2 weeks before easter and easter weekend got my bike, havnt got off since

[FJRider]

what a load of bullshit!!!!!! just get a licence (if you havnt already) get a road bike and bang go for it, i got my licence 2 weeks before easter and easter weekend got my bike, havnt got off since

Talk about bullshit ... A (female) GN rider has traveled more km's than you.

Perhaps you need a faster bike ...

[jellywrestler]

what a load of bullshit!!!!!! just get a licence (if you havnt already) get a road bike and bang go for it, i got my licence 2 weeks before easter and easter weekend got my bike, havnt got off since

which year?

[pete-blen]

If yer been rideing dirt for 5 years... yer have the skills already.... Far better off than a newby , yer could teach them a thing or two.......
Go ride the dam thing.. roads the easy one , it just has half blind idiots in cars to deal with....
I wouldn't think yer need a skills course , maybe a defensive driving course could help..

[bosslady]

what a load of bullshit!!!!!! just get a licence (if you havnt already) get a road bike and bang go for it, i got my licence 2 weeks before easter and easter weekend got my bike, havnt got off since

Your attitude will get you places for sure. Namely the emergency department at your nearest Hospital. Been riding a couple weeks and thinks he's the shiznit. Lol.

[sketch]

Talk about bullshit ... A (female) GN rider has traveled more km's than you.

Perhaps you need a faster bike ...

hahahahaha i new that would stir you lot up

[bogan]

You can ride a roadbike like a dirtbike, but it isn't the best way to do so. Though a lot of the basic skills will transfer over, just be aware that road requires different techniques so start working on a few here and there so you don't get into bad habits.

[The End]

what a load of bullshit!!!!!! just get a licence (if you havnt already) get a road bike and bang go for it, i got my licence 2 weeks before easter and easter weekend got my bike, havnt got off since

The bullshit stage is when a rider on a bike thinks after a month or two of riding they know it all. What happens when they're doing 100km/h on a country road when all of a sudden a cow walks on to the road? In my personal opinion, I do not believe a rider who has done 2 months of riding is adequately equipped for safe riding on the road. So many things can happen in a short space of time and unless you have experience you will feel the wrath of warm, uneven tar seal soon enough.

I've been riding 5 years and there's still the odd "phew" moment - A lot of the time they are out of the rider's control too. I'm sure there are bikers who have ridden for 20 years plus who agree with me here.

NB: Making a generalization here, not targeting anyone specifically.



Midget200,

The one piece of advice I was given that I think is the most valuable any rider can hear is this:

Take your time while learning and ride at your pace, always.

[bosslady]

The bullshit stage is when a rider on a bike thinks after a month or two of riding they know it all. What happens when they're doing 100km/h on a country road when all of a sudden a cow walks on to the road? In my personal opinion, I do not believe a rider who has done 2 months of riding is adequately equipped for safe riding on the road. So many things can happen in a short space of time and unless you have experience you will feel the wrath of warm, uneven tar seal soon enough.

I've been riding 5 years and there's still the odd "phew" moment - A lot of the time they are out of the rider's control too. I'm sure there are bikers who have ridden for 20 years plus who agree with me here.

NB: Making a generalization here, not targeting anyone specifically.



Midget200,

The one piece of advice I was given that I think is the most valuable any rider can hear is this:

Take your time while learning and ride at your pace, always.

more like the warm wrath of runny poos in your pants haha.

Anyway weren't we meant to go for a ride The End? Let's do some drags! I'll waste you!

[Ocean1]

I'm certain there are things you need to keep an eye out for off road too, but coming from Auckland I doubt those things are hundreds or thousands of cars, trucks and other motorised (or otherwise!) "things" coming out of a multitude of side streets.

You've got no idea the number of evel shrubs that fucking leap out from the side of the trail to ambush the best dirt riders!

Mayhem it is, bright, shiney and clean cars 'n shit've got nothing on yer average highly mobile gorse bush!

[The End]

Anyway weren't we meant to go for a ride The End? Let's do some drags! I'll waste you!

I'm waiting for the good weather! Next week is looking choice.

Drags...well you have 25cc on me and an extra gear! I'm not sure if it'll be a fair drag when I win

[FJRider]

more like the warm wrath of runny poos in your pants haha.

Ask an experienced rider about "The Pucker Effect" ...

Anyway weren't we meant to go for a ride The End? Let's do some drags! I'll waste you!

Calm ...


It's still a GN ...

[sketch]

i never claimed to be the shiznit, or claimed to no everything, by no means at all

every day i learn things, scare myself a lil and realise just how little i no about riding bikes, BUT!!!!!!

im out there doing it getting better every day,

my point was the best way to get out riding is to get out riding