Try Ergon grips/Mary bars?
Try a singlespeed?
Have a holiday in the Alps?
Do a 24 hr solo?
What would you say?
Wear a helmet.
Whilst on holiday in the Alps.
Just ride, doesn't matter what it is!!!
Try something else for the weekend, its over rated.
Buy a gilet
It doesn't define you...
..........don't fall off at high speed cos it hurts 😕
Smile you are not a jogger
don't worry about the bullsh*t, just ride more
don't obsess over tyres
do not waste hours and cash trying to find the nirvana of bikes.
a. it does not exist
b. it will make you poor
c. it will make people jelous............... 😉
Go to the Big Bike Bash
Have a trip with Bike Verbier
ride with mates! and make new ones
learn the basic skills. its not about the bike
Take on a really big challenge. Whatever that is for you.. but prepare for it 🙂
Wear sunscreen
Dont join singletrack forum?
once you do your wallets going to be empty
Weight the inside grip when cornering.
Sorry, force of habit
Go a bit faster.
What tyres for Llandegla?
never invite a ar5e photoing pervert on a ride............ 😉
Go "Deadending" - Riding up a lane marked as a dead end. See where it takes you.
Ride a bike from the early 90s. Remember what it was and is all about.
Put some flat pedals on and go play in the City. Ride some drops and gaps, pull some manuals.
Ride a road bike. Realise that it is simply fun
Ride a BMX track. On a BMX or on MTB, doesn't matter. Have fun, ride the berms and jumps
Look for the local dirt jumps. Ask the locals, get involved.
Ride in the pouring rain, in the mud. Get covered in dirt and just smile.
MTFU as often as possible. Take risks!
MUFC as little as possible. proceed with caution.
always, always look ahead
Ride with SPDs
Ride a cross bike on stupid route terrain and pass mountain bikers on proper bikes
Ride alone; at least some of the time.
The bike is just a tool, enjoy your riding what ever it is.
Push yourself. Ride flats. Wear 5 10s.
Be brave enough to wear SPDs.
If riding with SPDs, make sure they're not too tight...
chamois cream.
Ok, this is many things:
(1) Look well ahead when riding into rock gardens too fast in driving rain
(2) Don't ride into rock gardens too fast in driving rain
(3) Avoid landing on sharp rocks when crashing
(4) Don't ride around for an hour with blood pouring out of your chin before going to A+E
Alternatively:
(1) Build up a bike from scratch - nothing can surpass this experience
(2) Don't bother trying to build wheels yourself - unless you don't mind the expense of various tedious 'failures' over the years, whereupon 15 years later you finally figure out this dark art - and build something round, true, evenly tensioned and strong, and wonder why it ever seemed like such a hard thing to do.
Whatever type of riding you want to do, do it, don't worry what others think as long as you are having fun!
Don't listen to anybody on here......even me 😕
Learn how to follow bridleways on a map, go to Lake district and ride them.
don't wear pants under your shorts
Buy a expensive bike and be crap on it. (that's what it's really all about isn't it?)
Ride with SPDs
Ride a cross bike on stupid route terrain and pass mountain bikers on proper bikes
Fail.
Look further ahead - not at your front wheel.
Slow down to go faster..
Brakes are for girls, anyone seen using them will be assumed a friend of Dorothy.
99% of riders have way to little faith in quite how late and strongly then can brake, and how much grip their tires do have if only they'd trust them.
Look further ahead - not at your front wheel.
Probably the best bit of advice, along with "Look at where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid or you'll hit it"
Others
- ignore people who think that because they have a better/more niche/etc bike than you, that somehow makes them cool/special/an outcast/etc" because frankly they're just lame.
- turn back and go home if you're not enjoying it (at some level at least)
- learn to bunny hop on flats
- learn to ride rigid
- don't brake in corners
- skids are for kids ( 😉 )
- don't eat yellow snow.
Do something you've always wanted to but have been too scared to attempt!
Never take anyone else's advice!
Buy a buff
Build your own bike
Build your own wheels
Ride how you want, if it's all about the shineys then admit that, but don't look down on others who's priorities are different (unless they're singlespeeders 😉 )