I spent quite a bit of time biking this Summer. Because of all my trips, I have had many successes (including going farther than I thought I could) and failures (getting off course and injured).
Here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned:
1. Falling off a bike hurts as much as falling down stairs
2. Never go to an unfamilar area without mapping it first
3. A distance can be a lot further than you think
4. Hills are difficult, but coasting down makes them more fun and easy
5. One can built endurance without too much difficulty
6. Repeated treks don’t make them easier, but more manageable
7. It is posible to go extremely long distances many days in a row
8. Taking 10 days off for a trip and the week after was a bad idea
9. There aren’t nearly enough flat roads where I live
10. Hills are still difficult, even after all my experiences with them
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