I got a bike shortly after coming to Seattle and have been figuring out the deal about biking around. I've been biking to work and to the store; yesterday I took my first long bike ride on some trails (maybe about 22 miles; it took me an embarrassing 2+ hours)*.
After some thinking, some observation, and some more thinking I realized I am a public menace. First of all, I go on the sidewalk a lot, which is apparently illegal in most cities. :( Secondly, when I go in bike lanes sometimes I go opposing traffic, which is also a terrible thing.
Since I had started doing both of these things after watching other people, I wanted to share this in case you are also a public menace. :o
* I have two questions: 1) how do you prevent the seat from being extremely painful? 2) how do you deal with being hunched over for so long?
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How did you go about buying the bike? It is important to have one that is the right size and style. If it is too big or small, it will be very uncomfortable after a short while. Shoot me an email if you want some pointers to some Seattle-specific shops and info.
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