First Time out on My bike.....

I was very excited but nervous about going out on the road for the first time on my bike. I am lucky because my buddies Melinda and Ali who are very experienced cyclists took me out with them. I met them in Berko and off we went. We went to a quiet road first so I could play with my gears and get used to the feel of my bike.

Melinda had explained about the gears and how I needed to change my gears to go up hills etc. As we were cycling along I saw this huge hill and I thought to myself "Oh No!!!" We started to approach the hill and Melinda said just keep pedaling and dont stop!! So what do I do..... Stop!! I told them to carry on and that I would go back down and start again. It took me another two attempts and then Melinda came back down for me and helped me up the hill. (Thanks buddy!!)
I have definately learnt my lesson about gear changes going up a hill.

Melinda and Ali were just like professionals going down the steep hills at high speed whereas I on the other hand was a lot more careful as I was a little bit scared of the speed. I am sure the more and more I do it and get used to my bike, I will be just fine. Melinda was an awesome leader as she did all the hand signals and always pointed down to let us know if there was a pot hole coming up.
I couldn't believe how hungry I was whilst cycling, you certainly build up an appetite. We did roughly 20 miles for my first bike ride and I absolutely loved it.
I am really looking forward to my next day out on my bike. Now for the open water swimming.....