Hi folks. Welcome to the Bicycle Fallacy. Riding a bicycle has been an existentially transformative experience in my life as well that of my friends and associates. I’ve been riding bicycles since I was a kid back in the 60’s and worked in the industry professionally in the industry for most of my adult life. I’m starting this blog because I’m frustrated by the morass of bad information expounded in the cyberworld regarding our wonderful sport.

The issue I have with cycling media is that the information comes from two points of view. Perspective one comes from people trying to sell you things who don’t have your best interests at heart. Perspective two consists of so-called hardcore enthusiasts who are addicted to the sport, and whose opinions do not reflect the needs of average everyday bicycle riders, especially people new to the sport.

My goal here to advise and inform cyclists of all levels on how to enjoy the sport and avoid some of the pitfalls that most of us learned the hard way because no one educated us. Riding a bike is more complicated than it seems. It is important to 1) Determine what you want to achieve on a bicycle. 2)Choose the type and sized of a bike and make sure it is fitted to your physical needs for comfort and control. 3) Learn how to control the bike, shift the gears use the brakes etc. 4) Learn basic maintenance, pumping up the tires, lubing the chain.  5) Learn where and how to ride which includes dealing with the vagaries of the riding surface, traffic, dealing with cars and other bike trail users etc.

This is why one needs an experienced bicycle person to help you learn all this. Many of us just bought a bike and went out and rode and learned the painful lessons of what not to do by trial and error!