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Why am I so slow at cycling? (discuss.online)

submitted 5 days ago by ThePiedPooper@discuss.online to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Today I did my first 20 mile (33km) ride on my hardtail XC bike. I learned how to ride a bike about 1.5 months ago, but I've been riding pretty consistently since I learned. I ride exclusively in the city, it's a very walkable city, but the paths aren't always the best. I did 33km in 2 hours 53 minutes, not including breaks for water or to eat.

I see people saying that 10MP/H (16KM/H) average is a good average to shoot for, but i can't even get my average above 7.1MPH (11.5KM/H), even on shorter rides. What am I doing wrong here? How are people going so freaking fast on bikes in cities?

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[–] ThePiedPooper@discuss.online 4 points 5 days ago (19 children)

Will I get a dented rim or a popped tire if I go down stairs at 50-55PSI? The tire is rated to 65.

[–] teft@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago (8 children)

As long as you deweight the back wheel as you go down the stairs you’ll be fine.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

What does that even mean?

When you go down stairs you want your weight backwards over the rear wheel which is gonna add more weight to the back wheel. To "deweight" the rear wheel you'd need to lean forward which is only going to end in pain going down a stair set.

edit are you referring to going up curbs as opposed to downstairs? In which case this would be relevant?

[–] ThePiedPooper@discuss.online 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm also struggling to understand 😅

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't listen to him, he's giving you a recipe for going over your front handlebars hard.

[–] ThePiedPooper@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago

I believe I've done this once before trying to go over a curb - not fun.

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