Bicycling is a useful means to improve your health, save money, while assisting in keeping the environment clean and unpolluted. Cycling doesn’t impact your joints that jogging and working out in the gym can. Not only that, it’s practical because one can get exercise by biking to work, or doing the shopping, so it’s not like you’re having to make time for working out as nearly all other varieties of workout enforce on you.

Nevertheless, there are a myriad of various types of bike - what type would suit you? A bicycle that is comfortable for you while sitting in the saddle, and has a good number of gears to enable you to tackle inclines with general ease - we don’t all live in Holland! One should be able to lift your cycle with comparative ease as you will find yourself needing to do so from time to time, e.g over a low hurdle. Claud Butler mountain bikes are a good range of bikes to start looking at.

Further more, ensure you purchase the appropriate accessories for your bike : front and back light, a pump, reflector lights, reflective jacket, mudguards, helmet and strong lock. These will aid you in keeping safe in bad light, and your bike out of reach from thieves. Make sure you lock your bicycle in a moderately communal place.

Last of all, it’s a smart move to commit a bit of time into bike repairs. There’s no need to become a bicycle repair guru, but it’s useful if you can learn how to align your brake cables and brake pads as these often require fine-tuning following heavy usage. And make sure you keep the bicycle well lubricated with oil and the tyres pumped up to a reasonable pressure to make it that much easier to actually cycle.. And it nearly goes without saying, be sensible on the roads - use your arms to indicate when turning, and keep to the left at all times.