New guy 53 getting a bike

garagecapital said:

Been thinking of getting a road bike after doing a lot of spinning.

Congratulations on getting back to biking. Your questions are common
ones for someone who hasn't been on a bike for years. However, this is
rec.bicycles.racing. A better place for you to ask your questions is
rec.bicycles.misc, where you will find riders who, like you, have more
recent experience with transitions such as yours.

Good luck.

garagecapital said:

Been thinking of getting a road bike after doing a lot of spinning.
But two things have lodged in the back of my head: 1) I notice getting
on my spin bike is hard, lifting the leg way up and onto the seat; I
often cheat by getting on with one leg through in front of the seat.
Can I  do that on a bike --or do I need to? Maybe spin bikes are
taller? 2) and related to that, the clips I use, seems like they will
be hard to pop into while riding. Do I do one while stationary? And
what about stopping/falling? Locked into clips. Wow, that sounds like
a potential hazard. Any other guys who haven;t been on a bike in 35
yeas go through this?

Dearest Newbie -

Please go away.

thanks,

K. Gringioni.

<And what about stopping/falling? Locked into clips.

Odds are you will fall at least once.

TM said:

<And what about stopping/falling? Locked into clips.

Odds are you will fall at least once.

Step 2: Feel really embarrassed.
Step 3: Resolve to never do it again.
Step 4: ???????????
Step 5: Make millions.