Not knowing how to use your tools
Not knowing how to use your tools
OK, so you’re going to make a proper fist of this cycling malarkey – you’ve done your research, bought everything you need and never go out for a right without the right tools.
Puncture? No problem, you’re fully tooled up to deal with this. Except that, while you have everything you need to change a tube, knowing how to actually do it is another matter entirely. Doh! You really should have watched that YouTube tutorial.
And even worse than that, you’re brand spanking new multi-tool doesn’t seem to have the right bits for your bike. A ten-in-one multi-tool might sound good, but if it doesn’t have the right bit to adjust your saddle height or shift your slipped handlebar then it is, quite literally, a waste of space.