I am being pathetic
After running for years I have decided to do a triathlon. I have a nice shiny new road bike all the gear no idea and have been out for 5 crap rides.
I have not used clip pedals before and have managed to fall off twice. Once, and this still baffles me, where I was completely still with one foot un-clipped - and I STILL managed to fall over. Took a large piece of skin off my knee (which flapped nicely in the bloody breeze on the ride home).
Anyway, I've not ridden a bike since I was about 8. I'm crap at it. I'm nervous of cars, gravel, junctions, bumps, going downhill, corners - anything really.
I can barely manage to signal without wobbling - let alone reach for a drink.
I really want someone (other than DH who is a good cyclist and trying to be encouraging) to tell me this is all normal, that I can still do a tri and tips for generally manning-up.
Sigh.