To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
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Use electrolytes.
Cramping is a common complaint when you start riding harder or longer than your body is used to. One piece of advice often offered is to ensure you replace the electrolytes lost through sweating. No one knows why cramps occur, but this seems to help. Electric is an excellent option available in the Indian market.
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Protect your head.
In the U.S., head injuries cause 60 percent of cycling deaths. Every year. We can protect most of the deaths if everyone wore a helmet during cycling. So, Always wear a helmet when riding. Invest in a high-quality helmet. Even Decathlon’s basic ones are good enough.
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Use your gear.
When climbing hills, shift into a gear that will keep your rhythm in the right range of rpm so you can make it up the hill without putting undue stress on your knees.
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Know the rules.
Ride with traffic and obey all road signs. Closely watch all the cars in front of you so you can try to anticipate what they are going to do.
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Get a proper bike fit.
Having your bike set up to fit your body will make riding much easier, and more efficient. It will cause you much less pain and soreness during and after the ride. After covering 500 kilometers, I experienced the pain myself.
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Get some cycling sunglasses.
I can’t stress this point enough. As there are many small stones and dirt along the road, it is also crucial to keep your rhythm while cycling. so it helps to maintain your rhythm. Otherwise, you have to clean your eyes to ride further.
Conclusion
If you are introducing yourself to cycling, or even if you are returning to it, your focus should be on long and steady distances. When you begin, you may be able to ride only a few miles but work steadily. When I started cycling, I began with 7-8 km of daily riding and slowly increased the distance up to 12-14 km. Then, I slowly started extending for longer rides, as it gave me the confidence to ride for longer periods. I would appreciate your upvote if you read this answer until the end. By upvoting it, you’ll motivate me to write more.