Ride the bike outside
How many things have to work at once on a bike ride, between balance, brakes, eyes ahead and a weather that decides whether the ride happens at all? The pictures below sort out what comes before and during the trip.
Bike in the sun
A bicycle stands outdoors on the grass with sun and a cloud in the background.
Bike on the path
A bicycle stands on a path in front of green bushes under a blue sky.
Ride the bike outside
A blue bicycle stands outdoors with sun and white clouds in the sky.
About this visual support
Riding down the street asks a lot of a body at the same time. Balance sits in the legs, braking sits in the hands, and the eyes have to stay ahead while also noticing cars, gravel and a neighbour reversing out of a driveway. The weather then gets a vote on whether the ride happens at all, which is why cycling sometimes ends before it starts.
A visual support does most of its work before the wheels move. Helmet, shoes, water bottle, a quick look at the tyres and an agreement about the route mean the energy goes into pedalling rather than into figuring out what is missing. One tip specific to cycling: put the turning point on a card. A named place to turn around, a lamp post or the crossing by the shop, keeps the brakes from arriving as a surprise and settles the way home in advance.
The pictures here are free to download. In Routined you can keep the ride as its own routine with preparations and a time for being back, and the app comes with a 14-day free trial.