Advice I wish I'd been given
Don't try to jump a 40ft gap while kite skiing if there isn't enough wind.

Don't ski off piste in a white-out.

Don't cycle down the union canal at 4am after drinking all night or if you do, watch out for bridge supports.

If you're cycling downhill at 30mph in the dark and the rain, try to remember where the bends are.

If you've never done a particular power kite trick before, the first day of your holiday is ABSOLUTELY the best time to try it.

If you must drop a heavy suitcase in relief that you've arrived, be sure of where your foot is. Especially if it's the first day of your holiday.

Your friend Alex has a VERY clean set of patio doors. Watch out for them.

You know that thing that always makes your back play up? Never do it in a room full of people. Having to ask them to lift you off the ground because you can't move is embarrassing.

If you are cycling with spd pedals for the first time, don't forget you're wearing them. The indignity of toppling over very slowly in front of a line of traffic is worse than the actual pain.
( MatJ LOOK, Thu 5 Dec 2013, 9:20, 29 replies)

Cleats are an inappropriate choice for urban cycling.
I learned this the hard way.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 5 Dec 2013, 9:38, closed)

This is what lead to my spuds + associated stupid tap-dancing shoes completely failing to stay about from my bin after their maiden voyage.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 5 Dec 2013, 9:43, closed)

Ba-Zing
Ouch!
(s0ckpuppet logging out to reply to you if you're not careful, Thu 5 Dec 2013, 9:45, closed)