>>1264024Whenever you feel like it. Ride whatever way is the most fun, unless you're racing/competing in which case ask your teammates/opponents/rivals for advice.
>>12640291. Oats/oatmeal, Clif bars, fruit, water.
2. Literally just ride more. If you're concerned about torso/stomach, ab workouts like hanging leg raises might help a bit, but I don't think they'll have too much impact on cycling. Just ride more and ride harder and ride longer and ride faster
3. Some hand pumps like the Topeak Road Morph will. But if it's just an occasional rare flat, you don't need to be able to get all the way to 100psi. 60psi can get you home, you'll just have to be extra careful about cracks/potholes/etc because you'll be at a higher risk of pinch flats.
>>1264829Don't buy a fucking "comfort bike", they are the worst type of bike you could possibly buy.
And DO NOT get a bike with suspension.
If you're buying new, expect to spend at absolute minimum $400-450. Less than that and you're buying absolute garbage, unless you go used. You can get a decent used bike for like $200, $100 if lucky. If you want to go the used route, post your local craigslist in
>>>/n/bbgIf you want to buy new, the absolute cheapest bikes on the market that are not complete garbage are the Kona Dew, Marin Fairfax, GT Tachyon, Cannondale Bad Boy, Specialized Sirrus (Specialized Vita if femanon), Trek FX, and Giant Escape. All of the bikes I listed are basically the same as each other, just different manufacturers' equivilents. Most if not all the bikes I listed come in different tiers (often designated with a number, i.e. Escape 1, Escape 2, Escape 3, etc) at different price points. The base model (cheapest version) of each is around $400-$500.
Again, DO NOT get suspension and DO NOT get a comfort bike. Comfort bikes ride like absolute garbage. Suspension belongs on mountain bikes, not pavement/casual bikes, and it will just add weight and slow you down.
