>>1963110im in the uk cycling rurally its pretty brutal
roads are narrow blind steep and rough
everyone drives like a rally driver
my advice is to learn to ride offroad first to develop your skills before going on the road
start on quiet easy roads before you go to the dangerous ones
biggest piece of advice is to learn positioning mainly where not to be in corners so that when a car comes flying round the other way you are where they can see you and where they are least likely to hit you
never EVER hug the inside of the corner closely as even if it would put them on the wrong side drivers will often cut the corner
they also cant see you on the inside
im talking about singletrack roads btw if theres a line down the middle always stay on your side but apply the same logic to it
left and right hand turns are both to be treated differently and how fast youre going (whether you are going up or down hill) also changes where you want to be
positioning is literally life or death on the road especially blind corners
buy some lights, a red and a white
a proper headlight if you want to ride in pitch black darkness
always carry a spare tube and everything youl need to change it
a screwdriver with all the righ ends for the screws on your bike can be a life saver too
get a frame bag to carry all your junk
put your phone in a holder or a top bag so you can have gps on it
thats all i can think of good luck op!
also a mirror on your handlebar can be really helpful too because electric cars will sneak up on you they do it to me all the time and scare the shit out of me
find a riding buddy or two, someone who knows the roads and how to ride them theyl teach you more than this thread or any other online content will
