In this inspirational series in the L.A. Times, David Brinton, a former Olympian cyclist who is now an elite USA Cycling
coach and president and founder of Technik Sports Inc., outlines the path that could turn a novice cyclist into a, well, much, much better novice cyclist, at the minimum. Lesson One: Start riding three to four days a week and work
toward five to six days a week by the end of eight weeks. Lesson Two: Earn some bragging rights by competing in a serious race–a Century if you can hack it.
There is lots of good advice here, like “keep a diary”, “take a bike maintenance course”, and “spend a few bucks on gadgets”
, like a heart rate monitor.
Here are some great article to learn how to correctly setup your saddle height and prevent overuse injuries.
http://kineticloop.org/articles.htm