Well , in that case . treat it like the gym and just ignore everyone . Get headphones if the comments bother you . Also , don ' t worry what anyone thinks , just keep riding . You can only be in better shape after every ride . I would however recommend you get a chest strap heart rate monitor if you don ' t already have one . It ' s really important not to overexert yourself . It can cause you to black out and crash , especially when it ' s hot out . It ' s also good to know which zones to train in for losing fat , building cardio , etc . <| sep |> 1010 reply I died . It ' s rough getting started . Everything is trying to sell you on it being awesome and there ' s such loud voices in the hobby touting biblical notions of what ' s what . It takes a while and a ton of games played to truly find what you love . If someone told me 15 years ago that a competitive quilt making game would be my jam I would have looked at them sideways . You just never know what ' s going to blow you away . Play everything ! That ' s the secret to finding great games . Never stop looking .