I tried to go out cycling after being asked by my friend who wanted some company, I used my own bike but explained I was not very fast so she would have to have patients with me.  Cycling Outdoors scared me as I was not a driver and the fast cars in the countryside I have seen frightened never mind having to cycle down the small winding lanes surrounding our village.  I thought at least to please my friend I would give it a go and just take my time.  We went out on a Sunday afternoon and the lanes were pretty quiet so I was ok really considering how nervous I was.