Cycling and/or Mountain Biking

Coltsman4ever

Has anyone else discovered road cycling and mountain biking as an awesome form of exercise for keeping in shape?
I started mountain biking earlier this year and fell in love with it. That led me to road cycling and I love that even more now. I can easily burn 1000 calories in one 20 or 25 mile ride and my legs are rock hard now. It's the most enjoyable cardio I've ever done.

What's your story?

BrianSharpe

If I could, I'd ride my bike to work every day and sign up for more biking events (I've done a couple of sprint duathlons and do a yearly 100km charity ride).

I'm torn between running & biking.............

MsP90X

I love cycling and do it when the weather is nicer... I am hoping to invest in a trainer and keep it up this winter I road bike (my favorite), mountain bike and downhill bike... love the sport :P

scorpio516

I love to road bike and race duathlons.

Cross racing and MTB racing are the hardest things I've ever done! I'll be sticking to paved surfaces thank you.

BrianSharpe

I love cycling and do it when the weather is nicer... I am hoping to invest in a trainer and keep it up this winter I road bike (my favorite), mountain bike and downhill bike... love the sport :P

A little OT - if you get a trainer (which is a really good idea.....) make sure you get a training tire too, you'll destroy regular tires very quickly.

Coltsman4ever

I just bought a trainer 2 days ago. I bought the CycleOps Pro. I've only used it once so far but it feels pretty good.

I agree about getting a trainer tire. They will eat your tires up.

MsP90X

Thanks for the info about the tire... gonna look into that

Just bought a new Madone 4.5 LOVE IT!

FrenchMob

I love cycling and do it when the weather is nicer... I am hoping to invest in a trainer and keep it up this winter I road bike (my favorite), mountain bike and downhill bike... love the sport :P

A little OT - if you get a trainer (which is a really good idea.....) make sure you get a training tire too, you'll destroy regular tires very quickly.

Yes and no, depends on the tire. I've been using an old Continental Gatorskin on the trainer for the last 2 years and it's holding up just fine. It had a decent cut in it that's why I stopped using it for outdoor rides but it's been fine on the trainer. I can see a cheaper soft tire melting away though.

Eons44

I love mountain biking. It's an awesome way to get outside and enjoy the outdoors while getting a great workout

RaceMTB

Mountain biking hands down is my favorite style of cycling. I'm trying out Cyclocross this season and fortunately I have an advantage in the muddy races from my mtb experience, but overall it's not my favorite. I love being in the woods and playing on jumps, logs, drop-offs and just having fun.

Hornsby

Yup, that's pretty much how I lost my weight as well.

bwogilvie

I love cycling since rediscovering it as an adult during a stint in Germany in the 1990s. I've gone from thinking that a 15-mile ride was long to doing a 111-mile ride in the Berkshire Hills yesterday. It's great for getting fit, though it's good to do some upper-body exercises too so you don't look like the cyclists in "The Triplets of Belleville."

I don't find it directly helps me with losing weight, because when I do a lot of cycling, I also want to eat a lot! In 2010, 2011, and 2012, I rode more than in previous years and either gained weight or remained stable. This year I've lost weight while cycling a lot, but only because I've been counting calories and consistently running a deficit.