Do you ride?
Recently (3 weeks ago) I decided to buy a bicycle and start riding again.
I havent ridin a bike in years. Wow was I in for a shock. I had forgotten just how much effort it can be. My legs have hurt more in the last few weeks that most of my adult life.
But Ive had great results from it. Im seeing tremedous gains (losses) from adding the riding into my workout routine.
Im not a group rider or serious distance guy. You wont see me out on the access road doing Tour de Texas or anything. I just bought a simple Huffy and like to ride around my neighborhood.
Occasionally I jump curbs (makes me feel like a kid again
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I feel like the day I got my first Big Wheel.. so its fun.
Has anyone else starting doing something to help your goals that reminds you of being a kid?
My 55 y/o neighbor just bought one of those big trampolines.. she doesnt have any kids.. hahaha. Occasionally I see her hoping around over the fence.. its funny. :laugh:
I havent ridin a bike in years. Wow was I in for a shock. I had forgotten just how much effort it can be. My legs have hurt more in the last few weeks that most of my adult life.
But Ive had great results from it. Im seeing tremedous gains (losses) from adding the riding into my workout routine.
Im not a group rider or serious distance guy. You wont see me out on the access road doing Tour de Texas or anything. I just bought a simple Huffy and like to ride around my neighborhood.
Occasionally I jump curbs (makes me feel like a kid again
)I feel like the day I got my first Big Wheel.. so its fun.
Has anyone else starting doing something to help your goals that reminds you of being a kid?
My 55 y/o neighbor just bought one of those big trampolines.. she doesnt have any kids.. hahaha. Occasionally I see her hoping around over the fence.. its funny. :laugh:
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My 55 y/o neighbor just bought one of those big trampolines.. she doesnt have any kids.. hahaha. Occasionally I see her hoping around over the fence.. its funny. :laugh:
Ugh, I want my trampoline back :sad:0 -
My 55 y/o neighbor just bought one of those big trampolines.. she doesnt have any kids.. hahaha. Occasionally I see her hoping around over the fence.. its funny. :laugh:
That will definitely be me some day0 -
Your neighbor is awesome.0
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I had kids so I could justify buying one0
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Currently nursing a broken foot and getting a handed down bicycle tuned up. My son is finally old enough to ride in the trailer behind us, so my husband and I plan to start riding as soon as das boot is off my foot!0
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My husband and I recently bought mountain bikes. He's really out of shape but used to mtn. bike a lot. For now we've only ridden on some fairly level trails and roads, but yeah, I love riding as much as a I did as a kid. I hope I feel the same once we progress to the woods, though I find the thought very intimidating.
I also still like to jump on the trampoline and play on the water slide with my grandkids.0 -
Yeah shes pretty cool .. she just gets out there in whatever she wore that day and hops around.. If you listen closely .. not that Im a creeper, you can hear her softly yell .. Weeeeeeeee.. lmao0
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My husband and I recently bought mountain bikes. He's really out of shape but used to mtn. bike a lot. For now we've only ridden on some fairly level trails and roads, but yeah, I love riding as much as a I did as a kid. I hope I feel the same once we progress to the woods, though I find the thought very intimidating.
I also still like to jump on the trampoline and play on the water slide with my grandkids.
I wanted to buy a slip and slide .. but Im scared that I'll hurt myself .. hahaha0 -
mountain bike here! and its awesome!! also reminds me being a kid 0
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you will, lol!
I wanted to buy a slip and slide .. but Im scared that I'll hurt myself .. hahaha
my husband & his friend thought they were hilarious one year and created a 40' long slip and slide by adhering 2 or 3 together. We brought it with us to a trip to St Louis for the 4th of July and they threw soap on it and went barreling down a small hill. They had bumps, bruises and cuts everywhere.0 -
In the process of refurbishing an old 80's model Firestone road bike. I'm hoping to get it done by June. I so miss riding all over the place like I did growing up!0
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Careful-- it's addicting... 2 summers ago I busted out my barely used 8yr old hybrid/trail bike for a few rides, and ended up doing a 30 mile organized ride in the Fall. Last Summer I upgraded to a road bike ... 3 weeks before my first triathlon!
This year? I live in MN and it snowed last week, so I've only been out once (hopefully tonight!), and my race is in less than 6 weeks!... like I said... watch out... you'll get addicted quickly! But it's worth it! 0 -
I not only ride, I race!! I started BMX racing a couple years ago at age 49. Not a serious competitior, but I beat a few people once in a while...it's a great workout!!0
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I didn't have one as a kid but I've had a trampoline for the last 14 years, for the kids ya know ha ha I plan on buying a Mobo soon so that my daughter and I can go on 'bike' rides together. 0
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I had not been on one for 20 years before this past April school vacation.
I hi-jacked my daughters Monster high bike.I played like a kid with my seven and eight year old that whole week and it was great!
Jumped rope,hula hooping playing basketball...and it was a great burn!
Never lose touch with you inner child!0 -
you will, lol!
I wanted to buy a slip and slide .. but Im scared that I'll hurt myself .. hahaha
my husband & his friend thought they were hilarious one year and created a 40' long slip and slide by adhering 2 or 3 together. We brought it with us to a trip to St Louis for the 4th of July and they threw soap on it and went barreling down a small hill. They had bumps, bruises and cuts everywhere.
Yeah that would be me .. I'd drench it in dish soap and get this rediculously fast running start..
It wouldn't occur to me that a swan dive was probably not the way to mount it until after Id slid into the neighbors Buick .. lol :laugh:0 -
OP: You must be a relative of Aunt Flo.0
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Yes, I ride, used to ride competitive trail and endurance, and a lot of pleasure trail riding ( up to 100 miles per weekend). I haven't been on a horse in nine years. This summer, that is going to change. I have a spectacular young gelding to train and enjoy.0
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OP: You must be a relative of Aunt Flo.
No Im related to the Progressive Insurance lady ..0 -
Fair Warning! I started out riding my kids' old bike about 7 years ago. I enjoyed it. Just riding it around the neighborhood. Then I wanted to get my own. So I bought a Huffy. I thought I was really something when I rode it 8 miles in one day...not all at one time, mind you. I started riding it around to do errands, and riding it every day. I wore it out in 3 months (Sorry, but Huffy is not known for their quality) I replaced with with a Schwinn (which I still have and still ride sometimes) and I started riding farther. A friend mentioned that he used to do Century Rides. I had never heard of such a thing. The man actually said he rode 100 miles in a day...on a regular basis. I was intrigued. Then I saw an ad for a flat century ride. No hills. Hmmmm.....By then I had gotten a slightly better road bike. A secondhand Novara. I really wondered how far I could actually ride. I entered the century ride and signed up for the metric, which was 67 miles. And I finished it. I wanted someone to kill me the last 10 miles, but I finished the thing. I had been biking for about 2 years by then. After doing a few more metric centuries on my Novara, I realized all those 20 and 30 somethings who were pedaling past me, and looking superior, were riding bikes that weighed about 1/3 what mine did. I started lusting after a Trek Road bike. I finally got one a couple years ago. Its a lower end one, but still a Trek. Cost me about 1000.00. I ride anywhere from 200 to 400 miles a month, depending on the amount of time I have available. I did my first metric century of the season a little over a week ago. It was supposed to be a 60 mile route, but was actually 65 and there was a poorly marked intersection that I went straight through instead of turning. Didn't figure it out for 4 miles. So getting back on track added a total of 8 miles. I rode for 5.5 hours, a total of 73 miles. And I passed several people from behind, who were probably half my age I'm planning on doing the 100 mile route on the flat one this October. I swore I would never be caught dead in spandex bike clothes. I still hate the jersey's because they ride up, but I own several pair of spandex shorts, bike gloves, clip on bike shoes, and I"m rarely seen in anything else from spring through fall. Its like a disease! You have been warned! Continue to pedal at your own risk! 0
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Fair Warning! I started out riding my kids' old bike about 7 years ago. I enjoyed it. Just riding it around the neighborhood. Then I wanted to get my own. So I bought a Huffy. I thought I was really something when I rode it 8 miles in one day...not all at one time, mind you. I started riding it around to do errands, and riding it every day. I wore it out in 3 months (Sorry, but Huffy is not known for their quality) I replaced with with a Schwinn (which I still have and still ride sometimes) and I started riding farther. A friend mentioned that he used to do Century Rides. I had never heard of such a thing. The man actually said he rode 100 miles in a day...on a regular basis. I was intrigued. Then I saw an ad for a flat century ride. No hills. Hmmmm.....By then I had gotten a slightly better road bike. A secondhand Novara. I really wondered how far I could actually ride. I entered the century ride and signed up for the metric, which was 67 miles. And I finished it. I wanted someone to kill me the last 10 miles, but I finished the thing. I had been biking for about 2 years by then. After doing a few more metric centuries on my Novara, I realized all those 20 and 30 somethings who were pedaling past me, and looking superior, were riding bikes that weighed about 1/3 what mine did. I started lusting after a Trek Road bike. I finally got one a couple years ago. Its a lower end one, but still a Trek. Cost me about 1000.00. I ride anywhere from 200 to 400 miles a month, depending on the amount of time I have available. I did my first metric century of the season a little over a week ago. It was supposed to be a 60 mile route, but was actually 65 and there was a poorly marked intersection that I went straight through instead of turning. Didn't figure it out for 4 miles. So getting back on track added a total of 8 miles. I rode for 5.5 hours, a total of 73 miles. And I passed several people from behind, who were probably half my age I'm planning on doing the 100 mile route on the flat one this October. I swore I would never be caught dead in spandex bike clothes. I still hate the jersey's because they ride up, but I own several pair of spandex shorts, bike gloves, clip on bike shoes, and I"m rarely seen in anything else from spring through fall. Its like a disease! You have been warned! Continue to pedal at your own risk!
You are very right.. I've only had my bike for a short time and I can already feel it not being happy with me.
After about the 8th jump I can hear the teeth miss whenever I go to pedal hard. It's a cheap bike.
When I get mroe serious I may look into something fancy. Id love to have shocks.. that would make all the difference right now.
Not to mention my bike (mountain bike) is not light by any stretch of the imagination.0 -
Last summer, I took an older bicycle from my niece who was no longer riding it. I could barely make a mile.
After about a month on that bike, I decided I needed a new bike. Ended up with a Trek Verve 1 (Hybrid). I love it! I love riding and have loved watching the lbs melt off!
Last Sunday, I rode 36 miles, my longest ride to date. I'm looking for a longer organized ride in my area and trying to find other people to ride with. Even though my husband bought a new bike when I got mine, he doesn't ride with me much.
Fortunately for me, there are tons of trails here (NW Arkansas), so I don't ever have to get on the street. (Something like 26 miles of just mountain bike trails, not sure how many miles of paved trails.)0 -
Fair Warning! I started out riding my kids' old bike about 7 years ago. I enjoyed it. Just riding it around the neighborhood. Then I wanted to get my own. So I bought a Huffy. I thought I was really something when I rode it 8 miles in one day...not all at one time, mind you. I started riding it around to do errands, and riding it every day. I wore it out in 3 months (Sorry, but Huffy is not known for their quality) I replaced with with a Schwinn (which I still have and still ride sometimes) and I started riding farther. A friend mentioned that he used to do Century Rides. I had never heard of such a thing. The man actually said he rode 100 miles in a day...on a regular basis. I was intrigued. Then I saw an ad for a flat century ride. No hills. Hmmmm.....By then I had gotten a slightly better road bike. A secondhand Novara. I really wondered how far I could actually ride. I entered the century ride and signed up for the metric, which was 67 miles. And I finished it. I wanted someone to kill me the last 10 miles, but I finished the thing. I had been biking for about 2 years by then. After doing a few more metric centuries on my Novara, I realized all those 20 and 30 somethings who were pedaling past me, and looking superior, were riding bikes that weighed about 1/3 what mine did. I started lusting after a Trek Road bike. I finally got one a couple years ago. Its a lower end one, but still a Trek. Cost me about 1000.00. I ride anywhere from 200 to 400 miles a month, depending on the amount of time I have available. I did my first metric century of the season a little over a week ago. It was supposed to be a 60 mile route, but was actually 65 and there was a poorly marked intersection that I went straight through instead of turning. Didn't figure it out for 4 miles. So getting back on track added a total of 8 miles. I rode for 5.5 hours, a total of 73 miles. And I passed several people from behind, who were probably half my age I'm planning on doing the 100 mile route on the flat one this October. I swore I would never be caught dead in spandex bike clothes. I still hate the jersey's because they ride up, but I own several pair of spandex shorts, bike gloves, clip on bike shoes, and I"m rarely seen in anything else from spring through fall. Its like a disease! You have been warned! Continue to pedal at your own risk!
You are very right.. I've only had my bike for a short time and I can already feel it not being happy with me.
After about the 8th jump I can hear the teeth miss whenever I go to pedal hard. It's a cheap bike.
When I get mroe serious I may look into something fancy. Id love to have shocks.. that would make all the difference right now.
Not to mention my bike (mountain bike) is not light by any stretch of the imagination.
Funny thing about the Huffy...I worked in an avionics shop at the time and was riding to and from work. When it just got to sounding awful, I took it to a bike shop to see what was going on with it. There was a comic strip taped to the counter by the cash register that said, "Would you fly in a plane made by Huffy?" If that didn't clue me to the guy's feelings about Huffy, I got it when he told me my bike was c#@p and to get it out of his shop. I was embarrassed and mad. I took it back to K-Mart and made them give me credit for it since I had only had it a couple months and then paid the balance on the Schwinn. Which, as I said, was pretty heavy. But here's the payoff...I had been riding the Schwinn about 8 months and I come in to work one day and there's a guy in the hangar waiting for some work to be finished on his plane. He sees me come in and park my bike and asked me if I rode it to work every day and I said that I did. He said I was working harder than I needed to. He said I needed road bike tires on it instead of the mountain bike tires. I said I would think about it. I hadn't looked too closely at him and I went into my office. He came in later to pay his bill and I looked at him and said, "HEY! You're that mean guy who made me cry and threw me out of your shop because I had a Huffy." He was horrified and took my bike with him when he left and returned it later that day with Fat Boy slick road bike tires, all cleaned and tuned up. At no charge. Guess he didn't want me around his plane, all ticked off at him.0 -
Yea, picked biking back up last year and have really caught the bug.
Got a nice Road Bike at the end of the season, and picked up a new Mountain Bike (29er hardtail) this spring and commute to work daily now. Such funa dn a great workout.0 -
I enjoy the trampoline along with the kids! The hula hoop is fun, too. I would love to learn how to in-line skate (didn't have those as a kid). They look like an awesome workout!0
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getting on a bike is a GREAT way to kill an hour, easy -- just riding around the neighborhood. It's amazing how you can get your heart rate up, and then look forward to zooming down a hill for a minute or two.
I also started JUMP-ROPE this year -- it took some practice, but it's also an inexpensive way to get you heart rate up! I've added it into the intervals at the gym. It's fun!0 -
I love riding my bike. That's how I lost 30 pounds.(Last summer...and I gained it back) I starting riding again last week, and today I did 10 miles!! Such a great work out! Bikes are great!!!0
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Recently got re-infected by the same mountain biking virus myself. Ironically writing a blog post about at this very moment.0
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Fair Warning! I started out riding my kids' old bike about 7 years ago. I enjoyed it. Just riding it around the neighborhood. Then I wanted to get my own. So I bought a Huffy. I thought I was really something when I rode it 8 miles in one day...not all at one time, mind you. I started riding it around to do errands, and riding it every day. I wore it out in 3 months (Sorry, but Huffy is not known for their quality) I replaced with with a Schwinn (which I still have and still ride sometimes) and I started riding farther. A friend mentioned that he used to do Century Rides. I had never heard of such a thing. The man actually said he rode 100 miles in a day...on a regular basis. I was intrigued. Then I saw an ad for a flat century ride. No hills. Hmmmm.....By then I had gotten a slightly better road bike. A secondhand Novara. I really wondered how far I could actually ride. I entered the century ride and signed up for the metric, which was 67 miles. And I finished it. I wanted someone to kill me the last 10 miles, but I finished the thing. I had been biking for about 2 years by then. After doing a few more metric centuries on my Novara, I realized all those 20 and 30 somethings who were pedaling past me, and looking superior, were riding bikes that weighed about 1/3 what mine did. I started lusting after a Trek Road bike. I finally got one a couple years ago. Its a lower end one, but still a Trek. Cost me about 1000.00. I ride anywhere from 200 to 400 miles a month, depending on the amount of time I have available. I did my first metric century of the season a little over a week ago. It was supposed to be a 60 mile route, but was actually 65 and there was a poorly marked intersection that I went straight through instead of turning. Didn't figure it out for 4 miles. So getting back on track added a total of 8 miles. I rode for 5.5 hours, a total of 73 miles. And I passed several people from behind, who were probably half my age I'm planning on doing the 100 mile route on the flat one this October. I swore I would never be caught dead in spandex bike clothes. I still hate the jersey's because they ride up, but I own several pair of spandex shorts, bike gloves, clip on bike shoes, and I"m rarely seen in anything else from spring through fall. Its like a disease! You have been warned! Continue to pedal at your own risk!
You are very right.. I've only had my bike for a short time and I can already feel it not being happy with me.
After about the 8th jump I can hear the teeth miss whenever I go to pedal hard. It's a cheap bike.
When I get mroe serious I may look into something fancy. Id love to have shocks.. that would make all the difference right now.
Not to mention my bike (mountain bike) is not light by any stretch of the imagination.
Funny thing about the Huffy...I worked in an avionics shop at the time and was riding to and from work. When it just got to sounding awful, I took it to a bike shop to see what was going on with it. There was a comic strip taped to the counter by the cash register that said, "Would you fly in a plane made by Huffy?" If that didn't clue me to the guy's feelings about Huffy, I got it when he told me my bike was c#@p and to get it out of his shop. I was embarrassed and mad. I took it back to K-Mart and made them give me credit for it since I had only had it a couple months and then paid the balance on the Schwinn. Which, as I said, was pretty heavy. But here's the payoff...I had been riding the Schwinn about 8 months and I come in to work one day and there's a guy in the hangar waiting for some work to be finished on his plane. He sees me come in and park my bike and asked me if I rode it to work every day and I said that I did. He said I was working harder than I needed to. He said I needed road bike tires on it instead of the mountain bike tires. I said I would think about it. I hadn't looked too closely at him and I went into my office. He came in later to pay his bill and I looked at him and said, "HEY! You're that mean guy who made me cry and threw me out of your shop because I had a Huffy." He was horrified and took my bike with him when he left and returned it later that day with Fat Boy slick road bike tires, all cleaned and tuned up. At no charge. Guess he didn't want me around his plane, all ticked off at him.
What an awesome story. Made me laugh.
Yeah I picked something that if by chance, I got lazy and didnt ride it.. I'd be ok with yard selling later (at a loss)
What are your thoughts on "Next" bikes?
They look cool, but Ive never ridden one so Im not sure.0 -
I got my bike out the garage today. First time this year! I felt so free, and so fast! I never had a bike as a kid (sob) so when I turned 30 last year I treated myself to a decent bike and learned to ride it! Fantastic!
Things that remind me of being a kid; hand clapping games with my daughter, teaching her how to use a skipping rope, and camping in the back garden. I love summer!0
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