Bike Riding

I don't think you are to heavy to ride. All the people on the biggest loser rode bikes up a mountain. I don't know you personally but if you can do 30 Day Shred - I say go for it!

Hi, I ride a bike, and don't think you are too heavy to do that. With everything you are doing, you should be able to handle it. I have.a Trek, that cost me around $400; and it is called a hybrid. My son recently purchased one similar and it was around $300.
I'm sure you can good advice from a bike store, the ones around here are always eager to help. Also, just to tell you, most, a lot of people I know give up after about 5 minutes, because they find it difficult. Don't give up! Keep going, and you will feel better as you go. I have experienced that as well, and it is pretty normal, but the more you ride you'll only improve. You'll also have great legs!

Hi,

Cycling is great exercise no matter what your size. There was a terrific inspiring story in Bicycling Magazine a few years ago about a man who weighed 427 pounds and he lost 320 pounds by riding a bicycle and changing his diet. I found the story online here - http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/nutrition-weight-loss/i-lost-320-pounds-riding-bike. Its a long story, but really amazing.

Good luck and as love2cycle said - don't give up - keep after it and it will get easier and fun!

Hi! I am thinking about getting a bike. I haven't been on one for several years due to my weight but I am wanting to switch up my exercise routine a bit. I am curretly walking 3 miles a day and doing the 30 day shred. I would like to incorperate some riding in there as well. I am 264 pounds right now. Is that to heavy to ride? Have others found this to be an effective exercise? Just wanted to get some input. Thanks!!

Absolutely not too heavy!!! I did many, many miles at over 270 LBS. Bicycling is a great exercise for those too heavy to run, because it is non impact. And you don't even realize you are getting exercise, because it is so fun, and the scenery constantly switches.

It was when i made the commitment to start riding my bike to work instead of my car that the weight started coming off. It is a VERY effective exercise. Go get a bike, you will not regret it!!!

If you are foreign to bikes, and want to know where to start, A good starter bike to look into would be a Trek 7.2 FX or something similar.

My opinion of bikes changed today! I have dreaded riding a bike hate the very thought of it. But I signed up for a triathlon for the end of the month so I needed to get going and just get it done was my thoughts.
Today I went for a 10 km ride, using my husbands bike not mine... I LOVED IT! The quality of bike does make a HUGE difference. I have a Costco bike, I purchased probley 8-10 years ago.... i know its not great but what the heck I would just used it I have never really liked riding grew up on gravel roads not really bike compatable I don't think I owned a bike after the age of 10 either now that I think about it. Anyways, I went out this morning on my husbands bike (which is a new bike and is very good quality, I thought it was ridicilous to spend more then a couple hundred dollars on a bike, Costco was good enough) and LOVED IT. What a difference, and a joy to ride, my Back did not hurt when I was done, and I did not feel streched out over the bike.
As one of the above noted she rented a bike before purchasing, that may a great options then you can try differrent typed and find on that is suitable for you.