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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Jun 5, 2013 20:10:44 GMT -5
I just rode my bike for the first time in probably a year. I did about 2.25 miles on my normal running course, which has a variety of flats, as well as mild and steep hills. The HRM says I burned about 400 calories.
I hurt.
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Post by Malarky on Jun 5, 2013 20:12:36 GMT -5
I gave my bike away to a good home. It was tired of living in the garage with all those spiders.
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Post by sesfw on Jun 5, 2013 21:07:50 GMT -5
Next week I'm hoping to feel well enough to get back on my bike. We live in a very hilly area so I'll have to put bike in truck and take it to the local park. I need the exercise.
It would be nice if I could do a couple of miles. We'll see.
We ride between 5:30 and 6am ..... before the heat of the day. Good riding.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Jun 6, 2013 11:05:13 GMT -5
I don't remeber bike seats being so incredibly uncomfortable or the handlebars being so low when I rode as a kid. It's just not fun anymore. I guess I've just gotten old and fat, or the bikes have just gotten crappier.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 11:25:32 GMT -5
My husband lost 50 pounds by becoming an avid cyclist. He wears those funny shorts because there is no padding on the seats, so you just pad your pants now.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jun 6, 2013 11:26:52 GMT -5
400 calories for 2.25 miles? On a bike? That seems like a lot. I don't bike often. 5 years ago I did a lot that summer on DH's mountain bike. I have a lot of hills if I want to go more than 2 miles. Basically have some major hills if I go any direction but south out of my house and I have a massive hill for a driveway at the end of my bike ride. Some of the roads around my house have some scary hills - they are all oil and chip and nearly 20% grade. I enjoyed it, but his bike started acting up. The next summer I was pregnant and not comfortable enough riding on a bike and since then I've had kids and my work outs revolve around working out while they are sleeping which means in the dark and I'm not riding a bike in the dark.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 6, 2013 11:28:40 GMT -5
Aw, now I miss my bike, which was wrecked late last year. I really need to just go buy a new one. I was doing 40 or so miles a week when I did ride. Unlike Thyme's DH, I have padded shorts and padded seat. And a padded badonkadonk.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:29:37 GMT -5
My 10 year old is working on his cycling merit badge for scouts and I've been going on a few rides with him. He has to do two 10's, two 15's, two 25's and a 50 mile ride.
I used to bike all the time. At least 15 miles everyday and lots of tours, but the last few years I've been slacking big time and I'm really out of shape.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:29:53 GMT -5
Both kids are training wheel free ( ) so we've been hitting biking trails more than ever. We don't burn very many calories but the kids have fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:45:21 GMT -5
The girls just got bikes and they both love them so I'm getting one next week so we can go for rides together. I'm going to look into those padded shorts, I don't care if they make my butt look even bigger. ETA I'm getting the old fashioned kind with the handle bars higher and no gears. We are biking for fun not racing or anything.
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Post by souldoubt on Jun 6, 2013 11:50:07 GMT -5
Not even running burns that many calories over that distance unless it's a massive incline. Unless you're climing hills like the Tour de France I think the calories are way high but regardless keep it up.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:04:32 GMT -5
The girls just got bikes and they both love them so I'm getting one next week so we can go for rides together. I'm going to look into those padded shorts, I don't care if they make my butt look even bigger. ETA I'm getting the old fashioned kind with the handle bars higher and no gears. We are biking for fun not racing or anything. The shorts don't make your butt look big because they are only padded near the crack. See the little padded circle around the exit hole area? That is the padding.
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Post by ontrack on Jun 6, 2013 12:12:50 GMT -5
I just got into biking again, and it definitely makes you really sore if you haven't done it in awhile. My DH and I are trying to do it both for fun and as a mode of transportation for errands 1-5 miles away.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 6, 2013 12:22:54 GMT -5
My husband lost 50 pounds by becoming an avid cyclist. He wears those funny shorts because there is no padding on the seats, so you just pad your pants now. Df is a skinny thing, so he looks hilarious in them. He wears just the padded shorts when he rides, but he once rode his bike to his nephew's football game, looking like a creep because you can totally see his wang. And it was 20 miles away so he looked like a sweaty creep. Lol.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:25:15 GMT -5
Yes, my husband and I talk a lot about being the creepy Dad/neighbor/guy.
Once he fell while riding and damaged his bike, so I had to go get him. He was far away, so it took me a while to get over there. He was sitting on the bleachers watching a youth softball game and he said "I know this looks bad - but I had to do something." I could see the Dads keeping an eye on him. LOL.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 12:26:33 GMT -5
dammit! Every spring I say I'm going to get a bike, and by August I got nothin'. I really REALLY want one this year - like, a lot - but we really can't afford it. With DS's added daycare expenses, we are only clearing about $100-150/month after all the bills have been paid.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 6, 2013 12:27:08 GMT -5
Lol!
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:27:39 GMT -5
MJ - Bikes are great to buy used. There is always someone looking to make rent by hocking one of their bikes on Craig's list.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jun 6, 2013 12:28:17 GMT -5
dammit! Every spring I say I'm going to get a bike, and by August I got nothin'. I really REALLY want one this year - like, a lot - but we really can't afford it. With DS's added daycare expenses, we are only clearing about $100-150/month after all the bills have been paid. Have you looked at thrift stores? I bought an old three speed for $20!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 12:31:30 GMT -5
I'll browse CL in a minute. We're near a Goodwill - I guess I can call them and ask if they have any women's bikes. Thanks Thyme and Megh for the suggestions.
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Post by Queen of Interesting Nuts on Jun 6, 2013 12:32:26 GMT -5
DH rides about 4 evenings a week and does between 8 and 15 miles a time, he loves it and gives him a chance to relax.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 12:32:35 GMT -5
I have a man's bike. Don't let that bar scare you off! ETA: and I never understood that -- I'd think a bar would hurt men's "bits" more than a woman's.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:39:41 GMT -5
I don't know what the advantage could possibly be to have the bar so low for women. All the women I know ride the same type of cycle as the men do. The only reason you might need a "woman's" bike is size.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 12:55:20 GMT -5
I don't know what the advantage could possibly be to have the bar so low for women. All the women I know ride the same type of cycle as the men do. The only reason you might need a "woman's" bike is size. I think it has something to do with letting your long house apron drape nicely.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 6, 2013 12:59:06 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if it is a leftover from a time long ago when women did wear long dresses and did use bicycles as their primary transportation.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 6, 2013 13:00:06 GMT -5
I don't know what the advantage could possibly be to have the bar so low for women. All the women I know ride the same type of cycle as the men do. The only reason you might need a "woman's" bike is size. I think it has something to do with letting your long house apron drape nicely. Side saddle.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 6, 2013 13:02:33 GMT -5
Jenny, two things:
If you are going to buy new, get one in August or September, Bikes are like cars: they go in model years. The bike shops have to make room for new models, so this year's will go on sale at that time.
And please get yourself measured and fitted properly for the bike, regardless of where you buy it. You can do damage to yourself by riding a bike that's not measured properly for you. So take the bike regardless of where you purchase it, to a good bike shop, and let them adjust it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 13:05:40 GMT -5
I think it has something to do with letting your long house apron drape nicely. Side saddle. exactly
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Post by tskeeter on Jun 6, 2013 17:30:16 GMT -5
The girls just got bikes and they both love them so I'm getting one next week so we can go for rides together. I'm going to look into those padded shorts, I don't care if they make my butt look even bigger. ETA I'm getting the old fashioned kind with the handle bars higher and no gears. We are biking for fun not racing or anything. The shorts don't make your butt look big because they are only padded near the crack. See the little padded circle around the exit hole area? That is the padding. It's not padding, it's to absorb persperation. In the early days of lycra shorts (and in the olden days of wool cycling shorts), this insert was chamois. The same stuff you use to remove water from the car after you wash it. Since chamois would harden as it dried from washing (and required hand washing), cycling shorts makers shifted to a synthetic material. But the synthetic wasn't absorbent. So they added a thin layer of foam or other material to absorb and hold persperation. While you are into the stylin, cycling shorts are all about eliminating the seams where you sit. Most clothes have prominent seams through the crotch area. Cycling shorts don't. That makes them much more comfortable if you're going to be spending many, many hours perched on one of those narrow racing saddles.
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