Shara
10-23-2009, 06:47 PM
Not sure where to put this or if this is the norm here but...
I'm obviously new to the forum. I used to ride my bike as a commuter for years and years. Sometimes throwing it on buses but mostly sticking pretty close to home and biking to the store, school, work, wherever. That was about 10 years ago. Now I've gained a lot of weight and decided to get rid of my car (yay) and start riding my bike everywhere again. And it's HARD lol. It's embarassing how out of shape I've allowed myself to get. But I am doing it and can tell that my condition has still gotten better although I still push up some hills (it's hilly here and I'm going back to school which is practically on a mountain).
My bike is a CCM just an A to B bike. That's all I've ever had. At some point I'd like to have a nicer bike but that's not going to happen in the next few years. My current bike works for the most part but I need to get new tires, replace the gears and get some a rack/basket/panniers or SOMETHING for packing stuff around. And maybe a new seat since I'm still getting sores at times. All of my 'gear' comes second hand. Either free of craigslist or from swap and shops and thrift stores so sometimes it takes me awhile to find stuff.
I do have a weeride which I love and take my 2yo daughter all over with it. She loves going for a bike ride and will do almost anything if I tell her we'll go for a bike ride lol. She even sleeps on it sometimes which is really funny and kind of awkward.
Right now I'm only doing about 10-15 km a day but I plan on adding a longer trip once or twice a week just to improve my stamina. I have a 30 km loop in mind and might do that this weekend if dh will watch dd. :)
Anyway, I'm glad to find this place. I need somewhere to talk about commuting, bikes, clothes, etc. And this place looks friendly and active
I'm obviously new to the forum. I used to ride my bike as a commuter for years and years. Sometimes throwing it on buses but mostly sticking pretty close to home and biking to the store, school, work, wherever. That was about 10 years ago. Now I've gained a lot of weight and decided to get rid of my car (yay) and start riding my bike everywhere again. And it's HARD lol. It's embarassing how out of shape I've allowed myself to get. But I am doing it and can tell that my condition has still gotten better although I still push up some hills (it's hilly here and I'm going back to school which is practically on a mountain).
My bike is a CCM just an A to B bike. That's all I've ever had. At some point I'd like to have a nicer bike but that's not going to happen in the next few years. My current bike works for the most part but I need to get new tires, replace the gears and get some a rack/basket/panniers or SOMETHING for packing stuff around. And maybe a new seat since I'm still getting sores at times. All of my 'gear' comes second hand. Either free of craigslist or from swap and shops and thrift stores so sometimes it takes me awhile to find stuff.
I do have a weeride which I love and take my 2yo daughter all over with it. She loves going for a bike ride and will do almost anything if I tell her we'll go for a bike ride lol. She even sleeps on it sometimes which is really funny and kind of awkward.
Right now I'm only doing about 10-15 km a day but I plan on adding a longer trip once or twice a week just to improve my stamina. I have a 30 km loop in mind and might do that this weekend if dh will watch dd. :)
Anyway, I'm glad to find this place. I need somewhere to talk about commuting, bikes, clothes, etc. And this place looks friendly and active