bonnie526
07-26-2006, 12:44 PM
Hello, ladies! I've been lurking here for a while and I figured it's about time I introduce myself. :D
My name is Bonnie and I'm 26 years old. I've lost 80 pounds (and maintained the loss) since September 2002. I still have about 20 - 30 more to go and I've recently taken up biking as a means to do that. Who knew I'd love it so much!?!?
I got a Giant OCR3 in mid-June. Isn't it purdy? :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/bonniejs/TheBike.jpg
I had quite a bit of trouble adjusting in the begining. My saddle was horrible! My sit bones killed constantly, my girly bits had that pins and needles feeling like when you're foot falls asleep (not cool!), one entire leg would just go numb or have shooting pains for no apparent reason and I had constant numb toes. On top of all that discomfort, I was in pretty bad shape and was very easily winded. At first, I really hoped that we could just take the bike back.
Instead, we went to the LBS to find a new saddle. I got a Terry Liberator and it's pretty good. I still have issues from time to time but overall, I'm very comfortable on my bike. And get this...my LBS has a seat swap program where you just pay whatever the difference is. My original saddle was worth a whole $10 to them! No wonder it was killing me!!! :eek:
So, from June 16 to today, I've put 190 miles on my bike and I can't wait to break 200 this week. My *usual* rides right now are about 15 miles. I've had a couple 20 milers and hope to make those more of a habit soon.
I knew that sometime in the future I'd go clipless so last weekend I decided to take the plunge. If I'm gonna do it eventually, why wait? So, I got some Eggbeaters (got that idea from lurking around here!) and some sweet silver Sidi shoes. While in my kitchen messing around with the pedals, I had a very unfortunate accident. Haha! Yep, I was just straddling the bike, with one foot clipped in. I jerked hard to get it out and lost my balance. So, my bike battle wounds happened in my kitchen - a giant knot and bruise on each knee and a 5 inch gash on my inner thigh from the frame pump holder scratching as I went down. It's good that I can laugh about it now b/c I was *definitely* not laughing then! Since then, no tumbles though.
Thank you all for the advice that you've given me without even knowing it. If it wasn't for some of the threads around here, I might have taken the bike back after that first horrible week. Instead, I've found something that I truely love and plan to do for the rest of my life. :)
My name is Bonnie and I'm 26 years old. I've lost 80 pounds (and maintained the loss) since September 2002. I still have about 20 - 30 more to go and I've recently taken up biking as a means to do that. Who knew I'd love it so much!?!?
I got a Giant OCR3 in mid-June. Isn't it purdy? :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/bonniejs/TheBike.jpg
I had quite a bit of trouble adjusting in the begining. My saddle was horrible! My sit bones killed constantly, my girly bits had that pins and needles feeling like when you're foot falls asleep (not cool!), one entire leg would just go numb or have shooting pains for no apparent reason and I had constant numb toes. On top of all that discomfort, I was in pretty bad shape and was very easily winded. At first, I really hoped that we could just take the bike back.
Instead, we went to the LBS to find a new saddle. I got a Terry Liberator and it's pretty good. I still have issues from time to time but overall, I'm very comfortable on my bike. And get this...my LBS has a seat swap program where you just pay whatever the difference is. My original saddle was worth a whole $10 to them! No wonder it was killing me!!! :eek:
So, from June 16 to today, I've put 190 miles on my bike and I can't wait to break 200 this week. My *usual* rides right now are about 15 miles. I've had a couple 20 milers and hope to make those more of a habit soon.
I knew that sometime in the future I'd go clipless so last weekend I decided to take the plunge. If I'm gonna do it eventually, why wait? So, I got some Eggbeaters (got that idea from lurking around here!) and some sweet silver Sidi shoes. While in my kitchen messing around with the pedals, I had a very unfortunate accident. Haha! Yep, I was just straddling the bike, with one foot clipped in. I jerked hard to get it out and lost my balance. So, my bike battle wounds happened in my kitchen - a giant knot and bruise on each knee and a 5 inch gash on my inner thigh from the frame pump holder scratching as I went down. It's good that I can laugh about it now b/c I was *definitely* not laughing then! Since then, no tumbles though.
Thank you all for the advice that you've given me without even knowing it. If it wasn't for some of the threads around here, I might have taken the bike back after that first horrible week. Instead, I've found something that I truely love and plan to do for the rest of my life. :)