Just wanted to say HI!

I dropped in the forum a couple of months ago...Since then, I have gone through 2 hybrid bikes, lost 30 lbs and I am now eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first road bike. I knew I should have gotten the rode bike to begin with, oh well....Now I am like a kid on Christmas Eve, I can't sleep because my bike should be in/ready tomorrow!! She's a Jamis Ventura Race Femme...

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...nturaracef.jpg

Congrats on your new ROAD bike. You made the transition much faster than I did!

Nice bike!
Enjoy the new ride.:)

Congrats on the weight loss and the new bike. She's a beauty!

Are you possibly the Mary Aguirre formerly from Hudson, MA?

I am Mary Aguirre, but from S. Louisiana now in Dallas, LOL!!

What a nice bike! I ALMOST bought a hybrid for the MS-150 and my husband did the research and insisted I get a road bike. I am glad that I did in the end!

Congrats on the weight loss! Do you mind sharing the secret to your weight loss success? I have been doing Weight Watchers and it is coming along slowly.

Jane

Very nice! Enjoy!

that's a beautiful bike!! Congrats! Congrats on the weight loss too. Was it mostly from just riding?

Well, last year, I trained for the Breast Cancer 3 Day...I walked, seriously, about 1200 miles training for the big event (60miles in 3days) Did I loose weight...nooooo, I guess my body is now extremely efficient at walking.

I started biking because obviously walking wasn't cutting it. I was really really starting to enjoy it, and the weight started coming off. I can't say that I cut anything out of my diet because I eat pretty clean to begin with, but I did quit matching hubs plate for plate, LOL!

Congratulations! Thats a beautiful bike-hope you have many happy miles together!

Hi! Congratulations on the weight loss AND on your beautiful new bicycle!

Thanks so much!! I still love my new bike. I've been tweaking it this weekend. I put a 75mm stem on instead of the 90mm that it came with and turned the handle bars up a bit. I've rode twice around the lake (about 10 miles each) and around the neighborhood.

mary

I hope my story is similar to yours. I've been biking a month and lost 15 lbs. I initially started out with a Trek 7.2 hybrid but when I worked up to 14 miles in a single ride my wrists hurt so bad. I couldn't drive for a couple of days because of the pain in my wrists. The bike shop was kind enough to let me trade it in for a road bike and I've been so much happier. The road bike was double the money but worth it. I can constantly change hand positions which really helps. I think the wrist pain was mostly due to me being so out of shape with such a weak core in combination with me being overweight. When the rainy season hits I'm joining a gym to do spin classes and work on my core strength. Next summer I want to be FIT.

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Originally Posted by mraguirre

Well, last year, I trained for the Breast Cancer 3 Day...I walked, seriously, about 1200 miles training for the big event (60miles in 3days) Did I loose weight...nooooo, I guess my body is now extremely efficient at walking.

I started biking because obviously walking wasn't cutting it. I was really really starting to enjoy it, and the weight started coming off. I can't say that I cut anything out of my diet because I eat pretty clean to begin with, but I did quit matching hubs plate for plate, LOL!

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Hey Mary!

I'm crewing 4 Breast Cancer 3 Days this year - on the BIKE Route Safety Crew! Denver, Atlanta, Tampa and DC. So, if you want to keep on the bike but still help out the walks, look into this crew!