Just to add a bit to this thread.... I am HUGE and ride a regular ol' bike. I wish I had gone ahead and bought a road bike when I bought my current bike, but was skittish of the drop bars and went...
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Just to add a bit to this thread.... I am HUGE and ride a regular ol' bike. I wish I had gone ahead and bought a road bike when I bought my current bike, but was skittish of the drop bars and went...
There really is a difference. First, paved roads are usually better maintained, so it is safer and easier to ride faster (less potholes, cracks, debris to avoid). Second, roads are designed for...
Your bike is covered as part of your personal posessions on your homeowners or renters' policy. Your liability while riding it is also covered there, so if you don't have insurance - get it!
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Oh snap! Please add me too! Didn't see this one start up, as I got distracted by another project.
On the day the challenge started (the 9th) I was at 274. My goal is 260 by the end of the...
I'd suggest a full-shell helmet if you're worried... more protection for the back of the head, and more likely to be able to take multiple hits. The local roller derby team wears/recommends/is...
Had to scratch my planned ride today - I put out my back helping my mom with some gardening yesterday. It's not serious - but enough that I'd rather not be on bike for a day or two. :(
Call your landlord.
Even without it being year-model turnover time, most bike stores don't have larger WSD bikes to ride, ever. I totally understand why - why stock an expensive item like a road bike that will only fit...
I decided to "practice" what would be my commute route to work. It's short but kind of hilly. I failed on the hills pretty badly, I'm afraid.
I'm in terrible shape! I'm not worried, though -...
This.
On the same vein - when I was in college, I got boxing scholarships. I was in wildly good shape, though still had a comfortable layer of insulation - and weighed over 200 pounds. I...
I'm considering a road bike and after talking to the ergonomics specialist at work, I've had to revise my previous thinking on women's specific designed bikes for myself. It was previously set at...
When asked just the other day, I told my co-worker that my bike had paid for itself just in the cost of bus passes I did not buy during the year I bike commuted. I let her do the math - around here...
Well, if you fuel your rides a little differently, you'll be able to ride much longer and stronger. Eating a 200 calorie snack along your route could enable you to ride for an extra hour - which...
I'm definitely in for the next round. If we're starting today... my morning weigh-in was 277 pounds. No, that's not a typo.
My goal is 265 or 12 pounds lost, about 1.5 pounds a week in an 8...
Fit difficulties (not in jerseys - I don't even own one) eventually drove me to learn to sew. In the apparel industry, it's well known that "off the rack" really means "doesn't actually fit anybody"...
Oh! I barely even mentioned my equipment, did I?
The shoes are Sidi MTB shoes, the bike is my trusty Specialized Sirrus - and the pedals are some relatively inexpensive SPD-type campus pedals.
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This isn't a bad idea. You can buy material at most fabric shops that is intended to be used as swimsuit liner - it's "flesh-tone" (peach-ish - sometimes also found in black or white), very thin, 4...
I almost got hit today by a guy on his cell phone on his bike. And I've all but stopped bothering calling out when I'm passing pedestrians and joggers because so many of them are listening to music...
... if you're more likely to run into friends at the bike shop than at the pub.
I use a MTB shoe to help with the slippery - and to let me walk around! I use them even on my 3.5 mile commute, but I work in an office with a strict dress code and leave my work shoes under my desk...
I'm also heartened by other people's stories. Generally I don't mind looking like a fool or struggling as I learn new stuff, but it's still reassuring to know that other people have similar...
I don't know a thing about aero wheels - but I do know that it's your ride, and you should do what feels right to you and makes your experience a happy, fun one. Assuming you can get the kind of...
I accidentally just took my first ride with clipless pedals. It was an accident, I swear! I was just going to go to the lot across the street and fiddle around, I didn't mean for it to be an 11...
I live in Seattle proper, in the University District - and there are half a dozen vegetarian/vegan restaurants within a few blocks!
I highly recommend the Wayward - it's on University Way, north...
In middle school, I rode my bike all the time and managed my books by dropping my backpack into a milk crate that was bungeed to my bike rack. I see the same all over town. It doesn't have to be...