Petrified

[bikerHen]

Hey there Notsportygirl,
I felt the same way about my first 50 mile ride. It was way more miles than I had ever attempted. Despite rain for half of the ride, my daughter and I completed the whole 50 (hilly) miles. We stoped a lot, were close to the last ones back but we did the entire ride and had a great time. We just kept repeating it's not a race! I have asthma, and take my inhaler with me if my lung are feeling at all tight. So far so good!

I'm with drplasma64. If you can do a nasty hill with one speed you should have no problem with a road bike and shifting gears is easy to learn. Road bikes just rock! I don't know who made the suggestion to me to just go and "try" a road bike. One trip around the parking lot was all it took to hook me. And padded shorts are a must!

And talk about being non-sporting!? My daughter has always been challenged when it comes to sports and exercise. Her goal, which she met, was to make it through high school without having to take a PE class. As a former high school jock, I cringed at her attitude! She does b*tch and whine alot on longer rides but she does them. So I would say pack along the ol' inhaler, ride as many miles as you can between now and the "ride" and GO FOR IT! BikerHen