Hello everyone!

I'm new to cycling. I picked up a rather old road bike off of craigslist last week for $20. Once I got it home I realised the brakes didn't work and it didn't have any shifters. I took it to a LBS for a tune up, fix any issues, and add shifters. I just got it back yesterday and while it obviously isn't the best or prettiest thing on the road, it's introducing me to cycling which is exactly what I wanted. The price of repairs was $68, then I had to buy a helmet, gloves, bar tape, a new seat, and some padded shorts. I'd say I'm in at around $147 for everything. If I end up falling in love with cycling (I'm swooning now!) I'll invest in a better bike fitted for me, but at the moment, money is a little tight and this is all I can do.

Anyways, I took a short ride yesterday and today when I hopped on my sit bones hurt really bad. I did almost a 5 mile ride and by the end the pain had somewhat subsided. (I just ordered the bike shorts today as I had wanted to give my seat a try before ordering them. I know just starting out the butt pain is common so I'm not too worried. I was pretty proud of doing almost 5 miles today, it felt great and was really fun. I'm suffering from runners knee at the moment and trying to build strength in my quads. I'll eventually start running again, though not sure when. My doctor says I can now, but I guess I'm a little afraid. So I decided picking up cycling in the mean time would be a good way to stay active and help my knee.

Sorry if I blabbed on too long!