AIDS Life Cycle -- first time!

[Trek420]

All the advice you need is here on this site!

This is sooooo true. The support on the ride is incredible, training rides are great and while cyclists in general are a helpful friendly bunch (with few exceptions) ALC riders are the best. This, the cause, their emphasis on safety, and the moto crew has kept be going back but ..... the ALC forum can be:

slow to respond to direct questions
hard to navigate
full of "is there anybody from outer Mongolia doing the ride?" (why not find a local Outer Mongolia ride club and ride with them?)
and sometimes downright catty and or drama filled.

Listen to your ride buddy, go on lots of training rides but for general bike questions before and long after the ride TE should be your board.

Long live TE

[sarahoc]

First of all, I'm thrilled to have found this forum -- I've decided to do the SF to LA AIDS Life Cycle in June. Haven't been on a bike since the 80s (literally) and have been off my workout regimen for a few months. I'm interested in any advice about training, and preparing for the 7-day ride...

Bought a Trek Hybrid (love it!), had the saddle replaced to something a little kinder on the sitbones, have biking shorts and gloves..along with the requisite repair/safety gear. Plan to get a stationary trainer for the rainy weeks that will come in the next coupla months. I live in the wine country of Northern California so I'm fortunate to be in a place that a lot of people need to arrange to come to bike.

Any and all advice welcomed! I've been reading a lot about training and the main message I'm getting is "start slow and don't overdo it" -- good advice cuz I'm excited to get going and need to discipline myself right now -- and then to the opposite later on to make sure I log the miles/hours in the saddle that will be required.

OK..I'm quitting here...thanks in advance for any responses.

Hey!!!

I registered for the AIDS/Lifecycle Ride too. I'm so excited about it. I haven't been on a bike in years either.....yikes.

Thank goodness I found this place.



Rider # 1812

[Trek420]

Welcome to TE and more important thanks for riding. Are we going to have a TE team again?

The 3 (so far) of you will have a great ride I'm sure.