Quote Originally Posted by Kris View Post
Well, I tried that, and it didn't work. I don't have an oh-my-goodness-wonderful bike, but when I got it 5 years ago (when I was 55) I thought it was great, by far the best bike I'd ever had. It did get me exercising, and kept me exercising as my knees got worse, but I didn't lose weight on biking alone. Some do, I'm sure, but they must ride a lot more than I do. I'm working on increasing my mileage, but biking isn't my only interest, and I live where there are winters.
Actually - I was kidding about that. It's just a "good" rationalization for buying a new bike. I get a lot of exercise already, but my eating and beer habits have been so bad for a few years, and then there's the whole getting older so the weight "sticks" more. So I've got about 25-30 lbs to lose as well.

I've been reading reviews of the Trek 7.3 FX WSD, and once in a while I note a "not good off road" in the rating. Anybody have any experience with that at all? Or is it more a "not a mountain bike so it feels different" rating?