I am 43, loved to ride bikes as a kid and would ride off and on...very short trips...a few blocks on a 20 year old beach cruiser.....do you know how heavy those things are? OMG, so i got a newer beach cruiser and would tak my son, much easier then i started having trouble with blowouts when anyone rode it...cheap crappy tubes and tires!....the whole bike ending up being junk...never went back to that bike store again...two years later they were out of business, guess i wasnt the only unsatisfied person.
Anyway, i decided that i would like a new bike for my anniversary, i had never ridden a bike with gears, except for a 10 speed from the 70's that we ripped the gears just riding round the block....i was clueless and it didnt seem fun....anyway, i talked to the bike shop that i had trusted for years but didnt live near it any more and got a new 21 speed, HOLY MOLY, had i known what a difference and pleasure that it made riding that bike, i dont think i would be this heavy, 226 and 5'7". I have tried swimming, jogging adn walking...each to a small success but i dont have the knees for jogging or long distance walking and swimming just isnt available in my town without heafty fees to use an indoor pool and long commute...isnt worth it even though it is my fav. Well, I did weigh more when i started, then got sick and was off the bike for 3 months and have gained a little back but I am ready to ride like the wind now! Best of luck to you.
Can anyone suggest a great forum to find a female riding partner? I am in a small town outside of Jacksonville Florida and just havent seen anyone from there and as many bike riders as we have I am sure I am just missing something.
Theresa