Hello everyone,

Im 35yrs old and not had a bike since I was about 12 years old.

Im a very large lady and have recently started to diet. I also wanted to up my fitness. I hate gyms. So myself and my husband at the weekend bought 2nd hand mountain bikes. We didnt want to spend much in case we dont enjoy it. I know lots of people on here will have expensive bikes so please dont judge.

We will be mainly riding 50% on the road and 50% on wooded areas.
I bought a Carrera Vengeance mountain bike which is in excellent condition as the previous owner only rode it about 10 miles. I got it for £80. It retails as new for about £320.

Ive been on it twice, very short rides because im so overweight and so unfit so I want to do things slowly. At the moment I can only ride on flat paths because Im too unfit to ride up even the smallest of slopes, will that get better in time?

Also I feel like the bones that run at each side of my lady bits between my lady bits ro my bum are KILLING me! They feel soooo bruised. Are they called sit bones? The bike has the seat which comes as standard, maybe I need a new one?

Thank you so much for reading my post. So glad I found a ladies forum!
I look forward to hearing back from you.

Here is my bike




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Danielle