Hello there Band fans....I got banded March 28th-2007.

I told myself....Bycyling would be a very good choice. Fresh air, muscles working for the sake of "Cardio". After one week passed--in April. I purchased three new bikes for me and my two sons. I have defeated many things doing that. No more not riding with my children--we ride as a crew (family). We could not conquer the hill on my street. We used to stop 3 to 4 times before getting to the top ( I did). So now the wheels have turned. My kids ask me---"Daddy can we stop--our legs are burning". Thank God I am doing well now. Now with 21 pounds gone---but just riding bikes. I am ready for the next Journey...The 1st fill--I am looking forward to the next 4 to 6 weeks--maybe 12 or 20 pounds gone...who knows...:faint: this is how I feel on many days after my ride. Today--(8.5 miles) It was walking, riding around the fair in my town--but that is what my speedometer said when it was all over...

Congrats Daddy.

Traci have you tried some new gloves?

I am wearing a new pair of gel gloves this season. I have been wearing them all year and this is the first time I had a problem. The only thing different is my bike?

I am proably going to need to take it to the bike shop and get some advice....I thought maybe moving the seat further away may help...not sure...

How was the ride saturday?

Rock on Whos!!

Congrats.

HP, as for your tingling fingers it could be your reach like you are thinking. Look at how you rest your hands/wrists on your handlebars.

Good luck with that.

The ride was fantastic. What's more funny is that after the ride they served lunch. I got a huge plate of food and BG was like, "You gonna eat all that?" We had a good laugh.

Of course I didn't eat it all but I was hungry. My eyes were bigger than my stomach!

That food was damn delicious too.

Okay I reset my fucking ticker.

Poor Babygrl,

It will come off again, it will.

I'm still in MI, I don't have Zoe tonight so I stayed an extra night. Yippie!!!!

You lucky girl. Did you guys get hit really bad with those storms last night?

The storms were horrible. Seems like the last 3 days every evening storms have been rolling through.

I'm happy to be here. :tongue2:

THe storms and spring rains have been holding me up from ridding. Hope to get started this week if we do not get rain like we have had over the last month.

Chris

J I had my windows open in my house when that sucker hit last night. I of course was not home. It was a wet wet evening in the BG household.

Welcome Chris.

Well, you know we have really dropped off the boards here on talking.

We are not even close to being at the top anymore.

Where is everyone hanging out?

We are hardly on here talking of bikes anymore......???

Just an observation

Looks like everyone is out ridding bikes since it is nice in some areas of the country and do not have enough time in the day to everything. Hard to ride the bike and read the internet at the same time.

Chris

chris61...

defiantly a good observation.....but we have had downpours of rain in my area over the past week and allot of the people in my surrounding towns are dealing with some major flooding. We ride when we can, as we did this weekend, but with the work week we ride as much as we can as well.

I was just making an observation becuase this time last year we were the top thread, and we are not now. Also allot of people offer good advice on here and hadnt seen allot of them on the thread for a long time....just wish they could check in sometimes....thats all

hope you are all having a wonderful day.

chris61..also noticed you are a ham radio operator....

my call sign is kc9asd

There are new ergonomic grips available for bikes that apparently help with hand tingling. Available in high end bike shops for about $50.00. Personally I just accept it as part of the sport and shake out my arm when it starts.

Also, having a bike that fits is very important. The cyclist lingo is the right "geometry". Usually the more expensive the bike the more adjustments optionsand the more possibility of finding the perfect fit.

I actually have three bike I use for different purpose. A $50.00 garage sales bike that was my first and that I use for short rides on rough roads, and mid range hybrid ($450.00) I use to run around town and a touring bike that I use on rides 30 to 60 miles. It was about $1800.00.

My advice is that if you want to continue to challenge yourself and extend your rides beyond your neigborhood, you should find a good bike shop and seek assistance in finding the right bike for you.

Good equipment goes a long way in make the sport enjoyable for aging bodies.

Happy riding...

E