Hi all,

Thought I would start a new bicycle thread!!

My and DH went 20 miles today!!! 20 freakin miles....holy smokes....are we ever tired....BUT..the weird thing is....I ate LESS than normal after going this 20 miles...

My name is Deanna, I live in Idaho, am 37 and have a hybrid Raleigh Venture 3.0. Looking at getting a road bike by this time next year....I wanna be a biker bitch!!! Deanna

Dianna

You are so freaking crazy.

20 miles is nothing to sneeze at! I have my daughter this weekend so I'm not doing any major crazy rides.

Well maybe I'll call the neighbor girl to babysit so I can go out tomorrow. It's supposed to be gorgeous.

Okay I'm calling her. I can get in 25 miles..

Oh and by way of introducation to whomever, I've taken to road biking. I've gotten with some local clubs who say they will have me doing my first 50 mile ride before the end of the summer.

I have a 2007 Giant, OCR, Women's specific designed road bike.

I looked at road bikes the other day and now I WANT ONE.....25 miles tomorrow...shit..now I HAVE to go out and do 25 miles...I don't want your ass looking better than mine!!!! LMAO!!!! 50 miles by the end of the summer...that would be sooooooooo awesome!!! I wanna do 50 miles...omg...I think I would die if I did 50 miles...we are planning a 40 mile trip, but are going to work up to it.

Well, the big inspiration is that my girlfriend and I are going on vacation in August and they have a 25 mile one way, rails to trails path on cape cod. We want to ride it. The down side is we will be renting bikes.

She too is biking in bigger chunks like you and me to get ready. When the serious biker folks told me I'd be up to 50 miles in no time, I thought Woo Hoo.

Vacation is August 4th, which is a bit sooner than the end of the summer...so we shall see.

I do have the neighbor girl coming over to babysit so I can go for a 2-3 hour ride today. I've NEVER hired a sitter so I could exercise. That's a crazy new first!

Hi all,

Thought I would start a new bicycle thread!!

My and DH went 20 miles today!!! 20 freakin miles....holy smokes....are we ever tired....BUT..the weird thing is....I ate LESS than normal after going this 20 miles...

My name is Deanna, I live in Idaho, am 37 and have a hybrid Raleigh Venture 3.0. Looking at getting a road bike by this time next year....I wanna be a biker bitch!!! Deanna

I too bought a bike this year and have enjoyed biking. That is until 2 weeks ago, I had an accident and ended up with 16 stitches in my left knee. I was so bummed, I was just starting to enjoy it. I'm not ready to get back on my bike yet. I'm going to start on the treadmill tomorrow at my gym, then I'll "graduate" to the stationary bike and see how it goes from there. I'm looking forward to getting on the open road again. I guess this is just a little bump in the road.

Alynne, I am SOOO sorry about your knee!!! What a bummer!!! That really sucks. You are so upbeat about it though. You didn't break anything did you? Were you racing????LOL....I know I try to race DH sometimes....I am sorry you had that happen, but glad you are not turned off to your bike.

Nothing broken but my budget. Got the bill from my insurance company and after they pay their portion, I owe $670. Ouch! I was not racing, the bike I got @ Wally-World has the shifting mechanism on the handlebar grips, no thumb index shifters. I think that I accidently shifted both handlebars as I was going onto the sidewalk and I biffed it. It happened so fast, I'm not sure what really happened. After the crash, I looked at my bike and the chain was half on and half off of one of the gears. I purposely got that model of bike because it didn't have the thumb index shifters, I thought it would be less likely to break off the shifters. I'm re-thinking this and will have to be careful of this when I get back in the saddle. Thanks for your concern.

Hey I just saw you are in Idaho too!!!! How cool is that? You have done so well with your weight loss....GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you are back in the saddle again soon...

Hey I just saw you are in Idaho too!!!! How cool is that? You have done so well with your weight loss....GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you are back in the saddle again soon...

areellady,

I actually live in Spokane, Washington. I had my surgery in Post Falls, Idaho. Where in southern Idaho do you live? I went to Nursing school in southern Idaho. Did my Clinical in Idaho Falls and Blackfoot.

I am in Pocatello. I am going to school now for medical assisting. Three more semesters left...

I am in Pocatello. I am going to school now for medical assisting. Three more semesters left...

ONLY 3 more semesters left, I'm sure you'll be glad when it's finally over. I wouldn't want to go back to school for anything. I put my time in over 20 years ago and don't think I could "hack it" in school at my age.

Guess what? I got back on my bike for the first time yesterday. I was a little afraid and made sure that I didn't "accidently" shift gears. I also decided to skip the treadmill at the gym and went right for the elliptical and did 1/2 a mile. Had to lower my weights a little on the lower body, but I felt real good. I'm going to go for a ride this evening after it cools down a little. I'm bound and determined to lose these last 40 or 50 pounds this year!

well, I got my new bike today!!! I ended up with a Schwinn Hybrid bike. It was at a reasonable price, and allot better to ride than my single speed old fashioned brakes in my comfort bike. I am so excited. My husband is going to see how much I like mine, and maybe get him one as well. We are doing so much more than we ever did, and we are having a good time. It is un-real that loosing weight and exercising could be so uplifting.

Thanks everyone for the support in choosing a bike......

I know at 37 it is a challenge but I have a 3.9 GPA...which when I was 19 and going to college I would of NEVER got and didn't. So, I am much more focused and loving it actually. I love the career choice and love the idea

ooopppssss...hit post too soon

I love the idea of being going next semester over 50 pounds lighter!!!! It is going to be great!!!

Deanna,

You should be so proud of yourself for getting a 3.9 GPA. That's excellent. The only time I got that high of a GPA was during summer semester with only 1 or 2 classes. Not that I didn't get at least a 3.0 GPA throughout Nursing School, of course I was much younger.

YAY! A thread on biking!

I splurged and just bought a Specialized Ruby Comp (full carbon Fiber road bike) and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I really hadn't planned to spend that much on a bike, but I figured I wanted one that would last 5+ years, and just enjoyed the fit (and look!) of this one. Oh well, you only live once, right?

I had a Polar bike computer installed yesterday but unfortunately even though I spent hours trying to get the dang thing to work, I'll likely have to take it back in today (got everything other than the heart rate monitor to work, but that's one of the reasons I bought the thing!).

Went a touch over 10 miles last night averaging well over 12mph - I'm hoping to go again tonight after my Personal Trainer kicks my butt and I get the bike computer fixed.

I had started trying to run a few weeks ago (doing intervals of running with walking, working up to more run than walk!) - but I enjoy the biking SO much more!!!