Until I discovered that over the winter, my tires had lost air.

It makes a HUGE difference when your tires that should hold 50-60 psi....have about 20 pounds in them.

Lesson Learned!

Was so glad to try it again after I aired the tires up....was the first time I'd gone for a ride since last fall, and it felt dishearteningly awful with the squishy tires.

With proper air....i'm flying again:) Felt wonderful to go a couple of miles and back. Really enjoying riding my bike again!

Hey, and thanks for your post! You just triggered me to think about buying a bike with your comment about your knees. When I work out legs & butt I can hear my knees crunching. Even though it doesn't hurt now, I'm betting it will one day soon.

Great to finally be getting some biking weather. Lucky you didn’t crash with the low tires. I found out the hard way that when tires get below a certain pressure its impossible to ride (got a flat and ended up face planting into a busy intersection!).

Biking’s great for burning huge amounts of calories because you can do it for hours and maintain a steady rhythm.