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07-23-03, 04:13 PM
Havent ridden seriously in about 10 years, have had a schwinn homegrown full suspension hanging in the garage for quite some time now. After watching 3 guys at work all take the plunge and buy 2 trek 5200's and a litespeed blue ridge I just couldn't take it anymore and grabbed a 2001 Lemond Zurich used off of roadbike review. I have always followed bikes and built a few mountain bikes in the early 90's and always thought road bikes were cool but never got one.
My endurance and technique are absolutely pathetic I am sure, but at least I have finally decided to endure the pain of getting back into shape after being out of the Marines for 3 years now and doing nothing but sit on the couch. I have gone on 3 rides so far and have picked out a nice 8 mile loop to ride at work that is full of nice big hills (worked me really hard the 2 times I have ridden it so far) I will start extending the ride every 2 weeks until I finally get my wind back. Anyone suggest any good websites that talk about riding technique and training? I have seen people talking about the Lemond and Armstrong books but I want something I can peek at while at work during my fretime. (can't bust out a book at work, but I can sneak away to websites all day long :D )
My endurance and technique are absolutely pathetic I am sure, but at least I have finally decided to endure the pain of getting back into shape after being out of the Marines for 3 years now and doing nothing but sit on the couch. I have gone on 3 rides so far and have picked out a nice 8 mile loop to ride at work that is full of nice big hills (worked me really hard the 2 times I have ridden it so far) I will start extending the ride every 2 weeks until I finally get my wind back. Anyone suggest any good websites that talk about riding technique and training? I have seen people talking about the Lemond and Armstrong books but I want something I can peek at while at work during my fretime. (can't bust out a book at work, but I can sneak away to websites all day long :D )