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09-17-07, 06:43 PM
I am having so much fun. I just starting riding again; although I was never much of a bike rider before. I used my bike to roadwork my dogs, and had a cheap bike I used a couple of years ago. The logistics of hauling my bike on the back of the vehicle, and unloading dogs from crates in the back of the vehicle, made me decide to get a folding bike.
I rewarded myself (since I'd lost 23 lbs in two months) by buying last year's model of downtube folding bikes. so far, although I've put the bracket for the springer attachment on the seatpost, I haven't roadworked any dogs yet. I'm still getting the feel for biking again. So what I've been doing is leaving the bike in the back of my car, and biking for about 20-30 minutes at lunchtime every day. The weather has been great, and it's soooo nice to get outside and do some activity over lunch. I don't know if any of you remember when riding a couple of miles was hard, but that's where I'm at. It's a hilly couple of miles, but I have been doing it, and hopefully it'll get easier. When I'm done, I don't want to stop- as I load my bike back into my car, I feel like getting it back out and taking off in the other direction. I am not comfortable riding the roads with traffic yet, so that's the only not-so-fun part. There isn't a lot of traffic, but I still freeze up a bit when they go by me. I need to put a mirror on so I can see them without turning my head.
When I get back, I feel great for the rest of the afternoon. I still do my elliptical at night, but really look forward to lunchtime now!
vickie
I rewarded myself (since I'd lost 23 lbs in two months) by buying last year's model of downtube folding bikes. so far, although I've put the bracket for the springer attachment on the seatpost, I haven't roadworked any dogs yet. I'm still getting the feel for biking again. So what I've been doing is leaving the bike in the back of my car, and biking for about 20-30 minutes at lunchtime every day. The weather has been great, and it's soooo nice to get outside and do some activity over lunch. I don't know if any of you remember when riding a couple of miles was hard, but that's where I'm at. It's a hilly couple of miles, but I have been doing it, and hopefully it'll get easier. When I'm done, I don't want to stop- as I load my bike back into my car, I feel like getting it back out and taking off in the other direction. I am not comfortable riding the roads with traffic yet, so that's the only not-so-fun part. There isn't a lot of traffic, but I still freeze up a bit when they go by me. I need to put a mirror on so I can see them without turning my head.
When I get back, I feel great for the rest of the afternoon. I still do my elliptical at night, but really look forward to lunchtime now!
vickie