Originally Posted by
lphilpot
...for
seriously outta shape 50+ guys who ride cushy comfort (Grandpa?
) bikes and still wheeze and puff their way through a (very) few miles?
Man... it's gonna be a long trip back from when I was in decent shape! No, wait... I've
never been in truly decent shape. Ever. Never.
It's not that I'm grossly overweight, per se, (being 6' 1"+ has its mathmatical advantages). I just have about zero cardiopulmonary endurance. Not that my legs are stellar, but my lungs give out first. Today, over a seriously embarassing few miles (< 10, far less) I managed to get my pulse rate pretty high and completely winded. A few minutes rest and I was OK, but I guess a few decades of virtual neglect aren't going to go quietly into the night...
There are a lotta bikes to choose from just don't forget the Father of all bicycles sold today the "Cruiser" of yesterday. The Cruiser can honestly lay claim to fathering BMX, Dirt, as well as every variety of bike sold today that is not a true road bike.
I ride Cruisers because they are fun, reliable, able to handle heavy loads & don't cost an arm and a leg to buy. A person just getting back into cycling could do much worse than to buy a Crusier with 3 speeds to ride for fun and pure utility while they tone up and learn the in's & outs of cycling today.
Grand old Cruisers to see......
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