Originally Posted by
Old Dutchman
But don't you wonder if those results would have been different if they had bought a GOOD bike? My overweight dad bought a huffy 20 years ago, planning to ride and get back in shape. It got parked, now it's sitting in my basement. And dad is sitting on his couch. Last year overweight me bought a Fuji Absolute, fell in love with riding, and put 1800 miles on it.
Like the poet said, “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
This actually resonates with me perfectly.
That, and I also figured out how to fix most of my bike problems save for Wheel building.