I always loved going for long bike rides. Then I got a mountain bike as a birthday present. It was the best bike I'd had so far in my life! I loved it and it's great for a city which is prone to bad roads. I really marveled at the roadies in those thin wheels, and thought, yeah right! But I also realized I wanted to go faster and get more distance.And of course, you realize those skinny tires are a lot tougher than they look and of course, you can go a lot farther and faster.

Now I have a road bike and have since gotten a cross bike. And I still have the Rockhopper. It pays to have a couple of early season bikes.

Incidentally, I know of a few people who've turned to cycling as part of a training regimen to bring type 2 diabetes under control. And yep it works- they got off meds and lost weight. And it doesn't hurt your joints like running!