If you are nervous about wearing spandex, you can always get a pair of mountain bike shorts. They have the spandex underneath.

Heee,heeee
I made walnut brownies last night, speaking of just desserts.
Will have to bike extra

I have some knee length denim pants I got last year when Old Navy had a sale and I never wore them, so I will start with those.
Will go shopping for bootie pants soon. Am taking off another couple weeks before I even think about getting another gig, so I got to stop buying bikes and accessories for right now.

After asking about Pcad a few posts back, something itched my memory, look who posted near the beginning of this thread!

My wife has a pair of "capri" style pants she got from Land's End that she uses when we are going out for a causal ride and don't expect to sweat a lot. They may be what you are looking for.

It doesn't matter what you wear on a bike but it must be sensible.

This is why Bibs are so popular with the blokes--



They don't slip down below the waist very easily

I was right to show caution. I dint know there wuz bike cults here. They might have spirited me off and in a few weeks I'd be talking words like carbon and peloton.


https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...e-Cult-of-PCAD

I know, this post is late. But, which character would you choose?

You're not really in trouble until you start using 'acro-speak': ATL, CTL, TSB, LT, FTP, etc., etc.

I went over to that thread and sent a message to one of the guys, I meant it to be funny, and a way to get welcomed into the thread, but I think it ended up not being that way. I'm not feeling very awesome, I think it is important to be careful of people's feelings He's a nice guy too.

Thanks big john for solving a mystery for me - the exact age of the Cannondale SM 800 hardtail mountain bike I bought from a thrift store for $20 a couple years ago. The vintage Cannondale website offered the answer. It was June 1991.

Gee, Lucille, I haven't seen a posting generate this much energy in a long time. If you want a good site where you can learn basic bike maintenance, google on the name Sheldon Brown. Sheldon was a master mechanic and a rather eccentric looking fellow. He had a comprehensive list of common problems and how to fix them. His information was posted on the Harris Cyclery website and they kept it up after he died. One other thing. If you do have the seat down all the way but still find the handlebars too low or hard to reach, there is a fix called a handlebar riser. The one I used on my Balance MTB is made by Delta, sold on the Performance Bicycle website, and if my dim memory recalls, cost me about $15. It is great to reduce how far over one has to bend to reach the bars. Worked great for me. It is really important go get your seat height properly set. It makes a GREAT deal of difference in how much energy you must expend to ride.

I have to thank everyone here for that. Without their energy and participation, it would be hard to persevere in the face of my older muscles complaining that I was slave driving them.



I also learned an important lesson, which maybe I knew but sorta forgot: I'm not other people, I'm me. I think I was trying to sell myself on the idea of being something I'm not because there are so many extremely physically awesome people here with so much knowledge.



I'm awesome for taking the time to struggle through putting on a bike chain. There's plenty of stuff I can learn. But it is OK for me to look and admire people here for what they have accomplished without trying to be just like them. It's OK being me. I like being me, and as I learn, fall down, and learn some more, I hope y'all do too.



Thank you Vegas. The seat is raised now on The Lemon, but I'm actually using the Ig for my very short rides. And my stationary bike, because I can hop on it for a few minutes between other things. I am in not very good physical condition now, but each day that changes.

I thought there was some "deception and guile" it that, too! At least that's stood me well!

They'll solve the cuff problem, but there's no blue jean that works for me on more than a few mile bike ride. It's the placement and thickness of the seams, especially the ones you sit right on ... I'll leave the rest to the imagination.

Lucille,
Here is a link to Sheldon Brown's site:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/home.html

Great idea to recommend the late Sheldon's site guy.

Bill

Thank you