i recently gave up cycling and just went to the mother of all engines. the legs and began walking to and from work. i kinda enjoy it better cause i dont have to worry about headlights at night.

Walking is good for the bones. I haven't given up cycling or anything, but I've been walking about 15 km a week since September, and this month it will be more. Last week, I did 22.5 km.

Maybe you could post this at walkingforum.net.

Why? Walking is an important part of cycling ... especially long distance cycling.

I walk my greyhounds about 3-4 miles a day. Love the doggies, but riding's more fun. A pair of $15.00 hiking boots last me less than 6 months.

Bike stuff is more fun to shop for than boots.

If you get boots for $15 I'm surprised you get 6 weeks, let alone 6 months, usage out of them.

If I walked to work it would take about 3 hours each way. I enjoy walking, but that's a bit much for me.

i walk all day at work, and untill i can glide and coast downhills in my nikes, i will prefer cycling. and when i cannot cycle, i break out the inlines. now if its going for walks and hiking in the woods, then it can almost be as fun as mountain biking.

r u kidding me ? I do every possible thing I can, to avoid walking and stairs

No, I'm not kidding. Long distance cyclists have a greater risk of weak and brittle bones, and osteoporosis than couch potatoes do. (Look up osteoporosis & cyclists) Therefore it is a good idea to incorporate weight bearing exercises into daily lives.

I walk somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 km a year, take the stairs whenever possible, and weighlift occasionally.

Walking, and especially walking through snow, helps develop the calf muscles better than cycling does. And walking while carrying a heavy backpack helps develop the core muscles.

I have to second Machka.

I've been doing 3-5k (miles)/year on the bike for several years.

Last year, some friends came to NYC for the first time.

We gave them the 3-day downtown/midtown/uptown tour, walking all day.

A whole different group of leg muscles were absolutely aching for days after.

Conclusion: good core lower-body strength requires low-impact, load-bearing exercise (i.e., walking/swimming) in addition to cycling.

Have been trying to walk 30-60 minutes/day since, in addition to on-the-bike training.

Walking and running burn the same calories per mile, so it seems like a good low cost way to get exercise

If need to go a mile or so, I walk; if I need to go further, I take the bike

I love hiking up and down hills, it's great exercise, but walking just on the flats IMO is a waste of time (unless there's cute girls around to check out). Every time I'm stuck walking without a bike I'm constantly nagging myself "why didn't you bring your F'n bike?"
What's the big deal about getting a quick-release headlamp and taillight? And stashing them in a jacket pocket?
About Machka's comment, I think weight training is way better for bone density than walking.

And riding a bike burns maybe a third or a fourth as much. but you're going faster, so the calories/hour comes out about the same.

i Fing hate walking.. could be that my foot is all messed up from a failed reconstructive surgery, but it's also slow. You have to have a lot of patience to be walking around, you can there there like 30x faster when you bike.

wearing cheap shoes/ boots a really mess up your feet even if you don't walk much !!!! Except when biking I wear some kina boots all the time Georgia Boot company or Irish setters or for slop and snow in winter I wear Herman suvivors the first 2 brands are in the $125.00 to $175.00 a pair range the Hermans are only $ 44.00 at Walmart but there made really really well IMO as good as they were 30 yrs ago ! A good pair of oil tanned boots with hard wear last me over 10 yrs .longer if I have them resoled . So if you are going to walk wear the best most comfortable shoes you can find and afford! It a pay off IMHO . Foot Dr bills from lousy shoes a kill u .

Walking is just fine but giving up cycling? That is just crazy talk!

Guess you are going to have to change your screen name to mrwalk27.

Actually walking got me back into biking again, courtesy of plantar fasciitis.

Last april I started walking as a form of exercise. By the end of summer I
was going 28-40 miles per week. ( I had been a 5k jogger for a number
of years...but my 70 year old body cannot not handle running any more.)

In early October my heel started hurting and by Oct 12 I had to quit
walking due to pain.

Desperate to do something I bought a Specialized Sequoia Comp in early Nov.

I can bike without heel pain which is good but I still have a problem
with the heel so I guess I am going to have to visit an orthopedic
doctor soon....

Sigh, getting old is hell...

Jerry

You're not truly a walker though until you put the earphones in and wander aimlessly on the MUP totally unaware of your surroundings

Why not walk and ride? Why do you have to give up riding? The single reason you mentioned is night riding. What happens during the day time?

Nothin' wrong with a good walk! I do it on my days off from riding because of the bone density thing (could never spell osteoporosis) and I can do it with my wife (she doesn't like to ride).

You would also have to walk your dog without a leash on the wrong side of the trail.

buy a pair of steel capped work boots for 100$ and they last forever.

Me thinks that you should still worry about being lit up when you walk. Can't tell you how many peds I've almost nailed (on my bike!) at night, at dusk, at dawn because I can't see 'em.