Bicycling After 25 Year of not Riding

[Hoji]

Bought a road/mountain hybrid bike on Friday. Bought it new( one year free tune ups from Galaxy Bicycles in San Marcos, Texas) Giant “Roam” XL frame.
My goal was to do 75+ miles a week.
I’ll get there, but not this week, lol.

Have to take it in for new bike tune up next week and I was hoping to get a bunch of miles on it to break some stuff in. Total miles since Friday afternoon, 15, ha.
I’ll get there. Just won’t be as quick as I thought.

 

[deemus]

Started riding again last week. Made it a mile before I was gassed.

 

[Hoji]

Started riding again last week. Made it a mile before I was gassed.

3 on Friday and 6 on Saturday and Sunday. Going for 7 tomorrow

 

[Dad_Roman]

200.1 miles. Hou-Aus-Hou 2 days #1 in the world that week.

 

[Hoji]

200.1 miles. Hou-Aus-Hou 2 days #1 in the world that week.

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You? Wow!!

 

[ZX9RCAM]

You? Wow!!

That's his son, I believe.

 

[Dad_Roman]

You? Wow!!

Yea...thats @Dead Roman

He was really serious about that shit for a while. Even took him to Indianapolis Raceway for the Race-to-Replace. (Lance Armstrong)

 

[Hoji]

That's his son, I believe.

Very cool. I will NOT even be attempting that ride.

I will be pretty happy if I can get up to 20 miles a day. Add that every other day to my current health routine and I will be happy with it. There is a paved 8 mile hike/bike trail near Bergstrom Airport I am going to check out this week

 

[Dead Roman]

200.1 miles. Hou-Aus-Hou 2 days #1 in the world that week.

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That was one day. 366 miles over 2 days.

 

[Dead Roman]

Very cool. I will NOT even be attempting that ride

You could do it with the proper conditioning. It was more a test of your ability to endure suffering than anything.

 

[Hoji]

You could do it with the proper conditioning. It was more a test of your ability to endure suffering than anything.

Up to 900 ab crunches before I have my second cup of coffee every day. That is enough suffering for this old guy, lol

 

[Dad_Roman]

That was one day. 366 miles over 2 days.

Oh shit...thats right. I forgot about that!

(Should know...followed them all the way)

 

[Dad_Roman]

Up to 900 ab crunches before I have my second cup of coffee every day. That is enough suffering for this old guy, lol

Damn site better than I. Gettin to where its all I can do just to go to work every day.

 

[Dead Roman]

How old are you, and what ate your current physical stats?

 

[rotor]

Wichita Falls does the Hotter Than Hell every summer. 100 miles in the heat. I love bikes but at my age a fall would probably kill me. Hope they hold the race this summer. Be careful!

 

[Hoji]

How old are you, and what ate your current physical stats?

53
6’4”
220 lbs
( yeah all, I know it is 25lbs up from my lowest weight in my weight loss thread. I had been maintaining 215 for about a year, I like that weight, then went to Boston for six months and swelled up like a balloon.)

 

[Hoji]

I went from 337lbs down to 195 a few years ago. All diet and exercise. Deliberately gained up to 215 because I am stronger at that weight and feel better.

 

[txinvestigator]

Very cool. I will NOT even be attempting that ride.

I will be pretty happy if I can get up to 20 miles a day. Add that every other day to my current health routine and I will be happy with it. There is a paved 8 mile hike/bike trail near Bergstrom Airport I am going to check out this week

When I was running a lot a couple of years ago I added a bicycle to ride on my weekends. My legs held out much better than my ass. I ended up with both a Gel seat and Gel riding shorts and pants

 

[baboon]

When I was riding I would do 20 miles after work along the bayou. I did some night riding in the summer because of the heat. Herman park @ night was homeless zombies acting like Yogi & BuBu bears hitting thetrash cans. I rode in traffic to get to the trails & that was why I gave up riding. Cars in the medical center really never see bicycles.

 

[Hoji]

Gotta say, I love the disc brakes. I am not even sure that was really an option in 1994 when I bought my last bike.