mountain bike

100 miles on road, about 60 off road...

not a world record feat...

and you?

i was just thinking about it since i live a very senentary lifestyle.i've never done it before.im still thinking about it.🙂

sleepingbeauty1 said:

i was just thinking about it since i live a very senentary lifestyle.i've never done it before.im still thinking about it.🙂

give it a go. its great fun.

David - stuck at home working when it is lovely outside.

i need to lose the weight first.

sleepingbeauty1 said:

i need to lose the weight first.

why do you? riding will help lots.

i know riding helps alot,but right now i need a way to get me a bike.i might start off riding around my town.just to get used to it and not being out of the house for so long.im addicted to the comptuer.i don't even know if i know how to ride a bike anymore.since im so thick im might start off for 15 min.and work my way up.

sleepingbeauty1 said:

i know riding helps alot,but right now i need a way to get me a bike.i might start off riding around my town.just to get used to it and not being out of the house for so long.im addicted to the comptuer.i don't even know if i know how to ride a bike anymore.since im so thick im might start off for 15 min.and work my way up.

Are you for real or not? You are either a hoax, or you are a very depressed person. if the latter then get on your bike and ride, it doesnt matter whether it is 1 mile, 100metres or 100miles. Enjoy life.

i have a hard time doing that sometimes.enjoying life.i live a very sendentary lifestyle.i have no friends.right now i want to play tennis too.i guess you can say i was a little withdrawn,but now im starting to get out more and have hope.like i said,i want to take one step at a time.for living with my parents for so long.i don't have my license and car because 0f my epilepsy.im doing better now though.like i said im getting out the house more often.or fixing to start to.things are looking up.i just have to take one step at a time.

sleepingbeauty1 said:

i have a hard time doing that sometimes.enjoying life.i live a very sendentary lifestyle.i have no friends.right now i want to play tennis too.i guess you can say i was a little withdrawn,but now im starting to get out more and have hope.like i said,i want to take one step at a time.for living with my parents for so long.i don't have my license and car because 0f my epilepsy.im doing better now though.like i said im getting out the house more often.or fixing to start to.things are looking up.i just have to take one step at a time.

switch off the computer, go down to your local bike store, ask advice and buy a bike.

there is NO other way to start bike riding. You need motivation.

if you need friends, join a bike club.

i have no motivation.i live in a small town.and i don't see anybody that wants to be friends with me. i almost made another friend.i think.at piggly wiggly,but i lost it.i have a problem keeping friends.im reading a book for that.im going to try and go to walmart friday and buy me a bike,but my parents like to procrastinate when it comes to me and my needs.

sleepingbeauty1 said:

im going to try and go to walmart ..

you've broken the first rule of mountain biking....

"Chapter 1. Page 1.

Rule No 1. never buy a bike from Walmart"

i fear you are beyond help...

good luck at the bike shop.

im self -employed right now.and when i do get a job i aint goin to be making much more.i have an online store.im a fool.

does it have to be a road bike or a mountain bike?can it be a crusier bike.🙂

MountainPro said:

you've broken the first rule of mountain biking....

"Chapter 1. Page 1.

Rule No 1. never buy a bike from Walmart or Halfords"

i fear you are beyond help...

good luck at the bike shop.

Corrected 😉 and yes I concur fully.

davebee said:

Corrected 😉 and yes I concur fully.

oh yes, halfords...not good.

you know in the UK, Walmart owns Asda. Would you buy a bike from Asda?

sleepingbeauty1 said:

does it have to be a road bike or a mountain bike?can it be a crusier bike.🙂

it has to be a mountian bike, the other two are sticktly forbidden from being discussed in this forum.

whats your online shop btw? i run one too.

MountainPro said:

it has to be a mountian bike, the other two are sticktly forbidden from being discussed in this forum.

whats your online shop btw? i run one too.

What's the shop you run?

In response to your earlier post, (and just to be awkward!) I WOULD be tempted to buy a bike from Asda, just so that I could bounce along on a 160mm travel front and rear for £100 just like all the chavs and revel in the chavishness. I doubt that I would gain street respect from riding one of those in my lycra though! But no apart from that, I would never EVER buy a bike from Asda. That said I probably wouldn't buy one from a LBS except to give them the business as I do all my own maintenance and enjoy building it up from scratch. I can't help being awkward, I am at work!!!

Whatever bike it is, JUST DO IT. I commuted eleven miles one way, every day, last summer on a Meijer $89 cruiser.

One problem with cruisers though is their one speed is too high. The currently accepted practice is to "spin", or pedal quickly with not a lot of force on the pedals. Much less muscle strain, burns a lot more energy, but you need to be able to downshift to do it. Go MTB or hybrid.

Some MTBs and especially hybrids have a high stem (handlebar clamp) which lets you sit up just like a cruiser. If you get a standard MTB you will get sore arms, back and shoulders due to the fact that you're bearing a lot of weight on your arms.

I fix my own stuff. IMHO department store bikes are good enough for casual street/trail riding, but Wal-Mart won't repair or tune up your bike.

PS. Exercise CREATES motivation.

I want to add that I agree with rule number one.

1. I know how to fix my own bikes (and I had to fix the Meijer cruiser a few times). I devour books on the subject.

2. I picked the simplest bike they had, less stuff to go wrong. I was strapped for cash.

3. Cheap low-end mtb's have a weak rear axle design.

4. The LBS will get you a bike that fits and will explain what you need.

P.S. Meijer = like a Wal-Mart with full-on grocery section, Midwestern U.S.