Cycling

[Dave D]

Seriously laughing out loud here, had to call my girlfriend over to see this 

Seriously laughing out loud here!

 LOL someone here having a girlfriend……where do you guys come up with this stuff?

[oldtimer1]

I had a Rans recumbent.  The good is it's incredibly comfortable. Depending on how they are designed they could be fast or a dog.  What's dangerous is how low you are to the ground. Cars don't see you well.  Also there's the dork factor. I was always self conscious riding it.

I had two quality road bikes. In the end I never really enjoyed the ride because of the extreme riding position.  Ass up with head down with your neck cranked back should be reserved for whores and not a guy on a bike. A couple hours in that riding position I was miserable.

Mountain biking in the woods was a thing with me for awhile. It was a lot of fun but those really into it have a little Evel Knivel in them on the fast down hills. I just want an enjoyable workout and not a broken neck.

The last bike I bought and it might be my favorite was an expensive Cannondale Hybrid.  Upright riding position catching the wind slowing me down but it's a comfortable ride. It's good in the street and off road.  The thing is if you ride with guys that use road bikes you will never be able to keep up with them on these fat tire bikes. My personal thing is that I ride alone. If the bike is slow it doesn't matter. I'm getting the same workout pumping the pedals.

The biggest ride I had was in Iowa. My brother was a big bike enthusiast. He wanted to ride in this tour that had about 10K bikers in it. It was from the west of Iowa to the east approximately 100 miles a day in 90 degree summer heat. At night we camped in a tent that was about 180 degrees inside. He told me it's a tour and the pace wouldn't be too fast.  Bull shit. These guys hammered it every single day.  After 5 days and 500 miles covered I had trouble sitting down after being on that little racing seat. A few years later I sold all my road bikes.

Riding a bike is a great compliment to lifting. Your legs get pumped up and it's fun going outside out of the gym. The only thing is it takes time if you do any kind of distance. Both my brother and I are doing a lot more running. In a half an hour of running you can cover a lot of ground getting a quick cardio workout. My brother is 77 and he loves his age group bracket in 5k's, lol. It's a lonely age group bracket.

[bhank]

I had a Rans recumbent.  The good is it's incredibly comfortable. Depending on how they are designed they could be fast or a dog.  What's dangerous is how low you are to the ground. Cars don't see you well.  Also there's the dork factor. I was always self conscious riding it.

I had two quality road bikes. In the end I never really enjoyed the ride because of the extreme riding position.  Ass up with head down with your neck cranked back should be reserved for whores and not a guy on a bike. A couple hours in that riding position I was miserable.

Mountain biking in the woods was a thing with me for awhile. It was a lot of fun but those really into it have a little Evel Knivel in them on the fast down hills. I just want an enjoyable workout and not a broken neck.

The last bike I bought and it might be my favorite was an expensive Cannondale Hybrid.  Upright riding position catching the wind but it's a comfortable ride. It's good in the street and off road.  The thing is if you ride with guys that use road bikes you will never be able to keep up with them on these fat tire bikes. My personal thing is that I ride alone. If the bike is slow it doesn't matter. I'm getting the same workout pumping the pedals.

The biggest ride I had was in Iowa. My brother was a big bike enthusiast. He wanted to ride in this tour that had about 10K bikers in it. It was from the west of Iowa to the east approximately 100 miles a day in 90 degree summer heat. At night we camped in a tent that was about 180 degrees inside. He told me it's tour and the pace wouldn't be too fast.  Bull shit. These guys hammered it every single day.  After 5 days and 500 miles covered I had trouble sitting down after being on that little racing seat. A few years later I sold all my road bikes.

Riding a bike is a great compliment to lifting. Your legs get pumped up and it's fun going outside out of the gym. The only thing is it takes time if you do any kind of distance. Both my brother and I are doing a lot more running. In a half an hour of running you can cover a lot of ground getting a quick cardio workout. My brother is 77 and he loves his age group bracket in 5k's, lol. It's a lonely age group bracket.

Yeah I was looking at Rans as well

[Lartinos]

I find the recombinant bike to put the least amount of wear and tear while still being effective cardio.

Easy to use my phone if needed as while I ride too.

[IroNat]

Not judging at all - I get it.

But yeah, I could refurb about 20 bikes a year from what I see at the recycling place.

Most people don't want old bikes.  The new ones are so technologically advanced.

But for just riding around town you don't need a $2,000 bike.  At least I don't.

You were wondering about getting a road bike or mountain bike?

I have a road bike but don't use it.  Just too uncomfortable so I use the junker which is an early mountain/hybrid type bike.

If I had to get somewhere fast then the road bike would be better.

I average around 10 miles an hour when I ride.

[Grape Ape]

Most people don't want old bikes.  The new ones are so technologically advanced.

But for just riding around town you don't need a $2,000 bike.  At least I don't.

You were wondering about getting a road bike or mountain bike?

I have a road bike but don't use it.  Just too uncomfortable so I use the junker which is an early mountain/hybrid type bike.

If I had to get somewhere fast then the road bike would be better.

I average around 10 miles an hour when I ride.

I've borrowed a road bike and it was decent, but traffic, potholes and shit, plus the seat oldtimer so eloquently described, are all off putting to me.

I have a state park 2 miles down the road that actually has sponsored bike trails, so if I go the bike route, it will be for that stuff.

[oldtimer1]

Most people don't want old bikes.  The new ones are so technologically advanced.

But for just riding around town you don't need a $2,000 bike.  At least I don't.

You were wondering about getting a road bike or mountain bike?

I have a road bike but don't use it.  Just too uncomfortable so I use the junker which is an early mountain/hybrid type bike.

If I had to get somewhere fast then the road bike would be better.

I average around 10 miles an hour when I ride.

My brother in law is loaded and he has the same Schwinn road bike from 50 years ago till now. He said it works fine and he's right. 

[Hulkotron]

[njflex]

nice mountain peaks..

[Skeletor]

Thank you for ungaying the thread.

[Raymondo]

its excactly what he wants, heap more ridicule on him so we forget about his pathetic weaseling out of a boxing match with Josh.

Just look the other way and follow the next 3 months of shit show and bullshit fro the worst kunt this board has ever known
Hes surpassed Pillowtalk by now.

Christ, you were around for pillowtalk? I thought you joined a couple of years later.

That was one vile cunt. The lowest of the low, I hope he is fucking dead.

[joswift]

Christ, you were around for pillowtalk? I thought you joined a couple of years later.

That was one vile cunt. The lowest of the low, I hope he is fucking dead.

he had gone by the time I got here but the reverberations still echoed around the place.

[CalvinH]

Christ, you were around for pillowtalk? I thought you joined a couple of years later.

That was one vile cunt. The lowest of the low, I hope he is fucking dead.

You can add moosejay to that list.

[illuminati]

Lovely 😊 👊🏻

[IroNat]

My brother in law is loaded and he has the same Schwinn road bike from 50 years ago till now. He said it works fine and he's right. 

Those Schwinns were really good bikes.  Made in USA then.  Top quality.  Only available at Schwinn authorized bike shops.

Now Schwinns are made in China and sold at Walmart.  They sold the name off years ago.  Couldn't compete with Chinese labor.  Sad.

My road bike is a early 1980s Nishiki made in Japan.  I bought it new.  It's still in great condition.

Like you I find the riding position and seat uncomfortable. 

[wes]

I have a light aluminum bike with tubeless tires an old training partner gave me.........I`d go from Western Mass to deep into Connecticut all the time.

If you got a flat you were fucked....Fix A Flat was my friend.

IMO opinion.a treadmill or stair stepper is a better option cuz you are not sitting....you are "propelling yourself through space" so to speak......stair stepper is brutal.

Me and this chick I trained with who was a fucking animal and drop dead gorgeous, used to run the stadium stairs at St. Lawrence University then we`d sometimes do sprints.....sprints got my legs more sore than heavy Squats or Leg Press.

Airdynes/Assault bikes are the shit also....got an old one out in my shed all seized up and shit.

[wes]

Those Schwinns were really good bikes.  Made in USA then.  Top quality.  Only available at Schwinn authorized bike shops.

Now Schwinns are made in China and sold at Walmart.  They sold the name off years ago.  Couldn't compete with Chinese labor.  Sad.

My road bike is a early 1980s Nishiki made in Japan.  I bought it new.  It's still in great condition.

Like you I find the riding position and seat uncomfortable. 

Schwinn's were awesome.

[JustPlaneJane]

Thank you for ungaying the thread.

I think I just figured out why I have to wear a life jacket when we go boating.

[Hulkotron]

I have a light aluminum bike with tubeless tires an old training partner gave me.........I`d go from Western Mass to deep into Connecticut all the time.

If you got a flat you were fucked....Fix A Flat was my friend.

IMO opinion.a treadmill or stair stepper is a better option cuz you are not sitting....you are "propelling yourself through space" so to speak......stair stepper is brutal.

Me and this chick I trained with who was a fucking animal and drop dead gorgeous, used to run the stadium stairs at St. Lawrence University then we`d sometimes do sprints.....sprints got my legs more sore than heavy Squats or Leg Press.

Airdynes/Assault bikes are the shit also....got an old one out in my shed all seized up and shit.

Sprinting is the best "core" workout as well (nh).

[AbrahamG]

You can add moosejay to that list.

What did the mighty moosejay do to ruffle your feathers?

[Grape Ape]

I had a Rans recumbent.  The good is it's incredibly comfortable. Depending on how they are designed they could be fast or a dog.  What's dangerous is how low you are to the ground. Cars don't see you well.  Also there's the dork factor. I was always self conscious riding it.

I had two quality road bikes. In the end I never really enjoyed the ride because of the extreme riding position.  Ass up with head down with your neck cranked back should be reserved for whores and not a guy on a bike.

Quoting so this gem doesn't go unnoticed.

[njflex]

thought this was about the op's 'cycles'compounds/duration,dose

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Rowing bike:



Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_cycle

[joswift]

[SweetDaddySiki]

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