Bicycle enthusiast

[Bicycle Batman]

I'm a big boy who's been riding a bike regular since I had a heart attack nearly 2 years ago. I currently have a Schwinn Solitaire 700 and would like to talk about maybe looking into a different bike. I like the one I have, but would like to hear about others.

[The Duke of Hazard]

Would Yuna's and Erica's bicycle seats smell sour or sweet, like their dainty little feet and meat?

[Tantor]

Hey...maybe we were in the hospital at the same time! Mine was 27 Dec 2010. As things go, pretty mild but I did get a brand new stent! Pretty amazing really. My cholesterol is a mere 120 now...go Lipitor!

My best bike advice would be to wander down to a real bike store and check out the stock. That's what I did. My main concern was that I didn't want one of those narrow wheeled racers that have the rider leaning way forward. They recommended I try a "Comfort Bike" which basically means a big seat and a striking resemblance to the same bike I had as a kid but now with an amazing gear shifter and a lot less chrome. I sit fairly upright when I ride. Drawback is that I can't go "zoom" like the racers and a front wind really impact my speed but let's not kid ourselves about why we ride...I can still get down the road and a 30 mile run up and down the river only takes about 3-4 hours...if I stop to check things out...and I do.

Go ahead and try a recumbant but I'm not ready to make that leap yet. Trust me, a visit to the store will go a long way to deciding.

[Bicycle Batman]

Tantor wrote:

Hey...maybe we were in the hospital at the same time! Mine was 27 Dec 2010. As things go, pretty mild but I did get a brand new stent! Pretty amazing really. My cholesterol is a mere 120 now...go Lipitor!
My best bike advice would be to wander down to a real bike store and check out the stock. That's what I did. My main concern was that I didn't want one of those narrow wheeled racers that have the rider leaning way forward. They recommended I try a "Comfort Bike" which basically means a big seat and a striking resemblance to the same bike I had as a kid but now with an amazing gear shifter and a lot less chrome. I sit fairly upright when I ride. Drawback is that I can't go "zoom" like the racers and a front wind really impact my speed but let's not kid ourselves about why we ride...I can still get down the road and a 30 mile run up and down the river only takes about 3-4 hours...if I stop to check things out...and I do.
Go ahead and try a recumbant but I'm not ready to make that leap yet. Trust me, a visit to the store will go a long way to deciding.

Thanks for the feedback. I lean toward a comfort bike also. I stand 5' 7" and now weigh 250 lbs. I have a hard time sticking with exercise machines, but biking keeps my interest. I live 10 miles from work and often bike back and forth to work. The guys at work laugh because I ran a plumbing truck off the road (no injuries). I guess he saw a fat man on a bicycle coming at him and it startled him. Recently my top speed was 12 miles in 1 hour. I look forward to see what I can do after I drop about 70 lbs. It's very hilly where I live so I have to have a bike with low gears. I wanted to get back into biking for a while, the heart attack helped make that happen (I got a 2 new stents)! Can't change the past, can move forward and have fun now. Stay safe, Tantor, I might roll up there and visit yall (yes I said yall) again. Good journeys!!

[Bicycle Batman]

The Duke of Hazard wrote:

Would Yuna's and Erica's bicycle seats smell sour or sweet, like their dainty little feet and meat?

You worry me Duke, but at least your chasing girls.

[Gun Nut]

What are his chasing girls doing? Would they put their muffies on his HUFFY, aka their tight vaginas, even if it is made in China?