OT--Bicycles

Jiles · Aug 23, 2015

Any of you ride bicycles?
My doctor advised me to start back riding because I have a lot of feet and knee problems. Walking really hurts.
I bought two mountain bikes, a trek 820 and a Cannondale Super V 2000.
Best advise a doctor has given me.

Traditional Farmer · Aug 23, 2015

John Kerry must have the same doctor as you do,didn't work so well for him.

gtractorfan · Aug 23, 2015

Recumbent bikes look comfortable but being around all the other traffic wouldn't be relaxing.

hanovertom · Aug 23, 2015

Just got back from an hour ride. I think it is good for my knees

Jiles · Aug 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 17:49:43 08/23/15) Just got back from an hour ride. I think it is good for my knees

I try to ride about 3 or 4 miles a day, for now. I can tell a big difference and will eventually increase mileage.
My wife, age 68, walks 4 miles a day, returns and rides her bike about three miles.
Since both of us have bikes, it is quite enjoyable and helps keep us in shape.

CGID · Aug 23, 2015

I've been riding for 40 years. It's the best thing I know of for long-term health. No joint impact and your entire body gets involved though it's no secret your legs, heart and lungs get the primary workout.
But, that's the good part. Look around at people restricted to walkers and wheelchairs. It's your legs that keep you off the ground. Your heart and lungs keep you out of the ground. Take it easy in the
corners and you'll be alright. Unless you'r a competitor, what you are riding is not important. In the 1800's, the first ride across the US, following wagon trails, was done on a high-wheeler! The rider had
to carry the bike 1/3 of the way.

Dick2 · Aug 23, 2015

Folks were too poor to buy me a bike, so never learned to ride one. We did have an old horse that I rode though - but she wouldn't to far from home before she's side-step and throw me off and I'd walk home. We didn't have a saddle, I just rode bareback.

showcrop · Aug 23, 2015

Here in New England you see more and more people riding bikes, and you see more bike paths and bike lanes on roads. Most of them ride on main roads and they have their four foot space to the right of the fog line. There are a lot of signs urging people to "share the road" with bicyclists, and there are some state laws saying that you have to stay something like six feet from them when passing. This seems to all work out pretty well except for a few of them that stay to the left of the fog line, and insist that you slow down to their speed until you get to a regular passing zone. I call them militant bikers. When I had my truck there was one who rode nearly everyday on a road that I was on a lot. There were no passing places so some days I had to follow him for 2-3 miles at 10 MPH.

Janicholson · Aug 23, 2015

I ride quite often (3 times a week for a total of 25mi or so) I ride a Mountain Bike with street tread tires. I am 6-2 and a tall frame with full leg extension is important to me. Jim

BAnNC · Aug 23, 2015

Different set of muscles from an upright model. Also, I like the idea of Seeing and Being Seen up on my perch.

PJH · Aug 23, 2015

I occasionally ride the hilly 1/2 mile round trip to get my newspaper. Riding a bike is good for everything but your prostate.

Fawteen · Aug 23, 2015

[i:654c4848f0]There were no passing places so some days I had to follow him for 2-3 miles at 10 MPH.[/i:654c4848f0]

Good thing that p***k doesn't live around here.

David G · Aug 23, 2015

I live on county pavement and there are a lot of bikes, my only complaint is very few wear reflective gear, most wear dark colors. I think it should be mandatory to wear reflective gear on pavements, just like SMV on tractors.

DoubleR · Aug 23, 2015

I rode 25 miles this morning with my wife on our Tantum before too many people were out and about and traffic was light. I ride about 3 times during the week on my Mt. Bike on the back roads first thing in the am. Sometimes I ride with the local bike club on my road bike. In bad weather and in the winter I have a spin bike in the basement which I ride in the morning for about a 1/2hr as I watch the morning news. I stated riding about 1978 when I brought my first road bike. I've been riding ever since. I use to log about 3,000 miles a year. I'm down to about 2,000 now but I hope to hang in there and at least keep riding as long as I'm able.

aFORDable · Aug 23, 2015

I have a bum knee from an old basketball injury. I try to ride 80 miles a week (5 days, 16 miles a day) and must say it has helped my knee and the rest of me as well. I recommend it but then again I have a good rural area to ride in. (67 years old)

Jiles · Aug 23, 2015

My bike is the black on and the Gold one is my wife's

Spudm · Aug 23, 2015

I like bicycle riding, but even though I live in the country, I cannot tell you how many people I see driving everyday with a cellular phone in their hand. Unless I am on a bike trail, I do not like riding a bicycle on the road.

johnlobb · Aug 23, 2015

I like to ride mountain bikes, they have some real challenging trails around here. I posted earlier I am volunteering to help build a set of 5 trails near Waterloo, MI called waterlootrail.org. 25 miles or so total for the 5 trails. Check the website out to see the layouts. They are hiring a professional trail builder and the 5th one is going to be real technical for the experts with big wood berms and jumps. They hope to have the first one done around the end of Sept or in Oct. We work on it every Thurs at 4 PM for 2-4 hours.

in-too-deep · Aug 23, 2015

Yep. I've got a GT and Mrs. MN has a Giant. Both hardtail 26ers. We don't ride anywhere
near as often as we planned. They were our wedding gifts to each other. Planned to find
all the singletrack in this part of the world, but they mostly sit getting dusty. Good
luck with yours, though! Mountain biking is a LOT of fun.

CGID · Aug 23, 2015

Proper: frame fit, handle-bar type and height, stem extension, saddle angle, saddle height, its position fore and aft and saddle fit will eliminate any problems in where the sun don't shine.

Jiles · Aug 23, 2015

(quoted from post at 21:11:35 08/23/15) Proper: frame fit, handle-bar type and height, stem extension, saddle angle, saddle height, its position fore and aft and saddle fit will eliminate any problems in where the sun don't shine.

I agree--both these bikes now have different seats and handlebars to fit my wife and myself.
Much more fun and comfortable after these changes.

Geo-TH,In · Aug 23, 2015

We go for a 4 mile ride everyday, weather pending. Bike seats give me a split
personality. We have saddles instead of seats on 3 wheelers. Interested in 3 wheelers
check Wal-mart on-line. You can get a Schwinn for about half the store price. Have to
find saddles on-line for around $75, well worth it.

RayP(MI) · Aug 23, 2015

I have an old English touring bike. 3 Speed hub - clicker on the handlebar. Best riding bike I ever rode. Suppose I ought to dig it out, get it going again. Wonder if I can even find tires for it anymore. Tires very narrow - not good bike for riding in dirt, loose sand. On hard surfaces was very easy to ride.

Geo-TH,In · Aug 23, 2015

Hear is what I'm talking about. I had them shipped from my sister's in Florida. A friend
brought them back.

Janicholson · Aug 23, 2015

Tires are no issue, All (real) bike shops have quality tires. Consider thicker thorn proof tubes as well. Jim

Steve A W · Aug 23, 2015

Ray
I just replaced tires on my daughters bike so she could take it to school.
Anyway Walmart had tires labeled "3 Speed" tires.
I don't remember what size.

Steve A W

Super Steve · Aug 23, 2015

I have some old mountain bike my mom bought about 20 years ago. I
Use it once in a blue moon when moving equipment between farms. Throw it on a wagon or on the combine head to get something to the field, then
ride the bike back for another machine or vehicle. It gets used even less now that i have a towbar on my atv.

ditchwitch · Aug 23, 2015

Reading your comment brought back some really fond memories. To poor for a bike. I started riding the plow mule then went to a mean a$$ pony. Get to far from the barn just like you said start side stepping and acting up throw me off and back to the barn she goes. Got to where we couldnt afford the pony sold it at a sale barn and after a few months dad bought me this industrial bike western flyer LOL not one of the cool kid bikes that would had a bananna seat. He bought something that was bomb proof.

FBH44 · Aug 24, 2015

Yep. I rode yesterday with my oldest boy. I figure us geezers gonna ride some machine, and our choice is between a wheel-chair or a bicycle. Our choice.

Pair-a-dice farm · Aug 24, 2015

(quoted from post at 14:02:49 08/23/15) I live on county pavement and there are a lot of bikes, my only complaint is very few wear reflective gear, most wear dark colors. I think it should be mandatory to wear reflective gear on pavements, just like SMV on tractors.

I agree, as well as have liability insurance. A few mornings ago I topped a hill and just over the crest there was a bicyclist in the middle of the lane. There was another car coming so I had to lock up the brakes. The conditions were just before sunup and foggy and I was only going about 50 mph. He was wearing dark clothing and no reflectors Riding a bike on a highway is a death wish. At least with a tractor they are big enough to see and in most states flashing lights are required.

oldtanker · Aug 24, 2015

(quoted from post at 10:37:52 08/23/15)
. I call them militant bikers..

LOL we get them through here doing their summer ride. Thing is they stop wherever and camp, most often without asking permission on top of being the traffic hazard. I really love it when I hear one of em in a business complaining about being crowded by motor vehicles. I always wait till they start in with the they have to do this and they have to do that and the "I have a right" thing. Then I point out to them that with their fancy bike, gear and then they tip the scales at maybe 250. And they want to argue with 3000 pound car? I also tell em we'll put that on their tombstone, "I have a right".

If you ride one of those things be careful and safe.

Rick

Married2Allis · Aug 24, 2015

It's great to see folks on bikes and they are wonderful for exercise. Just don't understand why some riders have to ride right down the white line and not get over on the shoulder. If I rode regularly I would stay as far away from traffic as possible.

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