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Alex
Guest
I've always enjoyed cycling and have now finally moved somewhere I can
cycle all year round. From years of sedentary lifestyle I find myself
at 31 weighing 112kg at 1.83m tall, quite obviously a lot too much.
So now I cycle to work, it's 17km and takes me 25 to 28min there and
32 to 35 back (more uphill) depending on traffic, which I make about
20mph avg. I seem to be pretty much at the top speed of my bike most
of the time though, it's a 21speed raleigh mountain bike with
seemingly small chainrings.
Question is, obviously I could replace the chainrings with larger
variants, but is this actually beneficial? Am I as well to pedal like
a fool and make relatively slow progress as I am to pedal more slowly
but have to bear down harder on the pedals?
As a side issue, I'm not ready to give up entirely on my slob-like
approach, and still like to smoke, and drink far too much beer, but
it'd be interesting to know just how far a bloke has to pedal to
absolve himself of the calorific value of a pint - anyone any ideas?
Are well used lungs any less likely to suffer serious smoke damage
than those of a person that doesn't exercise?
Thanks,
Alex
cycle all year round. From years of sedentary lifestyle I find myself
at 31 weighing 112kg at 1.83m tall, quite obviously a lot too much.
So now I cycle to work, it's 17km and takes me 25 to 28min there and
32 to 35 back (more uphill) depending on traffic, which I make about
20mph avg. I seem to be pretty much at the top speed of my bike most
of the time though, it's a 21speed raleigh mountain bike with
seemingly small chainrings.
Question is, obviously I could replace the chainrings with larger
variants, but is this actually beneficial? Am I as well to pedal like
a fool and make relatively slow progress as I am to pedal more slowly
but have to bear down harder on the pedals?
As a side issue, I'm not ready to give up entirely on my slob-like
approach, and still like to smoke, and drink far too much beer, but
it'd be interesting to know just how far a bloke has to pedal to
absolve himself of the calorific value of a pint - anyone any ideas?
Are well used lungs any less likely to suffer serious smoke damage
than those of a person that doesn't exercise?
Thanks,
Alex