Hello fellow cyclists. 58 year old male.
I'm back after 26 year absence from cycling. (Short of a few rides on a coaster bike)
Major life events took away my pursuit of road & MTB . So sure I would not ride again, had long ago gave away my MTB and road bike. Back in the saddle again, was given a REI 1.1 by a friend several months ago.
After a re-fit and addition of bar ends , removed racks ect- I had something to ride. Been slowly raising saddle to the right height and working on my spin. The bike is solid for the steep roads in this county. But a bit heavy. Looking at the cost to upgrade a few parts, I found I could actually buy a good used road bike with the same money. So 3 weeks ago I found a 2018 SCOTT Speedster for $200.00 about 22.5 lbs. Sure this is a bit heavy , but will do for the time being. My old road bike was about 19.5 lbs quite good I thought in 1996.
No real budget for cycling , but was able to get a pair of look style pedals and shoes. Is what I ran back then , and love the design. Have only been out a few times on the road bike , being mainly running. Had started running in April and just cant stop.
Looking forward to advice and learning about equipment and changes in cycling since my last involvement. All I had was magazines , books and talking to other riders .Had no web back then . Prefer to do my own mechanical work , and did some repair on the side. Built wheels for a bit local bike shop when in HS , enjoy wrenching on bikes.
My "bike story" is recent , was riding the Hybrid and got moving pretty good against the wind a week or two back . Said to myself " go for the drops" - well I did and there was no drops on that bike. Was too in the moment , it just felt so right to assume that position . I found myself holding up my trunk up unsupported , I scrambled to get hands up on the bar. Was over before I could panic. Could have ended bad and felt really dumb after that.
I credit my well-trained abs for the save.
Fourlegsgood2wheelsbad
I'm back after 26 year absence from cycling. (Short of a few rides on a coaster bike)
Major life events took away my pursuit of road & MTB . So sure I would not ride again, had long ago gave away my MTB and road bike. Back in the saddle again, was given a REI 1.1 by a friend several months ago.
After a re-fit and addition of bar ends , removed racks ect- I had something to ride. Been slowly raising saddle to the right height and working on my spin. The bike is solid for the steep roads in this county. But a bit heavy. Looking at the cost to upgrade a few parts, I found I could actually buy a good used road bike with the same money. So 3 weeks ago I found a 2018 SCOTT Speedster for $200.00 about 22.5 lbs. Sure this is a bit heavy , but will do for the time being. My old road bike was about 19.5 lbs quite good I thought in 1996.
No real budget for cycling , but was able to get a pair of look style pedals and shoes. Is what I ran back then , and love the design. Have only been out a few times on the road bike , being mainly running. Had started running in April and just cant stop.
Looking forward to advice and learning about equipment and changes in cycling since my last involvement. All I had was magazines , books and talking to other riders .Had no web back then . Prefer to do my own mechanical work , and did some repair on the side. Built wheels for a bit local bike shop when in HS , enjoy wrenching on bikes.
My "bike story" is recent , was riding the Hybrid and got moving pretty good against the wind a week or two back . Said to myself " go for the drops" - well I did and there was no drops on that bike. Was too in the moment , it just felt so right to assume that position . I found myself holding up my trunk up unsupported , I scrambled to get hands up on the bar. Was over before I could panic. Could have ended bad and felt really dumb after that.
I credit my well-trained abs for the save.
Fourlegsgood2wheelsbad