advice needed

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.
Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on your
bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles; she just
doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try to hammer,
just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break here and
there.
I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.

I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.

Well, what you might want to do is get two pairs of shorts -- different
brands. The padding will be different and that can help some.

--
jmk in NC

Beverly wrote:
"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
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Beverly wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.
Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on
your
bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles; she
just
doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try to hammer,
just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break here and
there.
I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.
I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.

I don't have too much trouble with soreness. It's the numbness that gets to
me. Getting up off the saddle and taking a break every 15-20 miles does
wonders for the numbness. It doesn't seem to matter how much I ride or
which saddle I have on the bike - the numbness hits around the 45 mile mark




I have shorts that are good for about 40 miles. I had to upgrade to the
$$$ shorts (pealr ultrasensors) for 50+. I like the Trek Criterium's as
well (only $$ as opposed to the pearl's $$$)

--
jmk in NC

jmk wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.
Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on your
bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles; she just
doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try to hammer,
just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break here and
there.
I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.

I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.

Well, what you might want to do is get two pairs of shorts -- different
brands. The padding will be different and that can help some.

I've been cycling for almost twenty years. I know how many pairs of
shorts I need and which brands I prefer. But thanks.

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
jmk wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.
Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on your
bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles; she just
doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try to hammer,
just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break here and
there.
I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.
I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.
Well, what you might want to do is get two pairs of shorts -- different
brands. The padding will be different and that can help some.

I've been cycling for almost twenty years. I know how many pairs of
shorts I need and which brands I prefer. But thanks.

No problem. I just thought that whoever was complaining about their
butt hurting on the second day of riding might appreciate the
suggestion. Honestly, they shouldn't be hurting.

--
jmk in NC

jmk wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
jmk wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.
Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on your
bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles; she just
doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try to hammer,
just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break here and
there.
I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.
I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.
Well, what you might want to do is get two pairs of shorts -- different
brands. The padding will be different and that can help some.

I've been cycling for almost twenty years. I know how many pairs of
shorts I need and which brands I prefer. But thanks.

No problem. I just thought that whoever was complaining about their
butt hurting on the second day of riding might appreciate the
suggestion. Honestly, they shouldn't be hurting.

They shouldn't hurt if you ride all the time, no. It's only when I take
time off the bike that there's anything even remotely resembling a
problem with it, and I myself don't consider it a problem - it's just
what happens when you don't ride regularly. There's a short period of
readjustment as my ass-bones get back into the swing of things. It
doesn't bother me or deter me from continuing to ride, especially since
I know I have no one and nothing but myself to blame for it.

Beverly wrote:

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote:
Beverly wrote:
The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
Beverly wrote:

You should be able to build up to longer rides with just one ride a
week. It will take longer but it's doable.

Absolutely. As long as you're a reasonably fit person, just get on
your bike and ride. I bet she can probably already do fifty miles;
she just doesn't realize it. Slow and steady is the key - don't try
to hammer, just get out and ride at a comfortable pace, take a break
here and there.

I agree. I think what most newcomers to longer rides suffer from is a
sore bottom but good cycling shorts and a good fitting bike will do
wonders in eliminating this problem. You'll also find that area
becomes a little tougher after a few rides, too.

I find that my butt only hurts the *second* time I ride after not riding
for a while. I'm fine the first day, and fine when I'm done, but if I
get back on the back the next day? Ouchie.

But it does go away. And yes - proper shorts and a properly fitted bike
are key.

I don't have too much trouble with soreness. It's the numbness that gets to
me. Getting up off the saddle and taking a break every 15-20 miles does
wonders for the numbness. It doesn't seem to matter how much I ride or
which saddle I have on the bike - the numbness hits around the 45 mile mark


That's a bummer for sure. I've had problems with numbness in my feet
many times in the past, but it seems to be less of a problem with the
newer SPD-compatible shoes I bought last year. We'll see - I haven't
done any long rides in a while, so I may be speaking too soon.

"Rachael Reynolds" wrote in message
...

According to the site I use, for your age, height and weight, 498.6
calories for 75 mins mowing!


Thanks... that's a lot and yet I'm now stuck at 155/156 . ( I've
been trying to get more exercise in but it doesn't seem to be helping this
last week.

LW
Re-Start - 7/5/06 - 170lbs
Today - 155 lbs
Goal - 130 lbs
Height: 5'6" Female. Age: 61
Don't worry about what people think,
they don't do it very often.
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