Does anyone else ride bicycles?

[kenmbz]

I used to do 30-100 miles per week, road in summer, mountain in winter.
I got really sick and had to stop for a few years, did a few short runs last year.
Hard to ride right around where I am, really should pop down to the canal or park with the mountain bike.
I still have 5 bikes, one my son likes to borrow. Need to find one the wife likes.

 

[ericm979]

I used to road race. I was really into it and traveled all over California to race. For a lot of years I was doing 8-9000 miles a year with lots of climbing. One year I did a million feet of climbing, and many years I was close to that.

Now I just ride my mountain bike a few times a week. Where we're moving to has a lot of trails. I'm looking forward to exploring them and getting some longer rides in.

 

[CalG]

I wonder around our local roads quite a bit. (something over 1000 miles per summer. ever since I put the Bafang mid motor on my old steel frame GT Richter 8 mountain bike.
Before the motor install, I just didn't ride because the hills are so long and steep I ended up walking the bike too often. Sort of took the fun out of a ride. Now, I go every where I had wanted to go before.

I still work my butt off, get winded and sweaty. But I don't need to push the bike on hills anymore.

For some reason, I don't enjoy sitting on the bike and just using the electric motor, even though there is a thumb throttle. I have a few motorcycles for that!

 

[bdhsfz6]

I've been riding bikes most of my life until 10 years ago when my hips gave out. After two hip replacements, I switched to e-bikes and have been back in the saddle for 6 years. Now, at 79, I ride mostly trails and get into some fairly remote locations I could never reach before. The e-bike gives me confidence knowing I can get back should I have a problem and am not able to pedal effectively.

I ride farther, longer and get more exercise than I ever did on my conventional bikes.

 

[anomad]

Since I moved back here to my childhood home I haven't been riding much. I have to drive somewhere to ride without being suicidal. When I was a teenager the 4 lane was new and there was hardly any traffic. So riding was fine. There is so much traffic now

I wonder around our local roads quite a bit. (something over 1000 miles per summer. ever since I put the Bafang mid motor on my old steel frame GT Richter 8 mountain bike.
Before the motor install, I just didn't ride because the hills are so long and steep I ended up walking the bike too often. Sort of took the fun out of a ride. Now, I go every where I had wanted to go before.

I still work my butt off, get winded and sweaty. But I don't need to push the bike on hills anymore.

For some reason, I don't enjoy sitting on the bike and just using the electric motor, even though there is a thumb throttle. I have a few motorcycles for that!

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That is a cool old bike.

 

[subhunter]

I have not had a flat bar bike in a decade. I might need (LOL) to pick one up. I would be looking for 50mm or more tire clearance and a 165mm crank.

Cannondale Bad Boy rear only fits a 40mm tire.
Priority Bruzer is nice, that pinion drive is sweet.
It might be time to look into a electric bike. This Ride1Up looks nice.
Really like the Jamis Sequel.

 

[anomad]

This thread is motivating to me. I used to ride a lot. I might actually get a trainer. Where I live now I have to drive to safe riding areas, other than scooting around the property on my mountain bike.

 

[rontaki]

I used to ride an old, heavy mountain bike in the hills. Due to lack-of-balance issues, the bike now collects dust.
I am looking to get back on the trails and roads with one of these e-assist fat tire trikes:

 

[oakhilltop]

Strange looking bikes! Why do you want to sit on a stick?

 

[9973720wb19]

Yup.. been group road riding for about 20 years. Do 150 to 200 miles a week. Pinarello f12 is my current ride. I do a bit of gravel too.