Bicycles
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
I stopped doing 250 - 300 miles a week about 1 1/2 years ago. And haven't exactly ridden since. You should do a 100 miles in one day, wake up the next morning and go into work. (trust me on the hurt thing) On the lighter side of Bicycles: I quit the Pro Shop where I was working today. Threw the key at the owner and walked out. That makes 4 of us that have left, he's all alone now.
I know how you feel. Women just don't understand what's important. -Colin J Davies
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Different muscles. I do ridiculous amounts of triathlon, and my 60-70km per week running still doesn't help my cycling when I first try to get back on the bike. It does improve more rapidly though than if you weren't running at all. And they still ran faster and faster and faster, till they all just melted away, and there was nothing left but a great big pool of melted butter "I ask candidates to create an object model of a chicken." -Bruce Eckel
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
How do you mean sore? Muscle pain or is the skin bruised? If it's bruised, then you should definately get better bicycling pants. If you're doing longer distances (60+ miles), grease them up too. Also, make sure the saddle is at the right height. If you're rocking on it left and right all the time, expect major hurtage in the glockenspiel area. If the saddle is too low, you'll wear yourself out in no time. As we humans are unique, it's hard to say what height is the best. A good base to work on however is put the saddle on a height where you can touch the ground flat with your feet when you sit on the saddle. Then raise the saddle half an inch or something. Then work from there.. :) And yes, as others in threads above pointed out, running muscles != bicycling muscles. You'll just have to start in a low tempo and work yourself up. It won't take long to get into a decent shape though. The biggest problem are the 100 mile rides. How do you motivate yourself when you know your legs and ass will hurt like hell the day after? As soon as the temperature rises to acceptable levels here (20C or something) I'll fix my racer (new tyres and basic equipment check). I still haven't made the 100+ mile trip to my moms place yet. It's way over due.. :/ So, why the sudden urge for riding bicycles? Are you aiming to take over when Lance Armstrong quits? :-D -- I was quite impressed until I hit the floor Isn't that what friends are for? Pain looks great on other people That's what they're for
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
When I was in Germany last week I went for a 20k cycle with Ulla. My legs were fine.. Now.. running up stairs... that absoloutly kills me... sorry.. walking up stairs kills me... Jogging, I'm fine, Cycling... I can go for hours with no problems... Funny. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Try the gym ;P Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Listen carefully Brad... Cycling is unnatural, if God wanted us to be cyclists he would have made our bums fit the seats properly. Please desist. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
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Yeah, that's probably what part of the problem was. Only the gears in the rear worked so the one in the front was stuck on the middle one.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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How do you mean sore? Muscle pain or is the skin bruised? If it's bruised, then you should definately get better bicycling pants. If you're doing longer distances (60+ miles), grease them up too. Also, make sure the saddle is at the right height. If you're rocking on it left and right all the time, expect major hurtage in the glockenspiel area. If the saddle is too low, you'll wear yourself out in no time. As we humans are unique, it's hard to say what height is the best. A good base to work on however is put the saddle on a height where you can touch the ground flat with your feet when you sit on the saddle. Then raise the saddle half an inch or something. Then work from there.. :) And yes, as others in threads above pointed out, running muscles != bicycling muscles. You'll just have to start in a low tempo and work yourself up. It won't take long to get into a decent shape though. The biggest problem are the 100 mile rides. How do you motivate yourself when you know your legs and ass will hurt like hell the day after? As soon as the temperature rises to acceptable levels here (20C or something) I'll fix my racer (new tyres and basic equipment check). I still haven't made the 100+ mile trip to my moms place yet. It's way over due.. :/ So, why the sudden urge for riding bicycles? Are you aiming to take over when Lance Armstrong quits? :-D -- I was quite impressed until I hit the floor Isn't that what friends are for? Pain looks great on other people That's what they're for
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: How do you mean sore? Muscle pain or is the skin bruised? Both, but the front gears didn't work and as for the bruised skin, I think the seat was too low. Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: So, why the sudden urge for riding bicycles? Are you aiming to take over when Lance Armstrong quits? Eh, my brother took my car this weekend. One of my friends rode his bike to my house and we decided to go lift weights so I borrowed my roommate's bike. Needless to say, I was so wore out by the time we got to the gym I was glad that it was closed.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Try the gym ;P Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
Actually, I just started going to the gym again last week. My upper body routine isn't too bad but my lower body routine just kills me.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Listen carefully Brad... Cycling is unnatural, if God wanted us to be cyclists he would have made our bums fit the seats properly. Please desist. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
Warning Link to the minion's animation, do not use. It's a real shame that people as stupid as you can work out how to use a computer. said by Christian Graus in the Soapbox
Colin Davies wrote: Cycling is unnatural, if God wanted us to be cyclists he would have made our bums fit the seats properly. Please desist. :laugh: I'll go the more natural route of driving. Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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When I was in Germany last week I went for a 20k cycle with Ulla. My legs were fine.. Now.. running up stairs... that absoloutly kills me... sorry.. walking up stairs kills me... Jogging, I'm fine, Cycling... I can go for hours with no problems... Funny. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
I think I'm going to have to buy a bicycle. It's great fun and it's a great workout. I don't imaging I'll be doing 100k like some of these people are saying, or even 20k for that matter, but it'll be a great way to get across town.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Different muscles. I do ridiculous amounts of triathlon, and my 60-70km per week running still doesn't help my cycling when I first try to get back on the bike. It does improve more rapidly though than if you weren't running at all. And they still ran faster and faster and faster, till they all just melted away, and there was nothing left but a great big pool of melted butter "I ask candidates to create an object model of a chicken." -Bruce Eckel
Peter Hancock wrote: I do ridiculous amounts of triathlon :omg: I don't think I'd ever be able to do a triathlon, though I'd like to run a marathon someday. Not to win or anything, just to prove to myself that I can.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Actually, I just started going to the gym again last week. My upper body routine isn't too bad but my lower body routine just kills me.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Brad Jennings wrote: Actually, I just started going to the gym again last week. Better, seems you were commiting suicide ;) Brad Jennings wrote: ...my lower body routine just kills me. Hope you are not married ;P Best regards, Paul. Jesus Christ is LOVE! Please tell somebody.
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I think I'm going to have to buy a bicycle. It's great fun and it's a great workout. I don't imaging I'll be doing 100k like some of these people are saying, or even 20k for that matter, but it'll be a great way to get across town.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Brad Jennings wrote: I don't imaging I'll be doing 100k like some of these people are saying, or even 20k for that matter, I didn't think so either but when we started cycling I just wanted to keep going... The only reason we went back home was because it was getting dark and I had no lights on my bike. It's a great way to get a bit of exercise done but as Jorgen pointed out, if your saddle ain't right your rearend will be very sore the next day. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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I just rode a bicycle for the first time in 8 years today. I figured it wouldn't be too bad since I run ~5 miles a week but I only made it about 1/4 mile before I had to stop. My legs are really sore now. I had no idea I was in such poor shape. Anybody else experience something similar lately? Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson
Brad Jennings wrote: Anybody else experience something similar lately? Yesterday I decided to take the jeep trail up Table Mountain by Constantia Neck. You can either start right away on the jeep trail which is pretty easy going, or take the stairs and cut out a big chunk of the swooping trail. I remembered back when I was 18 that my friends and I easily ran up those stairs and then jogged the rest of the trail. No more than quarter the way up the stairs I put my camera kit down, put my hands on my knees and leant against a tree; Remind me again that I am not 18 anymore and have a desk job. :-D As I was standing there waiting for the burning to subside a young lass runs past me up the stairs, I felt rather humbled. Saying that though I pushed on and after awhile the pain just becomes numbness and it is not so bad. So push through that barrier (and get your cycle gears fixed :) )
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson
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Brad Jennings wrote: Anybody else experience something similar lately? Yesterday I decided to take the jeep trail up Table Mountain by Constantia Neck. You can either start right away on the jeep trail which is pretty easy going, or take the stairs and cut out a big chunk of the swooping trail. I remembered back when I was 18 that my friends and I easily ran up those stairs and then jogged the rest of the trail. No more than quarter the way up the stairs I put my camera kit down, put my hands on my knees and leant against a tree; Remind me again that I am not 18 anymore and have a desk job. :-D As I was standing there waiting for the burning to subside a young lass runs past me up the stairs, I felt rather humbled. Saying that though I pushed on and after awhile the pain just becomes numbness and it is not so bad. So push through that barrier (and get your cycle gears fixed :) )
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson
Paul Watson wrote: Saying that though I pushed on and after awhile the pain just becomes numbness and it is not so bad. So push through that barrier (and get your cycle gears fixed Actually it was my roomie's bike but I'm thinking about buying one now because it was more fun than I remembered. I think I did pretty good riding since it was the first time I'd ever ridden a bike with gears and handle brakes (I'm a lot more used to riding BMX style bikes). As for my physical conditioning, it's a lot harder for me to exert myself (especially my legs) than it was it high school. This weekend was a wake up call to get outside more often.:) Brad Jennings "You're mom is nice. Mind if I go out with her?" - Jörgen Sigvardsson