Back to Biking
March 26th, 2008
It’s back to Biking for me.
Many years ago, I was an avid cyclist. (I keep saying biker, but I guess the word is cyclist. I’m not a big guy in a leather jacket riding a Harley. I’m a computer nerd trying to get in shape and save a few bucks on gas. Gotta conjure the right picture here.)
But for the last few years, I’ve been more or less sitting on my butt.
So I finally got motivated or inspired or tired of declining fitness, and went and got a shiny new red bike! It’s Specialized Allez 2007 model. But more importantly, it’s 6 pounds lighter and much better tuned than the other bike I’ve been riding for the past 25 years.
I’ve been riding this new bike for the last week. My endurance is increasing. Next I’ll try to work on speed, and try to maintain higher speeds. I’m not shooting for the Olympics or the Tour, but I am trying to make cycling more of a lifestyle, and replace some reliance on my 19 mpg pickup.
Hopefully I will post more details about my experiences in the future. (umm, like maybe getting used to clipless pedals. My knee is about halfway healed.) But for now, I’ll just say I’m having a blast getting back into cycling.