Mountain biking is OK if there is a local trail......but having to stick it on the back of the car and go places justs adds extra time. Off road is better with an engine!

With a road bike I'm good to go when I lock my garage.

 

I think I'd upgrade ny mountain bike, to a new one if I had Sipie trails on my door step.We got a forrest but not quite like that

 

I kill 2 birds with1 stone since I've been able to get my mountain bike in to the boot of my scooby with the wheels off. Fun getting there and on. The bike once I'm at the trail centre.

 

Lucky boy

You live in a really nice part ofd the world

 

Strava is mint

 

Just got myself an MTB to have some fun and get back in shape,not the most knowledgable about theses things but it seems to have some nice parts and should do the job.
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And yes it's pink and I love it

 

Me & MrsD have been using Map My Ride, but a mate has told me to switch over to Strava.

I think I may give it a try, although my current fitness level is somewhat below what most users appear to be

 

Don't worry, there will always be someone fitter than you.....







....that's what I tell the wife anyway

 

Gay

 

Some nice bits of kit on that girls bike ;-)

 

That needs a strip down and respray

 

Don't suggest that, it'll not be rideable for 3-years and we'll have 30-40 'shall I break it or build it threads'

 

took delivery of this today, did about a mile before i was nackered lol not done any sport for a bout 5 years and bloody hell is it showing

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-bike-ec041239

 

I do a bit of mountain biking myself, nothing too heavy or serious.

I prefer riding a mountain bike as the places you will ride are far more interesting than what you see on a main road plus you don't have to put up with some of the *** heads you get on the roads that don't give 2 hoots about cyclists.

I ride mainly towpaths, i enjoy it as its a great way to keep fit plus you get to see a bit of decent scenery.

 

I felt the same when I first started. Absolutely bloody knackered collapsed for ages on the sofa after a short trip out. The first time is definitely the worst and you'll be amazed at the distances you'll be able to do and feel ok after in a short while. Some people at work think I'm crazy for doing 15 miles on a bike to work, do a 12 hour shift, then bike home again. I find it an absolute breeze.

 

I've recently started getting out on my MTB too. Thought I was going to die after doing a couple of miles the first time out.

It's a new bike and I haven't been on one for years, plus the fact I never do any exercise doesn't help matters. At work, if I’m in the office am sitting at a desk all day then come home and don’t do a lot so thought I better get more mobile and find something I don’t mind doing but includes some exercise – MTB seemed a good idea, plus I’m quite lucky in that I have a lot of woodlands all around where I live.

I have also been playing with Mapmyride on my mobile – it tracks quite well, although the calorie count doesn’t always work (if you want to look at that type of thing). I done 6 miles and it said I burnt 1 calorie! Lol

One question – for burning calories/lose some weight etc, would it be better to do more off road riding, where you will probably be working harder (up hills etc) but the distance will generally be shorter, or, more road riding where you ride at a quicker pace/cover more ground but possibly not ‘working’ as hard?

 

Just back from a 15mile ride, on and off road, I'm fooked

 

Losing calories..?

Forget cycling ( unless your out of breath on a semi permanent basis)

Get jogging. , there's no seat to support you

 

13 cals a minute on the hoof, unless youre walking

 

Most of my weight is supported on the pedals and bars not the seat. I think a 30 mile round commute to work would be a killer jogging

 

That's how I do it. According to Strava, I burn about 600cals/hour. On a hilly ride, that will be much more but as I don't monitor heart rate, it's difficult to quantify.

Put it another way, I've lost night on 2 Stones since I started cycling and I eat more as I am always hungry!

Steve

 

owwww my ***


lol

 

You need padded shorts.

Or a change in 'personal habits'

Steve

 

amen to that!i did a 14 mile commute for a year on a mtb and lost 5st!!

 

I'll wander through if I may....

Commute into work last year... 18 miles of pure relaxation

and part of a 100Km route I like to run on one of my CX bikes:
(actually the swan song for the Tricross, it got retired for a new Felt after this ride)

Get a bike, make it a good one... that way you'll keep doing it.

 

Did 21miles today, 15miles off road then 6miles up hill only crashed twice.