Kevin, Their slow group was slow. I was glad to be in the faster class on the women’s ride. I kept pace, rode in 2nd and 3rd position, and it wasn’t effortless. I don’t think I will fall victim to the Lycra; I’m perfectly happy with the workout wear I find at Target - highly recommend their All In Motion brand, for anyone looking.
As far as fitness, don’t give up. You can still be fit on a clunker! I want to preserve my abilities and keep preventable disease at bay, so I take fitness pretty seriously. Group rides will really challenge me and probably increase my abilities. With my heavier bike and non-aero gear, I am probably gleaning better results than the rest of the group. I also lift weights, run and do core, because cycling alone is not great exercise. It’s too efficient. But no matter what, always enjoy your ride. > On Apr 6, 2022, at 3:37 PM, Kevin Reinking <masm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Well, their Slow group was probably pretty fast for you on the "upright" > Platypus!! > My first thought is you'll quickly be tempted down the stretchy clothes path > if you continue to "hang" with them. Nothing wrong with that really, but it > is a different mentality. > More Workout and Goals oriented; I gave up on that once I stopped racing. > In fact that's what drove me back to Cruisers, Klunkers, Clementine's, etc. . > . . > Swinging a leg over a bike that's gonna seriously handicap you from keeping > up, really discourages you from doing so. > With my current limitations, I'm just happy to go my pace, for as long as I > feel like going; making sure to enjoy myself. > When I stopped working I thought it would be sweet to be able to ride > whenever I want, but I quickly found I still can't ride whenever I want and > riding to work gave me an excuse to ride more! > If there's no place you GOTTA be, there's no sense in riding in the rain or > when it's 90+ degrees outside!! > Just remember to Have Fun!! > > >> On Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 1:37:29 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> Huh. I see the format on GG messed up the text on my last post. The missing >> text is: >> 1. Exploring >> 2. Shopping (A video.) >> 3. Riding with your kid. Who has stolen your gloves. >> 4. An old video from last year, when I still lived in the desert. >> >>>> On Apr 6, 2022, at 2:23 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>> >> >>> 30 Days of Biking is a challenge done every April. You can ride as far or >>> long as you like, but every ride counts, regardless. I’ve tried to be >>> creative with the ways I’m using my bike and I post it on the FB page under >>> a thread I made there. I’ll include some photos here of how I’m doing it. >>> >>> 1. Exploring. >>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/EICfswhTsI8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/67f34938-2e0e-423c-a749-a9e09605082fn%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23C7EC4D-3461-4986-A140-D41C1B3D46FB%40gmail.com.
