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GarySemics
7/23/2015 7:50am
7/23/2015 7:50am
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7/25/2015 11:01am
Now at the ripe age of 61 I have become an addict of road cycling. Would do mtn biking too but don't live in a good area for it. In years past I've done a little mtn and road cycling but never with the proper road bike, shoes and pedals. Then in May of 2014 I decided to give it a try and bought a descent road bike, shoes and all the other normal stuff. It didn't take me long to get hooked. About 6 months later I bought a better bike, a Giant Defy Composite 2. At me age I really notice how much easier it is on my body's joints, especially knees, low back and neck. I get the same feeling after a ride as I did doing motos. I think it's all good. I'm entering my first Road Race this Sunday.
Just wondering how many other motocross riders use cycling for training or just like to cycle more then ride moto???
Just wondering how many other motocross riders use cycling for training or just like to cycle more then ride moto???
I do both. it's just heart rate zone training for me, i just obviously cover a lot more real estate on the roadie.
When I was younger I even raced BMX on the side, but developed so many bad habits doing that. (riding too far back, right index finger sticking out). Some guy named Jeremy picked up some good habits though, I suppose.
I have a Giant Defy road bike myself and XTC 29er Mountain bike
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Post-a-picture-of-your-Mo…
There is a Vital MX group on Strava as well
I would not say I love it or am addicted, but it is damn sure good for me. My heart rate has dropped an average of 25bpm since I started riding. I do not do long rides, I generally stick to 25 mile rides with 1500ft of vertical every couple days.
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The cool thing is that if you MX, you already have some great skills on a MTB. And if you MTB, even if you only MX occasionally, you lose very little because the MTB keeps you sharp.
I went to a bike park in Angel Fire last weekend and my MX skills had me very competent right away. It was a blast and a fun change to not have to pedal!
As far as road riding, that's way too dangerous for me. But I have done it and it puts me in a great state of mind. Shit is too scary here in TX however.
this is what my nightly ride looks like, depending on what time i start and which direction i'm going i can get a good 25-40 miles in on this trail skirting the rim of Ogden.
can't say i'm much of a road bike rider though, had a couple close calls with cars and i'm out.
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After ACL repair in 87 the rehab and friends got me into biking MT & RD.
Did both types of events and will use the MT bike for both road and off road riding.
Back when I was in shape 20-25 years ago... It was fun when the roadies would see you on a mt bike and you pass them during a 100 mile event! They would say "damn you would hall ass on a road bike!"
Also if you have to bail off the road a Mt bike will survive (ride it out) much better than a road bike would IMO....
Enjoy the biking Gary and good luck this weekend!
I have a litespeed titanium bike, and it's a blast. I did recently do a road race too, and got screwed over by the leaders of my class playing games on the top of hills in attenpts to throw everyone else off behind them. They would get near the peak, slow right down, crest the hill and while we were all still stacking up from the brake check they were gone.
Great topic post Gary
@ Whitey, what's the group on Strava? how do i find it? I'm still new to Strava, but of all the people who I follow, it seems like i'm the only one ever posting rides..
Bought this beauty from Thumm's in Warren. It's a '15 1.1. Was their demo bike. I bought it to work on my cardio fitness for GNCC.
Pit Row
If anyone is on the fence at all get on Craigslist and buy a bike. You will not regret it.
Shane
Mountainbiking on the other hand i do about 150 every week pretty much the year round. I got multiple tire sets for either Full blown offroad during the winter and some kind of street / offroad wheels for summer. Friends of me who run the cycle shop measured my legs and stuff to adjust the bike perfect for my size and body positioning and it's been the most fun i've had sporting in a very long time ..
Might get into some amateur mtb races this winter if i can keep improving my fitness up till then. Currently when i ride it's about 40-50 km at an average speed of 30 km/h about 3/4 times a week. (sorry for metric system i can't do the translation to Imperial out of my head )
My only problem is that i would love to do some downhill trails for MTB and see where i am at skillwise.. But where i life it's sadly completely flat.
I made a video not so long of my local woods track where i do most of my riding, it's a crap video but could give you guys a nice impression of what kind of stuff i ride in here in Belgium ..
some most excellent MTB around Kerr Scott
http://brushymtncyclists.com/mountain-biking/
I thought about taking up road bikes for Cardio training. Each time I have thought about it a friend, or the friend of a friend has been run over and killed. Chick from my local bike shops Mum was the last to cop it. Chick that hit her was on prescription meds and had escaped the nut house.
People drive past, swerve at you whilst holding their horn on etc. Scares crap outta me every time. Motorists here Hate cyclists. And vice versa.
Decided to just stick to riding the Mrs for my Cardio training. Physically I don't look as good as you, but my smile is bigger.
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