Originally Posted by
zjrog
The Cobb seat was a gift from a friend, the seat has some interesting history, well, to me, probably not to others. As to prostate friendly, I cannot speak to that. I know what little I've sat on it, I like it a lot, and it might be something I seek new for other bikes. Living at the top of a hill, buike weight is indeed a big dealt to me. Jumping off the 31 pound 29er for my 25 pound road bike, is a big difference, so the 18 pound CAAD8 is quite refreshing climbing with. I barely needed my smaller chainring the first outing. I do wish my RD covered the 12-32 cassette, or better the 12-36 I have. but the 11-30 will suffice for now.
I'm limited on foods. As a part of my normal diet I avoid the majority of carbs. Not truly Keto, but close enough it seems. I avoid sugars and a lot of overprocessed foods..
My summer of misery contines, I just finished a weeklong bout with Diverticulitis. Not fun and really knocked me in the dirt. But looking forward to a ride this weekend with my daughte and her hubby again. And a couple evening rides with a friend perhaps this week. Depends how much energy I regain!
I don't keep bread at home and very little pasta. I do eat baked potatoes, usually one medium potato per day. I follow an Atkins like diet. Meat and vegetables with little or no carbs. This diet is good for your heart also since it drives down your cholesterol. I have never drunk sodas and believe that is one of the reasons I'm not full blown diabetic now. You are right about the gearing. The heavier the bike the lower the gears go so it can be pedaled up hill. I run a 26/34 on my recumbent which feels like 100 revolutions of the pedal per yard gained on the ground. Heavier bikes are slower on hills. Of course when going downhill the heavier bikes do go fast, ha ha. I've lost another couple of pounds this week. Did an arduous hike in the high Sierra mountains and that knocked some weight off of me. The hike was followed by two days of walking for hours in the sun both days. I've also been eating much less this last week and that helped. Using Myfitnesspal I've left calories on the books every day so far. Diverticulitis is not fun. I've not had that yet but have had friends that suffered. I go to the dermatologist tomorrow for more skin cancer stuff. I've had to deal with skin cancers for a decade now. So far I'm still on top of the ground. Have fun on your rides.