gc3

Unless there's some compelling reason...I would have held off purchasing the fluid trainer...

Mike F

Sometimes I ride with a 71 year old retiree and and he kicks my butt going up the Torrey Pines grade

Rich Gibson 

The weather in the Washington DC area can reach over 100 degrees in July and August with humidity in the high nineties. This is very dangerous, especially for us geezers. I want to keep the riding going and not quit for the weather extremes to recede.

Rich Gibson 

Maybe I'll set that as a personal goal..kicking the butt of a young 'kid.' )

Mike F

In 51, but when I ride with the retiree's - Im the youngest of the bunch Very inspirational to ride with these guys. Hope I can pull it off

gc3

I've lived here in the Northern VA / DC area for almost 25 years, I know of what you speak. And I'm nearly 61 years old myself. I'm only suggesting you integrate the bike with the rest of your workouts...keep the elliptical...if you ride outside when it's hot, just keep them shorter (30 miles or less). OTOH, if the money doesn't matter, go ahead and buy the trainer. I have one, for the very coldest weather (around here not so bad). I use it maybe once or twice a year. It's also a good way to learn cadence pedaling, watching dvds of Italy and France....

...the main point is...congrats and enjoy

Oelgaard

Just got these glasses (BBB Select) and rode with them for the first time today. They look way nicer in reality than in the photos. The grey lenses has sort of a mirror effect, which is really nice.

Got them for 340 DKK which is about 59 USD. Great for the price, and came with two extra lenses.

Rich Gibson 

Well, the trainer is paid for and was in my budget. I also bought a DVD of the back roads of Ireland for my indoor 'riding.'

ZippyThePinhead

Same here. I ride with a group of mainly retired people. The oldest guys are in their 80's. They have been slowing down lately, but just a few years ago when I started I was drafting some of those guys.

One guy I ride with is 73, and he's gotten back on the bike three different times: after two back surgeries, and one crash (recovering from that was 5 or 6 surgeries). Another guy in our group is around 75, and got back on the bike after suffering a heart attack on one of the rides.

A couple of weeks ago a different friend of mine was mountain biking (he's pretty fit, a good climber), and a 69-year-old woman, who rides six days a week, kicked his @ss on a 25 mile MTB ride with about 3,000 feet of climbing. It sucks getting old, but riding can sure make a difference.

justkeepedaling

Just got my first pair of bib shorts. Very comfy in the saddle compared to before and definitely moving around a lot less. Feel like I can go twice the distance!

PatrickGSR94

I've been wondering why bib shorts are so much better. Because there's no waistband to fold over or get bunched up? Any other reasons?

Frum

I just bought a new drive train for my bike.

Upgrading from 3x8 speed Sora/2300 to 2x10 speed Microshift/Tiagra.

Tiagra 4600 FD and RD
Tiagra 4600 11-25 Cassette
FSA Vero 50/34 Crankset
Microshift/Nashbar 10 speed shifters.
And a KMC 10 speed chain.

I'm very excite.

antimonysarah

SON dynohub (and a wheel around it) and a Supernova E3, which are getting installed today. Need to figure out how to make it as easy on/off as possible since I don't think I'll want to leave it on all the time, although I might.

apollored

Endura Wicking Mesh Women's Undershorts.

Great for sticking under my non cycle designed baggies lol.

£15 from The Ride Stuff Littleborough

BTM87

a xlab stealth pocket 100 and sweat diverting headband

kenji666

What kind of underwear go with bibs?

bianchi10

Louis Garneau Pilot LE Jersey/bib short

chuck r

I recently received my new Della Santa frame set. Awesome!

ZippyThePinhead

Come on people, you know the BF mantra: pictures, or it never happened.

FPSDavid

ftfy.

gc3

kind of maxed out on stuff that goes on the bike until i can afford the Di2 9070 upgrade...so i've been buying stuff that helps finish the ride...you folks can debate whether they're any good...

PatrickGSR94

So if you dropped the middle bottle on the floor, you could then say that you really "droped the hammer" and dialed it up to 400W?

rekmeyata

I don't usually write in about all the junk I buy for a bike, but I finally made a decision on a rear tail light after buying the Cateye LD1100, Serfas Shield, and the Light & Motion Vis 180 (not the micro). Took all three home and tested them and immediately the Cateye was done for, it just wasn't as bright as the other two. The Serfas Shield was a pretty good light but it didn't seem as intense as the Vis 180 plus the side lighting wasn't as good, nor did it cast a red glow onto the pavement or the sides of buildings like the Vis180. So I took those back and kept the Vis180 which I mounted to my seat bag. I tested the Vis 180 today in broad daylight and the darn thing looked like one of those flares you see on the side of the road for emergency use, it was quite intense. Also tested it against my friends MagicShine tail light and the Vis 180 was more intense. It will now be my main light which means I'll leave it on the steady mode at night and flash during the day when I ride busy highways or city streets. I think there are better ones like the NiteFlux 8, or the Dinotte 300R but both of those cost at least $50 more but I didn't want to go above $100; besides I use a Planet Bike Turbo Flash on my helmet, Soma Road Flares in the bar ends, and a Cateye LD600 on the seat post which may get removed if I can't see it working at night with the Vis 180 on which I will test that aspect tonight.

J45oN

a Giant MTB for the gf last weekend. Best 460$ I had spent recently until yesterday when she wrecked on the local trails and I had to walk two MTB's out of the trails and a limping girl friend.


latest road bike purchase: bontrager floor pump. finally decided to stop firing up the 30 gallon compressor everytime my road bike needed an extra 20psi on the tires

Alloyrider

got my self some jerseys from eBay. not sure how good it will be, but for $20 each cant beat the price for my first jersey.