Originally Posted by
wthensler
Also 62 and work very part time. Was 234 lbs - it took a while for the butt to stop hurting. Don't give up, it gets better!
Now riding 30-60 miles most days on a couple really nice road bikes. I'm 188 now, and I feel great on a bike.
Get a good bike fit - you need to know your stack and reach numbers - money well spent!
I keep hearing about stack and reach but am not sure of how to measure it. Also, could you speak to the relevancy of these measurements once you know what they are?
I know about top tube and seat tube length and also head tube length but I'm intimidated about how to derive the stack and reach and what it all means.