Lets see how it plays out. I am 2 weeks out from my triathlon so training is tapering down.. kinda I got 130 miles in on Friday, a very boring 130 miles at that

 

did a bunch of cycling while up in boston. Lots of fun weaving through traffic and hitting some of the hills out past BC. Definitely got nostalgic for my old haunts.





Also got to do some riding through the catskills. Some beautiful sights but the hills were intense

 

I got in some 130 miles last Friday on the new wheel / tire setup. Quite nice, now all I need to do is make sure I stay healthy and injury free for another two weeks

 

That must have been a long, long ride... lol.

I would love to do at least a century one day. The most I ever did in one ride was 65 miles.

Andre

 

How do you guys know how many miles you did?

 

Cyclometer... it's a wireless or wired computer that sits on your handle bars which receives signals from a sensor that is hooked onto your front fork and a magnet to one of your spokes. Depending on how fast the magnet passes the sensor, it knows how far you've traveled and how fast you're going.

And they are very accurate too.

Andre

 

I rode from 10-6 so it wasn't terribly bad.

 

What kind of bikes do you guys reccomend???

I'm looking to get a bike basically for exercise and go to places near by. But not sure if i should get a mountain bike or a road bike, since i want to also go on some bike trails.

 

You gave yourself the answer... get a mountain bike for this reason since no other bikes can handle an off-road trail.

Not sure what kind of cash you're looking to spend, but I would look into Cannondale and Specialized.

Also, not sure how serious you are about off-roading the bike or how many times you plan on going, but if you know you won't be doing much off-road, I would stick with a hardtail bike and front suspension only. Having rear suspension on the road is the worse cause you lose a lot of energy from the rear spring from pedaling and you will get tired.

Andre

 

Thanks man.