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Go with a road bike with drop or race style handlebars for maximum comfort and hand positions. You can raise or lower bars for more comfort.

Choice of seat is a very personal thing.
I like and recommend the Specialized Milano men's for comfort.

Just because you have a road bike with drop bars is no reason you can't be comfortable.
Think comfort than performance!

Most road bikes will come with 700x23 size tires.
You can go to a slightly wider tire for more comfort. 700x25
Or even wider if your frame will allow it.

Your new bike may not come with pedals! Don't panic!
Don't get those stupid, dangerous plastic, racer pedals!
They're like walking on ice! And you will fall!
If you want the efficiency of step in pedals, go with SPD style pedals.
These will allow you to walk with the clips recessed in your shoes.

Your ass will get sore as you ride more!
Sorry! Nothing can be done about that.
But, it will build up a tolerance to longer times in the saddle.
You can also grease your crotch with things like chamois butter or do what I do and use Udder Cream to grease your wiener and crotch.

Maintenance:
You'll want to put air in your tires regularly. Get your own pump.
You'll need to lube regularly. Get some White Lightning chain lube.
Air in your tires and lube on your chain will make a tremendous difference in how smooth your bike feels and goes. :biggrin:

One final note.
If you are in your 40s or older you could have a swollen prostrate and not know it.
Biking could aggravate your prostrate and cause swelling and difficulty peeing.
If you start having difficulty peeing or have to get up a lot at night.
Get your sorry ass to a Urologist! Pronto!
 
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I've had many motorcycles also!
Motorcycling can be hard on your back.
That's partially why I have given it up.
Bicycling is great for your back!
Easy on the joints. Great exercise that you can do for many years.
Do it long enough and often enough and it will change the shape of your body.

Just for information purposes, I just hit 900 miles for the year so far! :tongue2:
 
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Thump said:
Part of the reason I'm thinking of taking it up. Two days after I rode, my back felt pain free for about the first time in 3 years.
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2. Eat big early. That's the advice of Nancy Clark, R.D., author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook. You'll lose weight easier if you eat a 600-calorie breakfast that will be burned off during the day and will help get you through your ride with plenty of energy than if you wait and eat a whole box of ziti in the evening because you're starving from your ride.

3. Build up your abs. In the typical cycling position, the only thing working your gut is gravity. Though stomach crunches can't whittle your waist away, they can build up your abdominal muscles. Not only will that extra muscle help burn more calories even when you're just sitting around, it'll also look pretty stylin' as you shed the fat around your middle.
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And don't even try using those stupid "racer" plastic clip pedals. At your first hill stop you'll kill your self! Or try to walk in a convenient store with them. I tried both and nearly broke a leg! Get walkable cleat/pedals like SPDs or Crank brothers Candy. I went from the deadly racer pedals to SPDs to Crank Brothers Candy. I love the Crank Brothers pedals. The Crank Brothers pedals are not a great choice for mountain biking. The get clogged by mud to easily but work great for road biking.

Ohio ticks.
They were horrible even in March/April! We stopped at a McDs outside C-bus and the dog came back to the car with a face full of fleas and ticks. I had 3 ticks crawling up my leg in seconds. Ugh!
 
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And don't even try using those stupid "racer" plastic clip pedals. At your first hill stop you'll kill your self! Or try to walk in a convenient store with them. I tried both and nearly broke a leg! Get walkable cleat/pedals like SPDs or Crank brothers Candy. I went from the deadly racer pedals to SPDs to Crank Brothers Candy. I love the Crank Brothers pedals. The Crank Brothers pedals are not a great choice for mountain biking. The get clogged by mud to easily but work great for road biking.

Ohio ticks.
They were horrible even in March/April! We stopped at a McDs outside C-bus and the dog came back to the car with a face full of fleas and ticks. I had 3 ticks crawling up my leg in seconds. Ugh!
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I have SPD redals. Love them.
 
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