fat guy on a little bike... was that a chris farley sketch?
anyways, I've been trying to lose weight and I've been doing pretty good with the whole not eating shitty food thing, but lack of exercise has always really killed me. seems like for the past 4 years, I've either worked too much, worked hours that were too odd, or just had too long of a commute to devote any serious, regular time to getting exercise.
with that in mind as I've been looking for a new place to live (my current commute is a hellish 50 miles each way during rush hour), I put in an application yesterday on an apartment that's 3 miles away from work. I'm thinking I could start riding my bike to/from work, at least as long as the weather holds up.
but I don't really know where to begin when looking for a bike. I need something pretty durable for daily commuting but solid enough to hold 250 lbs without a problem, at least till I lose more weight (already down about 75 pounds from where I was when I graduated college)... I went browsing through a local bike shop, but it seemed like all they had were really light, aluminum bikes designed for racing. not that I wouldn't be going fast, but it's not exactly my top concern, and those road bikes make my back hurt just looking at them. lol.
anyways, I've been trying to lose weight and I've been doing pretty good with the whole not eating shitty food thing, but lack of exercise has always really killed me. seems like for the past 4 years, I've either worked too much, worked hours that were too odd, or just had too long of a commute to devote any serious, regular time to getting exercise.
with that in mind as I've been looking for a new place to live (my current commute is a hellish 50 miles each way during rush hour), I put in an application yesterday on an apartment that's 3 miles away from work. I'm thinking I could start riding my bike to/from work, at least as long as the weather holds up.
but I don't really know where to begin when looking for a bike. I need something pretty durable for daily commuting but solid enough to hold 250 lbs without a problem, at least till I lose more weight (already down about 75 pounds from where I was when I graduated college)... I went browsing through a local bike shop, but it seemed like all they had were really light, aluminum bikes designed for racing. not that I wouldn't be going fast, but it's not exactly my top concern, and those road bikes make my back hurt just looking at them. lol.