My bike ride sucked today....

[Creekimp13 5,841]

Until I discovered that over the winter, my tires had lost air.

It makes a HUGE difference when your tires that should hold 50-60 psi....have about 20 pounds in them.

Lesson Learned!

Was so glad to try it again after I aired the tires up....was the first time I'd gone for a ride since last fall, and it felt dishearteningly awful with the squishy tires.

With proper air....i'm flying again:) Felt wonderful to go a couple of miles and back. Really enjoying riding my bike again!

[Mattymatt 491]

What kind of bike do you have? I have a Cannondale Aero 1000 which I basically had fully custom built for me. It's a-coming out of storage today.

[Creekimp13 5,841]

Mine's a generic older mountain bike that I bought off Craig's list. LOL. It has a bigger more comfortable seat, but is still pretty sporty and fun:) Somewhere, I've got the fittings to hook a dog harness wire to it. Thinking of taking my pooch for a run at the forest:)

[Mattymatt 491]

Just now, Creekimp13 said:

Mine's a generic older mountain bike that I bought off Craig's list. LOL. It has a bigger more comfortable seat, but is still pretty sporty and fun:) Somewhere, I've got the fittings to hook a dog harness wire to it. Thinking of taking my pooch for a run at the forest:)

Sounds pretty good! The seat on my bike is definitely not comfortable and my ass is going to be sore until those muscles get used to it again. Is your doggy a husky?

[Creekimp13 5,841]

Yes:) Huskies are the little ones (40-50 pounds usually)...the Malamutes are the bigger ones (60+).

I have always had huskies. They're weird and fun. They talk. A LOT. LOL.

Not for everyone, though.....you have to really love challenging dog training and fur in your house:)

But yeah, I used to hook three of them up to a mountain bike and just scream through the trails.

These days, I just have one.....thinking about a kick bike!

[Mattymatt 491]

1 minute ago, Creekimp13 said:

Yes:) Huskies are the little ones (40-50 pounds usually)...the Malamutes are the bigger ones (60+).

I have always had huskies. They're weird and fun. They talk. A LOT. LOL.

Not for everyone, though.....you have to really love challenging dog training and fur in your house:)

But yeah, I used to hook three of them up to a mountain bike and just scream through the trails.

These days, I just have one.....thinking about a kick bike!

Huskies and Malamutes are smart dogs too. I've always been more of a cat person but German Sherpherds, Huskies, and Malamutes are absolutely a-okay with me. I don't care for the small breeds as they tend to be needy and whiny.

[Creekimp13 5,841]

[Creekimp13 5,841]

You can see the bikes in this one:

[Mattymatt 491]

Cool! I am sure your fur baby would love that activity!

[Creekimp13 5,841]

i've done it with mushing friends. It looks like the dogs are doing all the work, but I promise, it's a hell of a workout. Gets your heartrate right up there:)

[Mattymatt 491]

Mountain biking is real art in it's own right! They say a road biker will be lucky to be able complete half the distance that they're used to going on the trail. I am not coordinated enough and I have no desire to do trail riding. The road is just fine with me. :-) Keep that one up and those last 22 lbs. will come off you faster than you know.

[Mattymatt 491]

I forgot one dog breed that I like, the Belgian Malanois.

[Creekimp13 5,841]

Just now, Mattymatt said:

Keep that one up and those last 22 lbs. will come off you faster than you know.

Promise? LOL:)

[Mattymatt 491]

3 minutes ago, Creekimp13 said:

Promise? LOL:)

I'd better not write checks that my body can't cash.

[Apple203 1,314]

Y'all are inspiring me to pull out my bike, dust it off and take a ride! I love the idea of a dog harness -- Murphy would love that!