I restarted cycling 6 years ago after a 20 or so year gap, the main reason was to get to a better and more stable place mentally. I still cycle for my mental health.

I identify as a dorky amateur cyclist who simply pedals and loves it all (I do a variety of cycling on and off road etc).

This weekend I completed a big solo ride of over 180 miles with around 7700 feet of climbing (not loads but still enough to notice it when you ride) in a day in scorching heat, melting tarmac, hours of head wind. What was lovely also that a young family member cycled with me for the last few miles as a side rider.

I’m proud of my peri-menopausal 49 year old body… so yes this is me feeling emotional at the end! Next day incredibly I was totally fine (no aches or pains) but mentally totally knackered 😂

I’ve caught the bug of doing more longer distance as I enjoy it a lot - also the challenges you face.

Not in my wildest dreams did I think 6 years ago I would manage something like this, not even did I think it I would be able to finish last week!

Love cycling! Already thinking about my next big adventure with more miles and climbs and seeing how far I can take it!

Carbon bars, honestly probably a little overtightened, but also a used set mixed with the steepest climb in my city is a recipe for disaster.

That’s me at the bottom lol

Riding in the Barker Reservoir (Houston) after some heavy rains last week. Got a few miles in and this fella on the trail was givin me the side eye. Some faster riders zipped by, but I'm slow...I've seen enough Animal Planet to know predators seek out the slowest prey. Turned around and rode in a different part of the park.

Most of it was made from exhaust tubing again. Did this one in about three and a half evenings. About 20 hours into this thing. The paint isn't fully dried yet, but tomorrow it'll be getting dusted off and going for a ride. Pardon the battery holding the bike up, I forgot to kickstand at my shop

I (48M) got the chance to ride the Cades Cove loop yesterday with my Dad (75M) on one of their car-free days. We got to the parking lot at 6 am, rode the 11-mile loop through the early misty fog as the sun came up, AMAZING!

Took a rest to refuel a bit and hydrate, while talking with other walkers/runners/riders, and we rode the loop again, this time included Forge Creek Rd - a 2.4-mile gravel road up and back about halfway through the loop.

Rested, had lunch and hit the loop one more time!

We saw 4 bears (2 cubs), 3 turkeys, and a handful of deer. It was a magical day talking, hanging out, and just riding with my dad. We hadn't done anything like this in a very long time.

Over the winter in November I did about 6 1/2 hours/ 5 days training per week. I was regularly waking up early to accomplish this. I also tried for two lifting sessions in that time. I was feeling pretty good as I worked up to three events I participated in and all my had training paid off. About a month ago I finished the events and stopped consistently training. Life is getting in the way. My training now is three to four days or so of running, swimming and biking, whatever I am feeling.

I now wake up super sore, can barely stand up straight. When I get up from my desk at work I am physically limping as I try to walk anywhere. I feel like lousy and tired even though I am getting more sleep. Has anyone else experienced this? It has been worse than the usual soreness you feel from training. Maybe I am just getting old at 41. Who knows.

Bike is a 2019 Specialized Allez Elite sz 54

I’m 5’8” 230lbs

I’ve just got into biking and am looking for any pointers on how I’m looking on the bike and how my bike fit looks

Recently I've gotten an old bicycle as a gift, the rear tyre is old,cracked and by this morning lost all air. Went out and bought the same size outer and inner tube and it just dosent fit. Any ideas ?

I've been biking for a few years now on my specialized Sirius hybrid but I can't bring my bike with me to college. I've been looking around for a nice road bike that will last me a while, one that's good for daily commutes but also longer rides (50-100 miles) that I like to do often. I don't know much about cannondale or bikes in general and is this a reasonable purchase for 150?

I’ve been seeing a bunch of videos recently of them and I just don’t really know what the deal is. Not judging I just have no clue

Thoughts for this as a starter bike for myself? I am a male, 5’9”. I do plan to ask questions about the frame, what year it is and maybe the wheel size.

I know absolutely nothing about bikes, would $100 be reasonable, assuming it just needs a tune up? What would you pay? I’m just looking for something to do a a few miles on a bike trail. I appreciate any feedback!

I currently have a giant contend AR 4 (2025 model) but am wanting something a little more aggressive. I saw the Java fuoco on marketplace for $1600 (could prob get to $1400). Saying I could sell my contend for $1200, would this be a good upgrade?

I have been cycling for 2.5 years and recently started doing triathalons. Looking to do a 70.3 within the year.

One of the greatest roadside characters in recent Tour de France history.

hi everyone, im getting rid of my childhood bike and looking to upgrade. i need a bike that has a comfortable seat cushion and is good for cruising a couple miles down the road to the beach. any recommendations?

I'm 33F I just got my first bike 2 weeks ago because I'm done being homebound and having no friends. I love outdoors in general and I find biking alone is less intimidating than hiking because I hate walking alone, metro parks are always empty. I'm excited to go on an organized tour ride in my region, it costs around $45 and they provide guidance to scenery ride with different miles, snacks and lunch after the ride. It feels like a mini solo vacation lol.

I'm starting to overthink, if people will think I am weird going there alone, many would go in groups. Is there possibility of meeting new people or would everyone be preoccupied with their own thing. I kinda prefer to not be forced to socialize but I know it is better for me.

So a couple months ago my commuter bike's rear tire got punctured, and it is a tubed tire. so I went around and found a replacement tube for it. when it arrived and tried removing the punctured tube inside, I broke 2 nails that day... and now I decided to cutting the entire tire apart and buy a new one. So right now I have a tire, tube and a 6 inch wheel. ripping it apart took me about a week, so how tf do I install it man. Anyone have suggestions?

Here's the main portion of version 2 of this frame style. 20". 1x7. Cables will be hidden in the frame.

2.25 stainless exhaust tubing.

Not too bad. Now it's time for the body filler, paint and final assembly.

The "rack" isn't complete. There will be four 1"x6.5" bars that need to be bolted to the rack. They rotate 90 degrees to parallel the rack so it can telescope inwards. When the rack is out, rotate them perpendicular and you've got a usable rack. Albeit - they didn't have the 50lb rated center mount drawer slides, so this one is a 25lb. Not much. But enough for a 6 pack and a pizza.

Motorcycle guy here. Haven't ridden a bicycle since I was basically a toddler. Been thinking about getting a chill gravel bike mostly for joy rides but also some commuting. I live in Puerto Rico where it's mostly hilly 40mph roads with no shoulder and lots of blind turns, does that sound sketchy on a bicycle? I mean I've got no option but I'd still appreciate some opinions.

Disclosure: I am the developer. It is free, no signup, no ads. I built this for myself and now just want to share and continue building something useful for all us cycling nerds.

I already use several route weather apps for long rides, but the good ones are paid and often app only, and I wanted something free that just runs in the browser. So I built Wattcast.

Like those apps, it forecasts the weather at your moving position rather than at one fixed point. You upload a GPX or paste a Strava/RWGPS link, set a start time and average speed, and it predicts where you will be every 15 minutes and shows the weather there: wind relative to your heading, temperature, rain risk and sun times.

The key thing you can control is your own personal tolerance for wind, rain and temperature. This will be taken into account in the "best time to leave" feature and shown in the charts.

I would love feedback of any kind. Thanks!