Andy,

I am a big fan of biking. It helps me clear my mind a bit, get exercise, enjoy the outdoors, etc. Don't get discouraged in that you are just starting out and need to take breaks. You will find in time that it will get easier and you should see your ability to go further distances improve. I personally think biking is a lot of fun. In fact, I am on a long weekend vacation, and am off to bike to the store right now. Ride on!

Eric

Andy,

Great to hear that you got a bike - I think that once your body gets used to it you'll be biking all over the place... - it's a great feeling to just be able to jump on and go and not have to depend on public transportation

- that might just be the understantement of the year my friend - lol - either that or I "NEED" to loose another 40+ pounds myself - lol

- fresh air and excerise does do wonders for lifting the mood - reminds me that I need more of that myself

Biking is great in sooo many ways... - physical benefits - mental benefits - even pocketbook benefits (with gas hitting new record highs biking is very much a winning way of getting around)

Can you believe that I used to bike over 15 miles a day myself back when I was a kid? - I did - I delivered 3 paper routes - a total of over 15 miles a day - Wednesdays were 25 mile days - even rode the bike right through the winter delivering papers 3 years

Going to have to dust off my mountain bike this weekend

TJ jeff

YOU BE SURE TO WEAR A HELMET MISTER!!!! You don't want to end up like me!

BTW: Get good at jumps too. You know you gotta do jumps!