# Riding A Bike Is HARD! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 22, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130 "2010-12-22T22:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/21 "2010-12-23T00:10:13Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Yeah, I know. I’m kind of an expert in that area. 😃 Have you done a thread on your accident? I’d been meaning to ask about it but didn’t want to hijack threads I’d seen you in (like this one.) > [@VernWinterbottom](#): > > And if you spell them “tyres” you’re allowed to ride only in the UK. . . Or Australia ;). > [@Alice The Goon](#): > > It was very surprising to see just how physically taxing riding a bike is. You see tons of people in this city riding bikes- fat people, BOBs (bums on bikes), kids- you see every single type of person there is riding a bike here. I thought, “easy peasy”- hmm, guess not. There is definitely such a thing as being “bike fit” and the only way to get it is to ride. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/22 "2010-12-23T00:12:59Z")
The nice thing about a bike is you can ride without having an ideal body. I’ve seen very large people riding centuries(100 miles) and I know of one man who is 5-8/260 lbs. who has done multiple double and triple Ironmans. By the way, you do have a helmet, right? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/23 "2010-12-23T00:16:45Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Have you done a thread on your accident? I’d been meaning to ask about it but didn’t want to hijack threads I’d seen you in (like this one.) I did one [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323324) ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/24 "2010-12-23T00:17:10Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > By the way, you do have a helmet, right? Yes. I’m a big believer in them. Almost no one in this neighborhood wears one, including kids, even though the law says minors have to wear them, but I definitely wear one, and so do my kids. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/25 "2010-12-23T00:42:06Z")
Geez, I’ve driven a fairly sturdy car in Tucson and it scared the crap out of me. You’ll get used to the aches and pains much faster than eight weeks. But get a damn car before it starts turning 100 gazillion degrees out! Go past my mom’s and say hi! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/26 "2010-12-23T00:45:34Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > You’ll get used to the aches and pains much faster than eight weeks. But get a damn car before it starts turning 100 gazillion degrees out! Oh yeah, my tax return will come and a new car will beckon. I can barely handle the summer sun at all- no way will you find my (now fit) ass out in July on a bike, or the bus, during the day! In the meantime, it is a good opportunity to get into shape, what with all the walking, too. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130/27 "2010-12-23T00:49:02Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I did one [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323324) Excellent, thanks. And it’s not the sort of thing I’d normally say but it seems to be the best fit, respect :). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-bike-is-hard/565130.md?page=1)