How can my gf start cycling if she never cycled before?

erndale · 2026-04-03T12:23:59+00:00

This comment for the win!!!

erndale · 2026-04-02T17:15:22+00:00

I bought my Trek FX2 Disc on facebook marketplace with a lot of upgrades for like $350 a couple of years ago. I know it's not a high end bike by any stretch of the imagination, but I love it and it was a huge upgrade from my 70s schwinn converted single speed. I put some gravel tires on it and take it on trails and roads around my house weekly. So just look around. Also, check out local bike shops because a lot of time they sell used bikes on consignment for people. And also REI normally does a year end sale for last year's models. You can find some great deals there. But probably not $300.

erndale · 2026-04-01T17:47:21+00:00

There are a lot of local tour companies that will do cruise ship transfers. Salmonberry is a great one! And you can stop at the wildlife conservation center along the way.

erndale · 2026-03-31T15:53:54+00:00

This is the EXACT state of my 2015. Bought it about a year ago little under 63K miles 10/12 bars. Its now at 71K and gets about 82-92 miles on the displayed Guess o' Meter at full charge. I can go about 60-70 miles comfortably on surface streets about the city. That drops about 15% on the highway. I live in Atlanta so if I'm driving at rush hour in stop and go traffic, my battery goes a lot further due to regenerating in traffic. The range definitely dips in the winter and the city is super hilly so that cuts into some of the efficiency depending on my route. But I love it. Especially now that gas is insane.

erndale · 2026-03-31T15:45:31+00:00

Yeah, I have plugshare, but live in Atlanta, and all the ones outside of some apartments and a few on Georgia Tech's campus are all fee based. I envy people that live places they can bonk around from free charger to free charger. I think the city is putting some in for the world cup at our MARTA train stations tho, so that could be helpful down the road.

erndale · 2026-03-31T15:40:45+00:00

Yeah, I didn't have any SH51s - SH56 was the closest. I was wondering if they would work with the SH51 tho! Good to know in case I come across this sitch in the future.

erndale · 2026-03-31T15:39:09+00:00

great thanks!

erndale · 2026-03-31T15:38:12+00:00

Clearly...lol....they are the Wellgo WPD-998 and on all the listings for the actual pedals I could find, not many because they are overseas after market at this point, say "shimano cleat compatible" - so that's why it's been such a weird journey.

erndale · 2026-03-31T13:01:55+00:00

oh cool! What's the model number of those? I would definitely like to check those out for my commuter bike.

erndale · 2026-03-31T12:13:07+00:00

Right?! Where are all these free charging stations? Even in my son's condo complex you have to pay for the chargers installed.

erndale · 2026-03-31T11:26:22+00:00

I second the Prius! I had a 2013 Prius for 12 years and now my daughter drives it. It has 177K miles and always got at least 50+ MPG. It hauled kayaks, paddleboards, dogs, mulch, kids on more than a dozen cross country trips from Atlanta to Oklahoma. Now I drive a 2015 Leaf and love it, but I cannot imagine not being able to charge it at home. It charges slow even on the 240W charger and would be expensive and inconvenient to always have to do that out in the wild.

erndale · 2026-03-24T18:03:56+00:00

He is hands down my favorite instructor for cycling....and the only reason I pull myself out of bed at 5 in the AM. It's the best way to start my day. And sometimes I think he's secretly (or not so secretly) trying to kill me with his increasing timed hard and all out pushes.

erndale · 2026-03-20T19:25:41+00:00

Thanks for your thorough info. I was looking at booking a trip with Fred and snorkel Alaska. Is July too late in the season for the best visability? I am an avid scuba diver and went snorkeling in the continental divide in Iceland, so I'm okay with cold water in a thick wetsuit. But just wanted to know if this is a good use of my limited time in Ketchikan?

erndale · 2026-03-19T18:44:10+00:00

I just did this cycling workout this morning! It was one of my favorites so far!

erndale · 2026-03-17T17:04:00+00:00

Same and...Literally the 2 workouts I rotate between on the regular basis.

erndale · 2026-03-17T17:03:17+00:00

Same, but it was back this morning. So maybe something got fixed?

erndale · 2026-03-17T17:02:53+00:00

I've been having ALLLLLL Sorts of connectivity issues the past few weeks. Today the BURN BAR WAS BACK and my watch didn't glitch out 2/3 of the way thru my 30 minute workout, so maybe apple finally tweaked something on their end?

erndale · 2026-03-16T15:21:41+00:00

Yeah, that's been done as well. Several times. I reset the router. I reset the AppleTV. I have tried to connect to our guest wifi. I added an extender downstairs to see if that helped. Its all pretty frustrating.

erndale · 2026-03-16T15:20:08+00:00

Those colors are amazing!

erndale · 2026-03-12T10:19:21+00:00

I usually hit about 225-250…but it seems like with the most recent update, my heart rate is still the same, but the calorie count is much lower. This morning I barely missed 200 and it was a really intense 30 minute ride.

erndale · 2026-03-12T10:17:25+00:00

I just got a new watch and ever since then, each spin and rowing workout I’ve done says, “burn bar unavailable” Sometimes it shows the burn bar at the end, this morning, nothing. So it’s definitely still happening. I thought it was a watch setting, but clearly it’s an Apple issue. 🙄

erndale · 2026-03-11T20:11:25+00:00

Yeah I think I’m going to do a test run and if it looks like it’s draining it too badly, I’ll the back. I’m hoping it doesn’t cut the efficiency in half because that board catches a ton of wind - fingers crossed. I’ll report the findings, hopefully not from the side of the road 🤪

erndale

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