Quote from Hurricane Dan on Feb 21st, 2009, 6:55pm:Hi all, I'm Danny. I live in Frisco and own an AB Hurricane (name later changed to Jet Stream). I stopped riding mountain bikes in 1999 'cause the pressure on my wrists was causing numbness in my fingers. I bought the AB so I could ride with my wife but I'm really wanting to go on some long distance trips (at least until I can afford that sailboat to travel the world in
) I found this forum last night and then, interestingly enough, ran into Clown #1 today at RBM. Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm not sure if I can keep up yet, but I'm working on it. Today was my fifth ride and I went 7.92 miles averaging 9.63mph with two 190' elevation changes. I'm really wanting to ride in the upcoming Beauty and the Beast ride in Tyler. Please let me know if anyone is interested. P.S. I tried to put a picture here but I don't know HTML.
Greetings, Danny! Sounds like you're just now getting back into riding - when did you get the AB? A few of the gang live in Frisco, so you may see other 'bents out and around up there. Some of us were just riding up there last Wednesday - see the "Photos" section for the post on it.
The best way to increase your speed and endurance is simply to get out there and ride on a consistent basis - either solo or with your wife. Working up to 20-25 miles at an outing is a good goal to set -- that's typical "group ride" distance minimums, whether it's the WRTrail and lake, or DFW airport looping, or even just banging around Frisco.
To post photos, create an account on photobucket.com and upload there (using their "Medium" or "Large" size option), then copy the link to the specific photo that starts with " [img] " into your post here -- it'll show up.
The Tyler B&B ride is one tough puppy for a new rider (lots of rolling climbs), but it's well supported at rest stops and very scenic. Another one to consider doing is the GDB Lancaster rally 25 mile version, on April 11th.
Keep us up to date on your progress, or ask questions, by posting in the "general" section.