[Jim Bremner]

Worry first on getting the bicycle to fit you. Find a GREAT shop that will spend an hour or two with you ( YES, you will need to pay for their time.) Next buy some darn fine shorts. 230 miles of saddle time will require your butt to be pampered.

Next, saddles. There's a butt for every saddle. spend some time and figure out what works for you. When i was riding 100 miles a week I need one saddle, when I rode 250 another and when I was doing 400 miles a week I rode a very firm saddle. That was 25 years ago and if I sat on that saddle today it would KILL me.

Some folks swear by V grove saddles. THEY leave me raw and tore up.

Gloves not only help your hands while on the bike, but if you run over glass you can reach down and wipe the tire off hoping to get the glass out before you roll over it a few times YES it works. Third reason for the gloves is when you fall off your stead that your hands are less likely to turn into hamburger helper.

Start out in short rides 15-20 miles for the first couple of weeks and work up from there. work up to 50 mile rides and try to look at the terrain that you'll ride on. if it's hilly ride hilly routes.


Please ride the MS150 rides for Paul's ( PWD72 ) wife Cindy & My wife Joanna.

Thank you!