Bicycle suited for riding in the desert

[Gypsy Clipper]

Does anyone ride a bike there at Ehrenburg? I'm pretty out of shape and figure I will be spending most my time riding a bike. Any suggestions about what would be suitable I for that terrain?

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[JustACarSoFar]

Does anyone ride a bike there at Ehrenburg? I'm pretty out of shape and figure I will be spending most my time riding a bike. Any suggestions about what would be suitable I for that terrain?

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Bob's video with 'Rad Bike'

:idea: I'm an insomniac too....

 

[Gypsy Clipper]

Good morning and Thank you!

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[Gypsy Clipper]

Perfect! Thank you.

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[rvpopeye]

The softer the surface you want to ride on .
The fatter the tires you should have.
The rest of the bike is optional.
Any mountain bike will probably be a good compromise choice.

 

[Gypsy Clipper]

I'm actually going to buy two of the rad minis. But I need to find out Dan and Dorias information because the company offers a $50 Amazon card to current owners that refer customer. I think they would be eligible for two bonuses but maybe someone else knows.

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[Minivanmotoman]

Check out the super 73s on YouTube as well as other makes. Choice is good and increases your chances of finding the ideal one for you.

 

[Gypsy Clipper]

Do you personally have any dealings with an electric assist bike? I have seen a few others but that one looked close to ideal. You have another opinion?

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[Gypsy Clipper]

Those look great but they aren't available until next year and they only have one speed. I'm a fat girl and in horrible shape so the idea of a bike set up to actually peddle it is cool. Plus those other ones look like the little dirt bikes of our childhood. I have some experience with home made gas powered ones and those scare the crap out of me.

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[Minivanmotoman]

No knowledge or experience with them.
Assuming, and you know about assume, that the recharge part is the limitation, service and warranty?, heavy, limited range, reliability long term unknown from Chinese motors.
Great concept, just like electric cars. But the price for utility aspect? I'm not sold but would love it as a toy. Pedal still the way to go in my cost effective, efficient perspective. They usually only have a 20 mile range which is about reasonable for a pedal bike as well. Motorcycle is way more useful and yet that is still a toy except where short commute in great weather is the goal. That depends upon how you justify your expenses.... Up to you on that but think alot of these will become dust collectors, like bicycles and motorcycles for most. What had been your post experience with your bicycles?

 

[Gypsy Clipper]

Great reply.Thank you. I used to ride 18 miles everyday. I have been laid up and now I am ready to hit the road again. I think I am going to do like the Nike ad says and just do it. I have spent absolutely no money on myself in a really long time and if you have seen any of my other posts. Those days are over. I have a short bucket list and I plan on filling it to the brim. But honestly I couldn't ride a bike one mile at the point so I definitely want to make sure that when I do get back on one it's a pleasant experience. Or as pleasant as a bike can be after a few years of being a couch potato.

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[Ballenxj]

Great reply.Thank you. I used to ride 18 miles everyday. I have been laid up and now I am ready to hit the road again. I think I am going to do like the Nike ad says and just do it. I have spent absolutely no money on myself in a really long time and if you have seen any of my other posts. Those days are over. I have a short bucket list and I plan on filling it to the brim. But honestly I couldn't ride a bike one mile at the point so I definitely want to make sure that when I do get back on one it's a pleasant experience. Or as pleasant as a bike can be after a few years of being a couch potato.

I used to ride a lot, then nothing for thirty five years. Busy with family stuff, then medical. I too have been recently getting back into it slow but sure.
My best advice to you is don't push too hard and burn yourself out. Short easy rides, and build back up.
I used to do ten plus a day, and thirty something on weekends. Now two seem tough.
I agree with rvpopeye, a mountain bike is your best bet.

 

[CautionToTheWind]

Unassisted the rad bike goes 20 miles, longer if you peddle. : -) Great thing about the pedal assist is starting out and maximizing physical potential in the future. As we all know discipline is key.

 

[JustACarSoFar]

Unassisted the rad bike goes 20 miles, longer if you peddle. : -) Great thing about the pedal assist is starting out and maximizing physical potential in the future. As we all know discipline is key.

yeah, unassisted (no peddling) it can go like a scooter. Ideal, I felt, for both the 'out of shape looking to get in shape' AND some of us with
other' type physical limitations.  I'd love one cuz my fibromyalgia flares up often and it's too painful on thigh muscles to peddle hard even when 
I'm in perfect shape!   (I'm jealous but happy to live vicariously  )

 

[rvpopeye]

In that case get an electric and try to exercise when you can.
Same applies on softer trail wider tires....

I've actually taken a road bike on trails and very rarely ran into terrain too soft for the 1" wide tires , then I just tossed it over my shoulder and hiked through the soft stuff ,,,,20# bike.
An electric will be much heavier.

 

[Gypsy Clipper]

Physically I am still pretty strong. Just an entire summer of doing nothing but sitting here in a van watching the wildlife go by has left me in probably the worse shape of my life. I have absolutely no stamina at the moment. I've let myself get in this same kind of shape prior to my losing the house. I know once I get on the road and out if the middle of a bean field in b.f.e Illinois I will get back in shape fairly quickly. I just know unless I have a goal like making a run to town the chance of riding a none electric bike for purely fun just seems pretty unlikely to me.

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[rvpopeye]

Just ride in ever widening circles

 

[Gideon33w]

My biggest issue here in Arizona has been goat heads and similar ground laying pricklies which are rough on tires.
Slime did nothing even with a heavy dose. Tire inflation was a never-ending battle for sure.
Apparently, tube-less tires do better but I've never had a set so I can't speak to this from experience.

 

[dextours]

They make tire liners, a thin tough plastic goes inside between tire and inner tube. 
They are the only things I have found that protects from goatheads.

 

[bullfrog]

Goatheads and Russian Olive thorns will eventually get ya but the liners and extra thick green slime filled tubes keep it from being a daily thing, oh and don't pull them out if their through you'll get a sticky green racing stripe that won't wash out. The solid tires work but are heavy and really hard to petal. Smooth tires tend to work better than treaded tires because the goatheads only get one thorn in where treaded tires get three or more and hold it till one gets through.