Chris Myers
Well-Known Member
,I'm 43,I started cycling properly in April 2011,got rid of my car,got a hybrid on the cycle to work scheme,just got a road bike on the same scheme,looking to do about 2000-2500 miles a year.
How long have you been at it ?
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YahudaMoon
Über Member
Age 42 today 
Started cycling at ? though I got my first real bike for £5 aged 12 in 1982
My best mate made it for me and I had to explain to my mum that you don't need brakes on fixed, so she handed over the £5
I loved that bike. I was always polishing the steel rims with Brasso and polishing the leather saddle with boot polish
Sold it at 16 for £5 I think as I was more into girls / beer and music
Got back into cycling as a 21 year old
Cycled ever since, member of lots of cycling clubs. Cycle everywhere. Never use public transport or drive cars. About 50% of my spare money goes on cycling. Its a way of life. It is my life. I live and breath cycling
No bike, no life
Started cycling at ? though I got my first real bike for £5 aged 12 in 1982
My best mate made it for me and I had to explain to my mum that you don't need brakes on fixed, so she handed over the £5
I loved that bike. I was always polishing the steel rims with Brasso and polishing the leather saddle with boot polish
Sold it at 16 for £5 I think as I was more into girls / beer and music
Got back into cycling as a 21 year old
Cycled ever since, member of lots of cycling clubs. Cycle everywhere. Never use public transport or drive cars. About 50% of my spare money goes on cycling. Its a way of life. It is my life. I live and breath cycling
No bike, no life
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
Oh God! That's so sad. I'm tearing up reading it. What will you do when you are too old to cycle?
YahudaMoon
Über Member
I'll get one of them track wheelchairs they use in the paraolympics with carbon wheels
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
And when you've had your 3rd CVA leaving you with no function on your left side, a constant dribble and complete loss of speech. What then?I'll get one of them track wheelchairs they use in the paraolympics with carbon wheels
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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I cycled as a kid until I went to college. I discovered cycling three and a half years ago and it changed my life. I'm rubbish but I enjoy it.
Since you ask, 57 ( for the next 8 hours).
Since you ask, 57 ( for the next 8 hours).
Nightshark
New Member
- Location
- Stockton-on-tees
I'm 30 had my cycle for about two weeks
Lisa21
Mooching.............
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- North Wales
Thats nice, a cheery post on his birthdayAnd when you've had your 3rd CVA leaving you with no function on your left side, a constant dribble and complete loss of speech. What then?
Happy birthday YM
middleagecyclist
Call me MAC
- Location
- Prestwich, Manchester
He's still younger and slimmer than me. Anyway, Happy Birthday John. Do you want to squeeze a 300 in before year end?
Eribiste
Careful with that axle Eugene
- Location
- Eckington, Worcestershire
I'm 57, bought my first new bicycle 3 years ago (a Pashley Roadster sovereign). When I first got it, I used to think an 8 mile round trip was epic (including shopping). Now I've got 3 regular runs I do, a 7 mile round the block, 13 miles (that misses out a steep hill or two) and a 16 mile route that has me talking to the bike nicely to pursuade it to go up a couple of steep hills(it's very unwilling, something to do with the weight of the bell I think. Have you seen the bell on a Pashley....?). Anyway, I started off at the British Standard 12 mph average, but now I'm doing 15 and rising.
First charity ride I did was the 2010 Blossom Trail from BBC Wood Norton for St John's ambulance, a 27 mile that was a near death experience! Now. I reckon the 50 mile route is on next spring (gulp). I might wish I hadn't said that, come spring!
First charity ride I did was the 2010 Blossom Trail from BBC Wood Norton for St John's ambulance, a 27 mile that was a near death experience! Now. I reckon the 50 mile route is on next spring (gulp). I might wish I hadn't said that, come spring!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
British Standard 12 mph...
Oh shoot!
Oh shoot!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
Wow! That's the first time the naughty word thing kicked in. Fast too.
Sorry Saun.
Sorry Saun.
YahudaMoon
Über Member
Thats nice, a cheery post on his birthday
Happy birthday YM
Hes only avin a laugh Lisa. I know him. Thanks for the Happy Earthday
Hi Darrel
No ! Can't do a 300 as Ive taken a year out of long distance cycling. Doing that distance could make me ill.
Id be up for a 200km though. Maybe a calender audax or permanent ?
Oh this this http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/peak-district-68-miles-august.103418/#post-1879326
Lincon Jackson
Member
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Hi, I am 43 with a running background. But I have been struggling with a knee injury for a good 15 years and recently I fell of a curb believe it or not and really injured my right ankle. So I took up bike riding to maintain fitness. Straight away all that nostalgia came rushing back, hooked straight away.
