Motivate me please!

[mrbadexample]

Mmmm, birthday T-shirt.

 

[Old Plodder]

Mmmm, birthday T-shirt.

Somebody trying to tell you something...........

 

[Old Plodder]

Have just had a clear out of my bike shed.
So now that I can get at my bikes again, I'm hoping I'll get one out now & again & finally get some miles in!
(That's the problem when you move into a smaller space, everything that's not needed ended up in my shed!)

 

[mrbadexample]

Have just had a clear out of my bike shed.
So now that I can get at my bikes again, I'm hoping I'll get one out now & again & finally get some miles in!

Excellent. Put your favourite one at the front so it's nice and easy to get out.

 

[mrbadexample]

Darts again tonight, just shy of 8 miles as I went the right way.

I'll have had the bike for a fortnight tomorrow. Already things are feeling easier. The speed at which my confidence is returning is really pleasing. I feel more stable, I can look over my shoulder much more easily, my average speed is increasing, my bum hurts less. I can even get out of the saddle for a bit if I have to. I almost can't believe it's happening so quickly to a lardy 44 year old with such an appalling fitness level.

I'm loving it. I'm just 13 miles short of my first accumulated ton.

 

[DaveyM]

keep it up mate.
You seem to be doing really well

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Have just had a clear out of my bike shed.
So now that I can get at my bikes again, I'm hoping I'll get one out now & again & finally get some miles in!
(That's the problem when you move into a smaller space, everything that's not needed ended up in my shed!)

Keep the bike near your front or back door

 

[Old Plodder]

Keep the bike near your front or back door

I used to keep it by 'my' front door, but now that I'm sharing, I've been relegated to the shed; at the previous residence it was the garage at the end of a long garden. Now, just as soon as it stops raining.......

 

[Old Plodder]

I've decided to go & join my old group on their Sunday ride; see how far I get.

 

[mrbadexample]

keep it up mate.
You seem to be doing really well

Cheers Davey. I'm well pleased - far better than I expected for the first fortnight. Off to ALDI in a bit to see if they've got any clobber left.

 

[mrbadexample]

Disappointed. All I really wanted was a pair of waterproof overtrousers. Only two pairs of medium left. I guess if they were sewn together...

I actually contemplated buying a pair in the belief that if I keep this up then one day I'd be able to get in them.

I did buy a pair of gloves and a merino shirt. I tried on a waterproof jacket but the XL was pathetically small. C'mon, I ain't that big!

On the plus side, it was a 6.5 mile round trip.

 

[Old Plodder]

Disappointed......... I did buy a pair of gloves and a merino shirt. I tried on a waterproof jacket but the XL was pathetically small. C'mon, I ain't that big!
On the plus side, it was a 6.5 mile round trip.

Unless it's for commuting, waterproof trousers aren't important.

Some manufacturers must use elastic tape measures when they measure their clothing!

I had to buy XXXL to get a cycling jersey to fit me a couple of years back from one manufacturer!

I can quite see that I am XL, but XXXL............

 

[mrbadexample]

Unless it's for commuting, waterproof trousers aren't important.

I'd have said "unless it's raining, waterproof trousers aren't important".

It's never going to be a commuter. I have to carry too much kit (i.e. a car bootful) so it's not an option.

I might still want to use it in the rain though.

 

[Old Plodder]

I'd have said "unless it's raining, waterproof trousers aren't important".
It's never going to be a commuter. I have to carry too much kit (i.e. a car bootful) so it's not an option.
I might still want to use it in the rain though.

What I meant was, your legs dry off quickly, & I find waterproof trousers much more of an annoyance than just riding in cycle kit; be that shorts, three quarters, or longs.

 

[mrbadexample]

What I meant was, your legs dry off quickly, & I find waterproof trousers much more of an annoyance than just riding in cycle kit; be that shorts, three quarters, or longs.

Ahh, I see. I normally wear jeans, which just get soggy and horrible.