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elaenorkate
New Member
Hi everyone
I've been browsing for a while and thought I'd give it a go!
I've been cycling as long as I can remember really - but started getting a bit more serious in the summer when I moved work
Now cycling in about 4 miles each way a day and loving it
I've been browsing for a while and thought I'd give it a go!
I've been cycling as long as I can remember really - but started getting a bit more serious in the summer when I moved work
Now cycling in about 4 miles each way a day and loving it
roy.goulding
New Member
Hallo I've just joined the forum I like 50/60's 531 tubed racing bikes I am a VCC member look forward to interesting topics. Roy Goulding
DeGe
Well-Known Member
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- Merseyside
Evening to everyone, just joined been browsing for some time now picked up lots of answers to questions, been back cycling about 18 months after gap of 40 years or so.
iancity
Veteran
- Location
- Ashington, Northumberland
Ok, a bit background (also posted a couple of times before posting here, oops!).
Very sporty in my youth, football cricket and squash mainly, through to 20's, late 30's was a scrawny little thing, sport was all I did at nightimes...then started having problems mid 30's with knees, specifically right knee..had to give up 5 a side and cricket for a while, just too painful to run etc..this also led to quite a big weight gain as well, I have always ate crap but it was the exercise that kept the weight off, once the exercise went, bam, weight came on :-(........finally (on my 40th birthday) found out I had flat feet and this had contributed to very weak quads which leads to knee problems...so, needed an exercise that had no/little resistance and therefore took up cycling although never really seriously, more kinda dabbled...weight came down, felt good but then stopped, weight came back on, felt bad, went out again on the bike, felt good, then stopped etc etc....so, about a month ago, found my old blood pressure monitor in the garage, used it and was shocked at the results (185/95) got a bike through the ctw scheme and just thought this time, I must take it seriously, I need to lose the weigh and get the bp down....hopefully by posting on here it will give me a little motivation to keep going...
Very sporty in my youth, football cricket and squash mainly, through to 20's, late 30's was a scrawny little thing, sport was all I did at nightimes...then started having problems mid 30's with knees, specifically right knee..had to give up 5 a side and cricket for a while, just too painful to run etc..this also led to quite a big weight gain as well, I have always ate crap but it was the exercise that kept the weight off, once the exercise went, bam, weight came on :-(........finally (on my 40th birthday) found out I had flat feet and this had contributed to very weak quads which leads to knee problems...so, needed an exercise that had no/little resistance and therefore took up cycling although never really seriously, more kinda dabbled...weight came down, felt good but then stopped, weight came back on, felt bad, went out again on the bike, felt good, then stopped etc etc....so, about a month ago, found my old blood pressure monitor in the garage, used it and was shocked at the results (185/95) got a bike through the ctw scheme and just thought this time, I must take it seriously, I need to lose the weigh and get the bp down....hopefully by posting on here it will give me a little motivation to keep going...
NFN01
Regular
- Location
- Petersfield UK
Hello. Just joined. I am based in east Hampshire. I recently started cycling again after about 30 years. Bought myself a cheapy full sus MTB from argos to get me started again.
The backside and quads initially suffered but got over that. I have now moved into a more specialist area of cycling as I bought myself a KMX Venom recumbent a couple of months
ago after many many years of thinking about it. The best buy I ever made. Since buying it I have reconfigured front steering from the side steering handles to a more natural configuration
where the hand position on the handle bars is more akin to a conventional bike. The designer of the KMX Vemon has ridden it and likes it as well. I have also motorised it so hills are a doddle
and in my testing I am getting a range of about 60miles out of a single battery charge. Once fine tuned and I adopt an economical approach to motor usage I estimate a range of up to about 75 miles.
I would like to get in touch with other recumbent owners in my locale, share experiences and tech discussion etc. and maybe eventually meet up.
Neil
The backside and quads initially suffered but got over that. I have now moved into a more specialist area of cycling as I bought myself a KMX Venom recumbent a couple of months
ago after many many years of thinking about it. The best buy I ever made. Since buying it I have reconfigured front steering from the side steering handles to a more natural configuration
where the hand position on the handle bars is more akin to a conventional bike. The designer of the KMX Vemon has ridden it and likes it as well. I have also motorised it so hills are a doddle
and in my testing I am getting a range of about 60miles out of a single battery charge. Once fine tuned and I adopt an economical approach to motor usage I estimate a range of up to about 75 miles.
I would like to get in touch with other recumbent owners in my locale, share experiences and tech discussion etc. and maybe eventually meet up.
Neil
Hello,
So you've signed-up, got your user account, now all you need to do is get posting .... ah, um, er, What do I say?
Well, it's dead easy - just say Hello and tell us a little bit about yourself and whereabouts you're from (so we can invite you along to rides!!)
Believe me, once you get that first post under your belt you'll be off!
My name's Shaun by the way, and I own and operate CycleChat.
If you need any help or advice on using the forums, or want to ask a question but don't want to do it publicly - just send me a PM (private message).
Hope you enjoy, and welcome to CycleChat
Cheers,
Shaun
Hello Shaun/Everyone, I'm new here and don't really know how it works!? But, what I do know is that I love bikes and riding them! Problem is I find myself riding on my own a lot and would like to find a friendly club which caters for all standards and which is based around the Richmond upon Thames area.
I bit about myself, well, where to start? At the beginning I guess? lol
Having worn out the road and tyres in my street when I was very young we moved away to Leeds where I would go off for rides with my friends, I would like to point out that I was on my trustie BMX while they Were riding 12 speed racers! I kept on having to stop for them! I then join a cycling club called Otley Cycle Club or OCC for short. Did a lot of riding in those days, we are talking 25 yrs ago! I'm now 40yrs old and commute on my bike everyday and use Strava as a motivational tool to keep me fit! Thanks, i'll stop now as I feel i'm going on a bit lol.
talisman50082
Active Member
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- Devizes
Hi from Devizes.
Pulpy
New Member
- Location
- Flintshire
Hi there all,
I'm a newbie to cycle chat, getting back into cycling after years away.
Spent many wasted years running , then coaching and now back to what I should have done all along.
Anyways good to be here and hello to you all.
I'm a newbie to cycle chat, getting back into cycling after years away.
Spent many wasted years running , then coaching and now back to what I should have done all along.
Anyways good to be here and hello to you all.
pascual
Member
Hello:
Fairly new to cycling as well, but I have always enjoyed it! Just bough the new bkool trainer. I currently ride a Kestrel and I love it! Looking to upgrade in a little bit.. looking @ Colnago, although expensive but have been saving up... I think 2 more years and finally I can have the Italian frame I want. If anyone has bkool and wants to become friends please add me.. send me a private message for username in bkool. I want to start a group and choose a day every week were we can all ride using the simulator.
Fairly new to cycling as well, but I have always enjoyed it! Just bough the new bkool trainer. I currently ride a Kestrel and I love it! Looking to upgrade in a little bit.. looking @ Colnago, although expensive but have been saving up... I think 2 more years and finally I can have the Italian frame I want. If anyone has bkool and wants to become friends please add me.. send me a private message for username in bkool. I want to start a group and choose a day every week were we can all ride using the simulator.
Hi there, been reading this forum a few weeks now having found it when googling bike info. Enjoy the banter and find it very informative so thought I should join. Am new to cycling ...... at 59 years old next week lol. Been an endurance horse rider for last 20 years and was at a loose end this summer when my horse was out of action. Missed my maps and routefinding etc. Soooo me and hubby went and got a couple of hybrids and entered Manchester to Blackpool bike ride (after only 3 weeks training haha, but on the hills around Glossop). Well that was it... the bug has bitten. Picking up a Cannondale road bike tomoz.... eek both scared and excited. Wrong time of year I suppose but prices are right just now, just hope the weather is kind in the coming weeks so I can get used to it. Nice to talk to you all and thanks for all the info
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