Thought I'd better introduce myself,
I'm Gaz, 34 years old, married to Sally and we have a 2 year old girl.
Just got back into cycling after a 15 year break, during which time a gained abit of weight and started smoking, drinking basically everything that is bad!!!!
Quit the ciggies 4 years ago and gained even more weight. Deciding last summer that being a fat bastard sucks, I sold my Electra Straight 8 chopper and bought a road bike and converted my mountain bike to a commuter tool.
August 2008 I stood on the scales at 17st 9lbs, which for me at 6ft 3inches is about 3 and half stone overweight.
I now sit here typing this weighing in at 13 stone 10lbs, all thanks to getting back on the bike.
My work is only 1 mile away, so I do an extended loop in the morning and after work of 14 miles (28 miles aday) and go for rides on either a Saturday, or Sunday of distances raging from 30 to 65 miles.
I don't own any flash super dooper Carbon Fibre tricked out £1000 plus specials, as funds don't allow, so I just bought the best I could afford.
My road bike is iceni Steel frame with Carbon forks, Mavic SUP rims all built up with 8-10 year old new old stock Shimano Dura-Ace 9 speed components, with some cheep Ecustar SPD sl pedals, nothing flash but it does the job, and it does it very well for me.
My commuter hack is Specialized Hardrock 2 tonne special, as this never goes offroad I changed alot of bits and bobs. The front suspension forks went in favour of some steel rigid Identiti Rebate jump forks, tyres are Schwalbe Big Apples, with Deore hollow tech 2 cranks etc, again, nothing flash, but it does the job, allthough the hubs are getting a bit tired now!!!
I'm Gaz, 34 years old, married to Sally and we have a 2 year old girl.
Just got back into cycling after a 15 year break, during which time a gained abit of weight and started smoking, drinking basically everything that is bad!!!!
Quit the ciggies 4 years ago and gained even more weight. Deciding last summer that being a fat bastard sucks, I sold my Electra Straight 8 chopper and bought a road bike and converted my mountain bike to a commuter tool.
August 2008 I stood on the scales at 17st 9lbs, which for me at 6ft 3inches is about 3 and half stone overweight.
I now sit here typing this weighing in at 13 stone 10lbs, all thanks to getting back on the bike.
My work is only 1 mile away, so I do an extended loop in the morning and after work of 14 miles (28 miles aday) and go for rides on either a Saturday, or Sunday of distances raging from 30 to 65 miles.
I don't own any flash super dooper Carbon Fibre tricked out £1000 plus specials, as funds don't allow, so I just bought the best I could afford.
My road bike is iceni Steel frame with Carbon forks, Mavic SUP rims all built up with 8-10 year old new old stock Shimano Dura-Ace 9 speed components, with some cheep Ecustar SPD sl pedals, nothing flash but it does the job, and it does it very well for me.
My commuter hack is Specialized Hardrock 2 tonne special, as this never goes offroad I changed alot of bits and bobs. The front suspension forks went in favour of some steel rigid Identiti Rebate jump forks, tyres are Schwalbe Big Apples, with Deore hollow tech 2 cranks etc, again, nothing flash, but it does the job, allthough the hubs are getting a bit tired now!!!
