Things you have done for the first time.

[slowmotion]

For the first time in my life, I went to Brighton riding up Portnalls Lane, Turners Hill, and the Beacon without stopping on the hills. Twice.

I really can't complain about 2013 so far.

 

[Tyke]

Lost 3 friends to Cancer.
After 3 years and over 6000 miles on the bike I gave up worrying about the heart attack I had in 2010.
Bought a set of rollers and spent most of last week trying to ride them.
Got the hang of the rollers.

Plans for next year to keep going on the rollers and get out as much as I can for rest of winter and hopefully start the good weather in a similar position to the one that took me half of the summer to reach this year.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

taxidermy

 

[vernon]

taxidermy

Get stuffed.

 

[vernon]

Seeing that folk are producing lists:++++

2013
Retired.
Took on a zero hours contract.
Bought an Android tablet.
Sold my first CMS e-commerce web site.
Cycled in the Czech republic.
Visited my first German Holocaust memorial.
Saw Joseph and his Technicolor Dream Coat musical.
Found myself at a legalise cannabis festival - I thought that it was a street festival.
Had a curryworst.
Drank absinthe.

 

[Rouge79]

Changed job role at work

Started cycling to work

 

[young Ed]

2013 completed:
rebuilt my rear hub and re assembled using the old components
cycled my longest in one day(bout 47ish miles)
got confident with google maps and using it to get step by step instructions on cycling somewhere
baked bread almost all by my self! (last night )
bought a new bike! (new to me not completely new oh well only 75 quid off ebay )
carried on being skint
decided lifes too short and so i need to get on and do what i want and follow my dreams!
talked A LOT
NOT done A LOT

ate haggis for the first time in at least 7 or 8 years YUM YUM

2013 still to do:
rebuild rear hub with new components

survive christmas
rebuild front hub because it's fun
remove cassette and free wheel

2014:

train for lejog to do when im 16 in 2015
mojorly improve bike (i'm talking new frame)
save for garmin edge 800
post less pedal more
look forward to and plan lejog
more real coffee
get even bigger thighs

you can add the rest for me :P
Cheers Ed

 

[Justiffa]

2013… a fistful of meaningful firsts

Did my 1st marathon in march.
Did my 2nd end of september

Did my 1st century ride mid-september (locally)
Did my 2nd century ride in november (thailand)

Did my 1st duathlon event in october.
Will be doing my 1st triathlon relay in 2 weeks time.

In all of my 52 yrs on Gods earth, i had to go lump everything this year lol

 

[postman]

Talked to a patch of earth where we scattered my Dads ashes .

I have just seen this,it brought a tear to my eyes.This is a photo of Langstrothdale totherside of Buckden where i want my ashes spreading.

 

[ColinJ]

I have just seen this,it brought a tear to my eyes.This is a photo of Langstrothdale totherside of Buckden where i want my ashes spreading. View attachment 33874

I have cycled up there 3 or 4 times and it has always struck me as being a special place!

 

[Plax]

2013;

• Started enjoying completing The Times Concise crossword
• Cycled the Lon Las Cymru
• Went surfing for the first time to Morocco
• Found out what Spotify is
• Went over to the dark side and bought 2 Apple products (iPod and iPad)
• Bought an electric guitar
• Joined a wine club and got given the best corkscrew by @TheDoctor that was ever invented
• Bought a dishwasher and fell madly in love with it
• Started making my own soups

For 2014 I think I shall aim for the following;

• Get at least one clue on The Times Cryptic crossword
• Learn to play the electric guitar
• Marry the dishwasher
• Start cycling regularly again and aim for 1000 miles
• Drink more wine
• Buy a new front door

 

[Mattonsea]

This year I have :- Built a bike from ground up
Taken on the Family business
Watched the a Stage of the Tour de France at St Malo
Made peace with my big sister
Filled the house with stray dogs
won a ferret race
Done 1000 miles in a year.

Next year don't know??

 

[lee1980sim]

Fell off my bike and broke my thumb, I've fallen off begore yes, but never broke my thumb

 

[Justiffa]

2013;

• Bought a dishwasher and fell madly in love with it

For 2014 I think I shall aim for the following;

• Get at least one clue on The Times Cryptic crossword
• Learn to play the electric guitar
• Marry the dishwasher
• Start cycling regularly again and aim for 1000 miles
• Drink more wine
• Buy a new front door

ROTFLMFAO….. good luck with the dishwasher, may u guys live happily ever after

 

[jhawk]

In 2013, I:

- Discovered tour-cycling. Became hooked.
- Discovered my love of adventure. Became hooked.
- Realised that all of my past pursuits of love have been leading up to this one person.
- Bought a touring bicycle.
- Began to regularly make my own bread and thereby saved a lot of money.
- Realised that a panini-maker may just be the best thing that Dad and I have ever bought.
- Gained some confidence and independence.
- Realised the value of money.
- Gained the opportunity to work in the freelance travel-writing sector.
- Built my own website.
- Met the most amazing person.

My Goals for 2014 are:

- Seek treatment for above tour-cycling and love of adventure.
- Move closer to moving closer to said amazing person.
- Plan, prepare for, and execute several bicycle tours.
- Write about said bicycle tours.
- Become a regular contributor, hopefully paid, to the cycling webzine for which I've submitted articles for publication.
- Raise my profile as a freelance writer.
- Learn how to conduct basic bicycle maintenance.
- Write a book at the end of the year about my summer of touring.