What's your discipline?

[Fnaar]

discipline? Miss Whiplash?
Oh, sorry, cycling
Regular weekend ride (30-50miles), occasional 34mile round trip commute, occasional one-off day out ride.

 

[TheDoctor]

Commuting, utility cycling, club runs(usually the Wednesday evening ones involving pubs), the odd sportive and audax, touring holidays and the odd bit of alpine lunacy.
Not done a TT yet, but I think I'd like to. I did a 28 minute '10' on a local course, so I should lose a few mins off that in an actual race. Not having flat bars might help too.

And I agree with Waffles - if it's not fun, why would you be doing it?

 

[Aperitif]

I commute roughly 290km a week - sometimes 300 if I fancy a lap or two of Regents Park for fun.
I quite like the idea of steaming(steaming = appropriate word!) round the track - read Walker's 'Hillingdon' posts in racing and it is good to watch everyone's efforts...I only live 10 minutes from there so maybe if there is a super vets category ie: 53 and above I might give it a go...
Otherwise solo road for as long as I feel like it; suppose 80km is a reasonable average for a non-commuting ride.

 

[Paulus]

Commuting,
Audax
touring.
Shopping,
But not always in that order.

 

[snorri]

Utility mainly with some leisure miles on a fine day, always on the road. Day touring, and longer touring (I hope) in the summer.

 

[wafflycat]

Oh, and I'm 48

Pah! Youngster! I'm 50 this year!

 

[Plax]

Commuting & Leisure cycling.
I'd love to go on a touring holiday on the bike, stopping off at various campsites. That would be fun. Anyone done anything like that?

 

[Aint Skeered]

Pah! Youngster! I'm 50 this year!

So that pic on your avatar was taken 10 years ago was it?
Actually I'm 48yrs 6 months

 

[longers]

Commute, utility and fun. I did a small bit of touring last year and am planning a bit more for this year. Did a cyclosportive last year and enjoyed that so will be doing at least a couple more this year. Not done an audax ride but I think I'd enjoy that too and I might look for one or two later in the year.

I've only raced a bike in a few triathlons and that was ok but I prefer a longer slower ride. I wouldn't mind a go at a Manchester Velodrome taster session.

My life seems to revolve around bikes though. This is a good thing isn't it?

 

[simonali]

Commuting and social (going to the pub!).

 

[Paulus]

Pah! Youngster! I'm 50 this year!

So am I Wafflycat, March 10th, whens yours?

 

[stevenb]

Leisure and fitness. First race (weather permitting) 2nd March.
Not hoping for much.....but want to feel that I've done my best.
Might join a club soon....may help me get better and faster.
Training and more training is on the cards for me!
Then more races!

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Good grief, CKH...

I'm old, I'm a tad overweight, and I'm slow, but I have great fun on a local TT! The vast majority of those doing TTs are veterans (age 40+), so give it a go and have some fun!

Pfhhtt! yeah right! As for the TTing thing, that is correct, afterall who else is not at work in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday apart from old farts Oh, and people who work shifts of course(who may also be an old fart too)

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Fitness and fun mostly,
the occasional Sportive, charidee ride
club runs and TT's
YHA weekends
There be a lot of us 50 year olds on 'ere innit?!

 

[Mortiroloboy]

Give it a go, you don't know till you try it. I think most people would really enjoy TT's. The evening club TT's can be a good laugh
I am in a 50k circuit race this weekend, I managed to claw my way up to 3rd cat last year, so this year I am aiming for some placings hopefully.
Oh, and I'm 48

What on earth is remotely amusing about cycling so fecking hard for 10 miles that you nearly die at the end: