Who started cycling again this year then?
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bauldbairn
New Member
- Location
- Falkirk
I fit into that category.
I've had other ways of keeping fit over the last 20 years, weight-training, gym, squash, jogging and swimming. Prior to that I had probably had bikes for 15 years and cycled everywhere and loved cycling. Only giving it up after an accident and wrecking my racer(Raliegh Europa - 5 speed).
With the development of many cycle lanes / tracks around where I live I thought I'd buy a bike, take up cycling again to see if I could still enjoy it.
Now approx 2500 miles into it, I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would.
I now know what bike would suit my current needs and I'm in the process of looking for bike two.
I've had other ways of keeping fit over the last 20 years, weight-training, gym, squash, jogging and swimming. Prior to that I had probably had bikes for 15 years and cycled everywhere and loved cycling. Only giving it up after an accident and wrecking my racer(Raliegh Europa - 5 speed).
With the development of many cycle lanes / tracks around where I live I thought I'd buy a bike, take up cycling again to see if I could still enjoy it.
Now approx 2500 miles into it, I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would.
I now know what bike would suit my current needs and I'm in the process of looking for bike two.
SilentSoulDragon
New Member
- Location
- Errol stuck between Perth and Dundee
Same here though already have two bikes on bought and also one self built. Just wish sat navs didn't show the road through the village I live in so it would be safer. We sometimes get lorries that take over the whole road so nothing can escape it's path.
g0kmt
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Fleetwood UK
I took cycling up again this year for the first time in about 35 years.
I bought a bike on the cycle to work scheme and am building up to being able to do the 17 mile each way trip.
So far I am enjoying the riding.
I bought a bike on the cycle to work scheme and am building up to being able to do the 17 mile each way trip.
So far I am enjoying the riding.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I have allways had a bike for the odd trip tothe shops or if car in for servicing but it would sit unused for weeks on end.
Started regullar cycling in March this year for commuting and fitness ,done about 2600 miles since then not counting a few hundred on a folder I also have.
Struggled to do 10 miles at first have now done a 100 miler plus several 40 to 60 mile rides.Lost 3.5 stone of lard in the process :-)
Started regullar cycling in March this year for commuting and fitness ,done about 2600 miles since then not counting a few hundred on a folder I also have.
Struggled to do 10 miles at first have now done a 100 miler plus several 40 to 60 mile rides.Lost 3.5 stone of lard in the process :-)
Riverman
Guru
- Location
- sur de Inglaterra
Me. I started cycling back in late April early May. Unfortuantely I had my bike nicked in July and took over a month off.
I did it both for fun and to try and lose weight. So far I've had lots of fun, haven't taken it too seriously and not really watched my eating very much, for eg. I've carried on drinking beer and wine although not always to excess.
It seems though that my weight has gone down from 15 to 13.5 stone and it doesn't seem to be moving up which is really good. The target now is to push it down to 11.5 within the next 6 months but the number of daylight hours + the weather + the average temperature for this time of year are putting me off a little.
I did it both for fun and to try and lose weight. So far I've had lots of fun, haven't taken it too seriously and not really watched my eating very much, for eg. I've carried on drinking beer and wine although not always to excess.
It seems though that my weight has gone down from 15 to 13.5 stone and it doesn't seem to be moving up which is really good. The target now is to push it down to 11.5 within the next 6 months but the number of daylight hours + the weather + the average temperature for this time of year are putting me off a little.
nosherduke996
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Newdigate,surrey
Me also, started in may because of a bad back, sold my Ducati motorbike and now have a carbon race bike and a Marin Mount Vision mtb.
I wish i done this years ago as i have never felt fitter and also about to join a local cycle club.
I wish i done this years ago as i have never felt fitter and also about to join a local cycle club.
MGBLemonrider
Active Member
- Location
- Stevenage, Herts
And me.
Faffed about over the latter part of the summer, sorting out a bike, destroying my old mtb, my dad's Peugeot drop bar and Father in Law's Dawes. Which forced me to buy my Dawes Giro 400 at the beginning of September and now use that for my commute 11 miles each way, (Just 3 car days since bought) and a few fun rides out furthest 60miles.
Fitness improving and I no longer have a BMI of over 30.
Faffed about over the latter part of the summer, sorting out a bike, destroying my old mtb, my dad's Peugeot drop bar and Father in Law's Dawes. Which forced me to buy my Dawes Giro 400 at the beginning of September and now use that for my commute 11 miles each way, (Just 3 car days since bought) and a few fun rides out furthest 60miles.
Fitness improving and I no longer have a BMI of over 30.
SavageHoutkop
Veteran
- Location
- South Manchester-ish
over here!
Had a bike as a kid but never rode far at all (down the road and back type of bike).
Now cycling everywhere, started in June.
Can nominate my husband as well, cycling again after +- 11 years (school)....
Had a bike as a kid but never rode far at all (down the road and back type of bike).
Now cycling everywhere, started in June.
Can nominate my husband as well, cycling again after +- 11 years (school)....
WickfordWheels
New Member
- Location
- Wickford
Yep, same here! Always had a bike and always enjoyed cycling but never seemed to find the time. I've been on regular rides since the summer but finding it bit harder now the weather is turning (I'm a bit of a fair weather biker). I need to shed a few pounds, and found that cycling is a great and enjoyable way to do it.
What really got me back into cycling was discovering a really good route locally, previously I had been put off by the lack of decent places to ride.
What really got me back into cycling was discovering a really good route locally, previously I had been put off by the lack of decent places to ride.
WeeE
New Member
- Location
- Glasgow in Scotland
Me - first time on a bike since primary school.
Big price-hike in local transport + illness (then morphing from minus to plus a few pounds) = stir crazy.
bike = liberation + regaining fitness.
Big price-hike in local transport + illness (then morphing from minus to plus a few pounds) = stir crazy.
bike = liberation + regaining fitness.
Me, Kinda I started in september last year to lose weight, but the bug really took hold this year!
Sept = Bought Kona Fire mountain on the C2W scheme ok bike, but not really great for road cycling so bought:
Jan = Boardman Team Hybrid, much better made the 5 mile each way commute much quicker and more fun the cycling bug really took hold after the winter though and I started doing 30 mile loops for fun after work which led to me buying
Oct = Boardman Team Carbon Road, GREAT to ride, nimble and fast as hell up hills!!
hoping to do a LEJOG or simillar next year
Incidentally, I lost ~6stone purely due to cycling, it's been (literally) a life saver for me, I LOVE it, even in crappy weather
Sept = Bought Kona Fire mountain on the C2W scheme ok bike, but not really great for road cycling so bought:
Jan = Boardman Team Hybrid, much better made the 5 mile each way commute much quicker and more fun the cycling bug really took hold after the winter though and I started doing 30 mile loops for fun after work which led to me buying
Oct = Boardman Team Carbon Road, GREAT to ride, nimble and fast as hell up hills!!
hoping to do a LEJOG or simillar next year
Incidentally, I lost ~6stone purely due to cycling, it's been (literally) a life saver for me, I LOVE it, even in crappy weather
rh100
Well-Known Member
PC_Arcade said:Me, Kinda I started in september last year to lose weight, but the bug really took hold this year!
Sept = Bought Kona Fire mountain on the C2W scheme ok bike, but not really great for road cycling so bought:
Jan = Boardman Team Hybrid, much better made the 5 mile each way commute much quicker and more fun the cycling bug really took hold after the winter though and I started doing 30 mile loops for fun after work which led to me buying
Oct = Boardman Team Carbon Road, GREAT to ride, nimble and fast as hell up hills!!
hoping to do a LEJOG or simillar next year
Incidentally, I lost ~6stone purely due to cycling, it's been (literally) a life saver for me, I LOVE it, even in crappy weather
WOW - thats some weight loss, nice one.
I started a few months ago for health reasons. Has worked wonders, don't need the med's anymore, hope to keep it up through the winter and beyond. Just need to sort the diet out now, but lost 3lb on todays weigh in, so it's a start. Feel loads fitter though.
Last time I rode before this year was about 6 years ago, once around the block and dumped the bike in the shed. Before that was before I had my first car, just for pootling around A to B - nothing too serious. My 2nd car is now declared SORN, and after the last experience on the bus, cycling is definitely the way to go.
