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enitharmon
Regular
- Location
- Lancashire-over-the-Sands
Will I get anywhere?
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jackhandy
Active Member
- Location
- the Cornish Alps
Good on yer...
You make me feel a tad guilty ( but only a tad, mind - there's a LOT of hills down here in the Cornish Alps
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Because I've recently fitted a bike with a battery & motor kit that gives me a boost on the ups
Some see it as cheating, particularly when I grind past them as they get off to push but, at 63 & not having ridden for 15 years, it means I tackle routes I'd gib at otherwise.
PETE
You make me feel a tad guilty ( but only a tad, mind - there's a LOT of hills down here in the Cornish Alps
)Because I've recently fitted a bike with a battery & motor kit that gives me a boost on the ups
Some see it as cheating, particularly when I grind past them as they get off to push but, at 63 & not having ridden for 15 years, it means I tackle routes I'd gib at otherwise.
PETE
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enitharmon
Regular
- Location
- Lancashire-over-the-Sands
Not in this 
weather I won't, Lee_M.
Two days ago I got a thorough drenching on my bike , returning from a bowls match abandoned owing to a passing monsoon that turned the green into a shallow lake within a couple of minutes. Not one of the more exhilarating pleasures life has to offer, although I suppose I should be grateful that the homeward trip was downhill[*] with the considerable wind at my back. I'd have hated to be going the other way.
[*] In theory there is no need to pedal for the 3km from West Mount to the waterfront; the only interruptions being traffic lights and idiots parking in the cycle lane. I note, though, that following recent resurfacing work a whole stretch of bike lane on both sides of the road has vanished.
weather I won't, Lee_M.Two days ago I got a thorough drenching on my bike , returning from a bowls match abandoned owing to a passing monsoon that turned the green into a shallow lake within a couple of minutes. Not one of the more exhilarating pleasures life has to offer, although I suppose I should be grateful that the homeward trip was downhill[*] with the considerable wind at my back. I'd have hated to be going the other way.
[*] In theory there is no need to pedal for the 3km from West Mount to the waterfront; the only interruptions being traffic lights and idiots parking in the cycle lane. I note, though, that following recent resurfacing work a whole stretch of bike lane on both sides of the road has vanished.
hobbitonabike
Formerly EbonyWillow
- Location
- Furness, South Lakes
Hi...I have just seen this and I hail from nearby!!! My first proper trip out on my new bike was the coast road!! Sounds like you're doing great!! Might pass you along the way somewhere!! 
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Thats good because mine never started.Haven't you heard? Life starts at 50!
- Location
- Glasgow
Absolutely, and even if someone is looking, don't worry about it - this is all about enjoyment.
Keep getting those miles in!
great thread btw
