Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

Excellent pic and sums up what cycling is about for me:-
Beautiful scenery, away from the crowds & keeping fit as well.:thumb

As opposed to vomiting & spitting up blood. :rolleyes:

None of which explains why I do most of my miles in the garage on my TT. :blast
 
I am thinking of getting a bike for work,
normally I work about half a mile from home, but a couple of times a week on average, I work about 10 miles away,
I have been either using the car, or if it's nice using my breva, the downside is that there are some long reasonably steep hills, and being unfit and overweight would mean over an hour to work, and back,
which is more time than I have spare, so I am considering one of those electrickery bikes, any one use one for work, are they any good?

another consideration is that it would be down dark country roads, which is probably what puts me off the most!
 
Ronno said:
Aldi are selling cycling gear from tomorrow (26/9), including Merino base layers, cycle stands and winter jackets.
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just got back and well pleased with the stuff :thumb2

there were loads of people there battling for the popular sizes but i had my Mrs. with me so they didn't stand a chance :D
 
Some pictures of the local denizens at my favorite mountain bike trail:

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A four foot Cotton Mouth viper, one of the deadliest snakes in North America:

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:beerjug:
 
UturnTony said:
just got back and well pleased with the stuff :thumb2

there were loads of people there battling for the popular sizes but i had my Mrs. with me so they didn't stand a chance :D
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I've bought thermals, waterproof bags and sealskin socks from Aldi for the motorbike and it's all been good kit at a great price. Hopefully my purchases today will be of the same quality :thumb2
 
ianboydsnr said:
I am thinking of getting a bike for work,
normally I work about half a mile from home, but a couple of times a week on average, I work about 10 miles away,
I have been either using the car, or if it's nice using my breva, the downside is that there are some long reasonably steep hills, and being unfit and overweight would mean over an hour to work, and back,
which is more time than I have spare, so I am considering one of those electrickery bikes, any one use one for work, are they any good?

another consideration is that it would be down dark country roads, which is probably what puts me off the most!
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You'd be amazed how quickly you'll be able to cover 10 miles within a couple of weeks of cycling, and soon it won't be enough of a challenge. Start off with the half mile journey and see how you get on rather than spending loads on an e-bike :thumb

You can also now buy bicycle lights that i understand would be illegally bright on anything needing an MOT :augie
 
Aurelius said:
A 20% power increase is typical with clipless pedals, but it comes at the cost of tiring you out sooner, since both legs are constantly working. With flat pedals, one leg rests while the other leg works. The advantage of being able to generate 20% more power for short bursts is vital in a race, but isn't noticeable during normal riding.
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If you haven't ridden a bicycle for a long time then there may be other benefits. I have found that my SPDs have changed the placement of my feet on the pedals and are ensuring that I pedal in the most efficient plane. Previously my heels were turned out.

For my training runs (steep climbs on mostly gravel cycle paths with some technical short descents on bridleways and single track) I like the SPDs. If I'm going to a trail park I swap them for flats as I'm not confident to unclip fast enough if I need a dab. I always have the release springs backed right off.
 
Mutley said:
You'd be amazed how quickly you'll be able to cover 10 miles within a couple of weeks of cycling, and soon it won't be enough of a challenge. Start off with the half mile journey and see how you get on rather than spending loads on an e-bike :thumb

You can also now buy bicycle lights that i understand would be illegally bright on anything needing an MOT :augie
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Borrowed a bike, then rode the last half a mile home, it was much harder than I expected and now I have jelly legs, unfortunately that was the easy bit:D
 
ianboydsnr said:
Borrowed a bike, then rode the last half a mile home, it was much harder than I expected and now I have jelly legs, unfortunately that was the easy bit:D
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if you really are that unfit that half mile on a bike does that to you you really do need to stick with it. build yourself up slowly and improve your fitness. you can even do it by walking up and down the stairs (go on, you live in a single story dwelling or the top floor of a block of flats :D) and build up from there.

getting an electric bike is not the answer unless you are going to leave the battery off which would defeat the object really :D
 
UturnTony said:
if you really are that unfit that half mile on a bike does that to you you really do need to stick with it. build yourself up slowly and improve your fitness. you can even do it by walking up and down the stairs (go on, you live in a single story dwelling or the top floor of a block of flats :D) and build up from there.

getting an electric bike is not the answer unless you are going to leave the battery off which would defeat the object really :D
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You don't understand this place is hilly, it was half a mile of hill climb!
I live in a bungalow at the top of the hill, maybe up hill the first time was a bit of a challenge,

I am unfit though, the idea is that a electrikery bike makes the hills easier, its pedal assist rather than it do all the work, so you still get the exercise and you don't have to use it once your fit enough,

And I am going to stick with it, and once up to a reasonable level of fitness, get a racing jobbie, after all it is the Lake District :beerjug:
 
Greg Masters said:
Height AMSL at the bottom and top of your climb please.
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English please:blast


I would say its about 100m higher, but it's not linear!

I used to do half marathons, and in a respectable time, around an hour twenty, but now my knees aren't up to the pounding, so I need to do something that I will enjoy, but without pouring my knees into submission!
 
Cycled 20 miles today, Exeter Quay along the estuary to Cockwood and back with lunch at Turf. I'm really enjoying being out on my bike but I don't like hills. Thinking that 100 mile along the Mosel Valley would make a lovely holiday next year.
 
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