Any 'cycle only' members?
chronyx
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Being a newbie I wondered if any of you guys rely solely on your push bike for transport.
In the summer my ambition is to go for as long as possible using only myself for transport! So walking or cycling as I'm still getting used to my wings.
Now this will need an open mind and a new way of going about things e.g. I can't just cycle to a night out like I would in a car so I'd need to arrange meeting at someone's house first and getting freshened up etc.
What I am after is tips for making it as practical and most importantly as fun as possible! Or experiences of those who have done it or still do...
Also what kit you use as doing serious mileage I doubt my usual jeans and trainers will hack it anymore
Of course the real challenge will come in winter! :shock:
In the summer my ambition is to go for as long as possible using only myself for transport! So walking or cycling as I'm still getting used to my wings.
Now this will need an open mind and a new way of going about things e.g. I can't just cycle to a night out like I would in a car so I'd need to arrange meeting at someone's house first and getting freshened up etc.
What I am after is tips for making it as practical and most importantly as fun as possible! Or experiences of those who have done it or still do...
Also what kit you use as doing serious mileage I doubt my usual jeans and trainers will hack it anymore
Of course the real challenge will come in winter! :shock:
2007 Giant SCR2 - 'BFG'
Gone but not forgotten!:
2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport - 'Red Rocket'
Gone but not forgotten!:
2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport - 'Red Rocket'
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Hello there, i'll happily join you in the 'cycle only' camp. Through a combination of bicycle and train I happily zip all over the north west, whether it's to work, friends or day tripping
Kit depends on where your travelling. If its just to meet friends etc then my jeans and trainiers are usually fine (even up to about 15 miles). If the weather is poo I have a cheap pair of waterproof overtrousers which do the trick in most situations.
Getting to work I used to cycle to train station then cycle a short distance after. For this I'd do the first part in shorts and a cycling top before getting into my (carefully folded) suit in Piccadilly station toilets and do the short jump after the journey like that.
It all seems to work quite well as far as I'm concerned. When I'm around city centres particularly I'm usually faster about than my car owning friends, considerably richer due to no parking charges (and also less grumpy) and a heck of a lot fitter too!
The only down point is that some trails are a pain in the arse to get to without a car. llandegla is not the best place to go if you start with an 8 mile uphill slog on a stupidly busy and dangerous road.0 -
Cool! What bike do you have by the way?2007 Giant SCR2 - 'BFG'
Gone but not forgotten!:
2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport - 'Red Rocket'0 -
i own a car but it's sat in my grans garrage waiting to be sold as i can't do the work on it
i use bikes, longboards and walking (and pester my girlfriend into being a taxi in very bad rain) to get everywhere
even to nights out and social occasions, wearing jeans and t-shirts and hoodies,
dont seem to need to get 'freshened up'
but then i am a student.My signature was stolen by a moose
that will be all
trying to get GT James banned since tuesday0 -
Well my bike is the only form of transport I own, which does me for getting to work and back. As for social events I usually rely on buses, taxis or getting mates to drive me places.Bianchi Via Nirone Veloce/Centaur 20100
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I got rid of the car early last year, Im married with 4 kids and live in Devon. Theres been the odd occaision where a car would have been handy, but we can get by with borrowing \ hiring cars, taxis, buses for most things.
Its easier than I would have thought to be car free with kids, although internet shopping does help that a lot.
The extra money in the family coffers really does more than cover what we miss out on from not having the car.0 -
I'm not a bike only guy, but this time of year especially I don't like taking the car out - salted roads don't do classic MGs any good at all and the hood leaks - think I'm dryer on a bike!
If I go anywhere I have to have puff at the end (band rehearsals - I play the trumpet) then i borrow my sisters car more often than I use mine. Havn't found a rucksack large enough to fit a trumpet in!
Jeans and whatever tops are clean that day usually do me, but try and avoid a t-shirt next to your skin. Soaks up the sweat and when you stop, unless you have a change it gets cold quickly! That said, if you have a spare with you then you might feel fresher when you get there!
One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other.0 -
chronyx wrote:Being a newbie I wondered if any of you guys rely solely on your push bike for transport.
I admire your ambition,when I first came back to cycling I found a great inspiration for me was Ken Kifer,sadly he is now deceased,but his web site is still maintained,just type his name into your search engine,and have good read.Good luck.
In the summer my ambition is to go for as long as possible using only myself for transport! So walking or cycling as I'm still getting used to my wings.
Now this will need an open mind and a new way of going about things e.g. I can't just cycle to a night out like I would in a car so I'd need to arrange meeting at someone's house first and getting freshened up etc.
What I am after is tips for making it as practical and most importantly as fun as possible! Or experiences of those who have done it or still do...
Also what kit you use as doing serious mileage I doubt my usual jeans and trainers will hack it anymore
Of course the real challenge will come in winter! :shock:k.curtis0
