Startling revelation

dg74

That you CANNOT go out like a mad man and ride fast when you haven't ridden for a good long time (10 years +).

Oh dear!
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Twisterboy

welcome to the forum, know how you feel mate!

I've had my bike for over a month now and thought I would be able to pick it up again, how wrong I was.

David

Stoo61

haha even after about a month I set off at what was normal pace and I'm close to passing out....no a nice feeling. :roll:

Stephen-Hawking

Only a couple of months off and you really feel the difference.

Make sure yu've got a speedo that measures distance and set yourself targets, 5 miles ten miles, 15, up to about twenty five on not too demanding surfaces and then after a month or two introduce some climbs.

It'll only take a couple of months, which'll have you good and fit to enjoy the trails when the weather gets better (if ever it does)

Enjoy!

dg74

nice 5 miler tomorrow morning should see me right. Fingers crossed. High gears and breathe easy. No hills, flat all the way.

If anyone see's a big lad on a saracen blowing out of his arse tomorrow at about 9 am in North Shields, give him a honk and point and laugh...

KnightofCydonia

I was bollocksed just walking to the shop today. And I'm not going to cycle it as a kona was stolen from outside there the other day too according to a sign. I bet he didn't lock it up though which is a bit stupid, that area is very light fingered

dg74

KnightofCydonia wrote:

I was bollocksed just walking to the shop today. And I'm not going to cycle it as a kona was stolen from outside there the other day too according to a sign. I bet he didn't lock it up though which is a bit stupid, that area is very light fingered

Take it you're from the area mate? Yea I know what it's like, hence I have my bike insured just incase.

Thankfully where I live it's very quiet, get no kids hanging about, etc. Still, not daft enough not to leave my bike unattended or locked up!

supersonic

Amazing how quick it all drops off. I am a shadow of the rider I used to be! if you saw me on a trail youd think 'who's that berk on a zaskar?!'

stumpyjon

Oh very drole :roll:

dg74 - you're right but it does come back. I seem to tail off riding towards Christmas each year and then eat / drink too much. Bit of effort in January and Febuary and it seems to come back. I've also noticed that whilst I deteriorate towards the end of each year I'm not usually as bad as the previous year so there is hope.

A 10 year lay off may take longer to recover from (don't push yourself too hard though or you'll set yourself a high benchmark for next year .

darren636

i had about 14 years off ! jeez did my bum hurt last week !!!

KnightofCydonia

dg74 wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

I was bollocksed just walking to the shop today. And I'm not going to cycle it as a kona was stolen from outside there the other day too according to a sign. I bet he didn't lock it up though which is a bit stupid, that area is very light fingered

Take it you're from the area mate? Yea I know what it's like, hence I have my bike insured just incase.

Thankfully where I live it's very quiet, get no kids hanging about, etc. Still, not daft enough not to leave my bike unattended or locked up!

nah mate, i'm from derbyshire

dg74

KnightofCydonia wrote:

dg74 wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

I was bollocksed just walking to the shop today. And I'm not going to cycle it as a kona was stolen from outside there the other day too according to a sign. I bet he didn't lock it up though which is a bit stupid, that area is very light fingered

Take it you're from the area mate? Yea I know what it's like, hence I have my bike insured just incase.

Thankfully where I live it's very quiet, get no kids hanging about, etc. Still, not daft enough not to leave my bike unattended or locked up!

nah mate, i'm from derbyshire

Posh git

KnightofCydonia

dg74 wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

dg74 wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

I was bollocksed just walking to the shop today. And I'm not going to cycle it as a kona was stolen from outside there the other day too according to a sign. I bet he didn't lock it up though which is a bit stupid, that area is very light fingered

Take it you're from the area mate? Yea I know what it's like, hence I have my bike insured just incase.

Thankfully where I live it's very quiet, get no kids hanging about, etc. Still, not daft enough not to leave my bike unattended or locked up!

nah mate, i'm from derbyshire

Posh git

couldn't be too wrong. Sure there's some posh clowns in little quaint villages around who think they're holier than anybody else but then there's the majority of us who're lower-middle class slobs.