A Month out of the saddle

fatwomble

For various reasons I haven't ridden for a Month, bloody hell I thought I was about to bring my lungs up at one point today and it was only an 8 mile ride.

Way to much food and drink

weeksy59

Better get out there tomorrow then too

The Northern Monkey

lol...I haven't ridden for about 3 weeks either!
Planning riding to work as of monday and i'm gonna DIIIEEEEEE!!!!

Reckon they'll laugh at me with my fan on, gulping from my camel bak and sweating like a fat guy in a cake shop?.... I do

biff55

^^ very slack !
i've been out riding and training over xmas like a good boy 8)

The Northern Monkey

biff55 wrote:

^^ very slack !
i've been out riding and training over xmas like a good boy 8)

I've been in Cardiff without a bike

I've spent a shed load on parts though... i don't dare to look at my bank account!
Not riding is more expensive than riding!

freeride-mike

went for nice a ride today (bit cold) and just found out i dont have to go my parents house for dinner tomorrow so........ yep bikes out again in the morning cant wait 8)

TommyEss

I hired a van just to take my bike back to my parent's so I could get out.

Christmas Day was a bit of a slow one, but got out another couple of days which were better.

Next out on Sunday I reckon.

The Northern Monkey

I'm driving home tomorrow (cardiff -> blackpool), building a bike, getting pissed with my bro for his 30th and the going for a ride on Sunday.

I genuinely think I might die.

hoochylala

With various commitments over xmas i haven't been able to ride for about a month now not looking forward to fist ride back to be honest as all that hard work pre-xmas has prob come undone!

P-Jay

Haven't been on my bike (apart from some ill advised short trips) since June the 27th....

I've got everything crossed for a return in Spring, but it's gonna hurt so much!!!! I fee slightly out of breath walking up the stairs now....

Vaudevillevillain

Not been for a ride since 18th November. Bit miffed about it really.

Stag weekends, wedding, cold/flu, xmas, too much ice and snow, all these things got in the way.

Not that I'm using them as excuses mind...

Stevo_666

This makes me feel a bit better - thought I was the only one who was not biking (usual excuses - work/weather/Christmas etc etc). Just bought some more waterproof/warm stuff from Wiggle & CRC to force me to get out on the bikes

R2 D2

Haven't been out on the bike for 3 or 4 weeks as well. Have been I'll ( which sucks ) can't wait to get out again but I know it's going to near kill me.

BigVern35

I haven't been out since beginning of December when we went to Dalby Forest. Dalby Forest was first time out for 3 weeks and that damned near killed me. Bike has just had a rear hub service but the 6" deep snow means I can't get to Evans to pick it up.

I genuinely am dreading the first time out but also can't wait.......

teacherman

me too - been out once since December 20th

Although strictly speaking I carried my bike to the top of a hill in Pateley Bridge and then carried it down again.

Also did a VERY slow ride with my mate who is a career smoker and who's never ridden a bike off road before - only realised how unfit I am when he blew up and i had to pace it back to the car to pick him up

bregante

out of action with a broken wrist since 28th October!!!!!!!

The cast came off last week and frankly I am in agony! Feels like it could be months before I ride again. Count yourselves lucky

tdougan

haha - I'm going to be the same!

Valy

Bregante wrote:

out of action with a broken wrist since 28th October!!!!!!!

The cast came off last week and frankly I am in agony! Feels like it could be months before I ride again. Count yourselves lucky

Ohh... damn - "get well soon" and stuff. how did you break it?

MatelotFreddy wrote:

I'm going to be away, bikeless, for the next 2 months... I'm thoroughly depressed about the whole thing.

Damn, I do feel for you. :P

I've been out today and yesterday - though today was better I think. Yesterday I was on a trail... which was quite covered in snow. :P Today though I went on the trail again, but came off after a pretty short time as there was just too much snow I was walking with the bike faster that I was riding it... lol

But it's really cool on the roads as the cars are going quite slow (snow and stuff) and I was riding around the rush hour time. I think I can forget about paths for a few days the way the weather is going around the NE.

Chalky76

Had an op on my ankle late november and first

Ride was with a mate on the chilterns day before new years. Ankle was fine but lungs and thighs were struggling on every climb, i'm so happy to be back on the bike regularly again.

bregante

Valy wrote:

Bregante wrote:

out of action with a broken wrist since 28th October!!!!!!!

The cast came off last week and frankly I am in agony! Feels like it could be months before I ride again. Count yourselves lucky

Ohh... damn - "get well soon" and stuff. how did you break it? )

scary over the bars downhill moment in the peaks. had to ride with it bust for another hour to reach civilisation , which I think probably made it worse. have had some physio but it really isn't responding and feels like it did before the cast went on. Spoke to my consultant and am now going back for another x-ray on Monday "in case they've missed some thing" "complicated things, wrists" :shock: