Tentative return

linsen
linsen Posts: 1,959
edited February 2011 in Commuting chat
I am on the cusp of returning to life on two wheels.

I have been in a bad bad way since my cycling was curtailed, I had a back operation that I struggled more to get over psychologically than physically and I am just shedding a blanket of fear about living the rest of my life.

The latest news is that I can bear to look at other people cycling and not feel sick. I would even go so far as to say that I even envy them their commute.

My commute will not be easy with increased hours and little people to mind more often, but I really really need to get out and enjoy my cycling life again.

That's it really
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Welcome back :)

    SCR social later in the year?
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Cafewanda wrote:
    Welcome back :)

    SCR social later in the year?

    For sure
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Welcome back - New Forest in April ?
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Hurrah and huzzah! :D
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    welcome back - tour de france in july? :D

    take it easy 8)
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    welcome back - tour de france in july? :D

    take it easy 8)

    I tried taking it easy for nine months. It has destroyed me
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Chapeau.
  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    Great to hear! If you fancy a pootle some time in our mutual neck of the woods, do let me know. Prepping for my LeJOG at the end of May (an eight-dayer), so miles=good.
    New Forest in April? Good idea there Jay!
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Little steps and all that.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    :) waves
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,355
    linsen wrote:
    My commute will not be easy with increased hours and little people to mind more often, but I really really need to get out and enjoy my cycling life again.


    Key phrase in bold.

    I wouldn't worry too much about commuting just yet.

    Take the kids for a pootle. Buy ice cream. Pootle back.

    You have all winter for masochistic commuting misery.

    Good Luck (and can in interest you in the SC Stats thread)
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Thanks all. I need to take it easy for a while, and try to ease myself in gently but I would certainly be up for some adventures - if I ever needed to fill my diary with sunshine and light it was now.

    I may start a thread re a NF ride in April. I'm free the first weekend at the moment.
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  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    StuAff wrote:
    New Forest in April? Good idea there Jay!

    Not wanting to threadjack, but is this the New Forest sportive in April?

    I am going to do the long route. What are you guys planning?
  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    StuAff wrote:
    New Forest in April? Good idea there Jay!

    Not wanting to threadjack, but is this the New Forest sportive in April?

    I am going to do the long route. What are you guys planning?

    I was thinking of doing that one again. Not sure which route, might just do the short one but ride there and back...
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  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    linsen wrote:
    Thanks all. I need to take it easy for a while, and try to ease myself in gently but I would certainly be up for some adventures - if I ever needed to fill my diary with sunshine and light it was now.

    I may start a thread re a NF ride in April. I'm free the first weekend at the moment.

    Great!
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    I'm doing the sportive but I was thinking more of a social ride for llinsen - sunshine, fresh air, birds twittering etc
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I'm doing the sportive but I was thinking more of a social ride for llinsen - sunshine, fresh air, birds twittering etc

    no sportives for me thanks. You're right, I need to smell the air rather than taste my lungs right now.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    linsen wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I'm doing the sportive but I was thinking more of a social ride for llinsen - sunshine, fresh air, birds twittering etc

    no sportives for me thanks. You're right, I need to smell the air rather than taste my lungs right now.

    Beer ?
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    StuAff wrote:
    New Forest in April? Good idea there Jay!

    Not wanting to threadjack, but is this the New Forest sportive in April?

    I am going to do the long route. What are you guys planning    ?

    Copping off with Linsen I reckon....



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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    YAY! Welcome back :-)
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  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I'm doing the sportive but I was thinking more of a social ride for llinsen - sunshine, fresh air, birds twittering etc


    Indeed so. No better place for it than the Forest.
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Coopster the 1st wrote:
    StuAff wrote:
    New Forest in April? Good idea there Jay!

    Not wanting to threadjack, but is this the New Forest sportive in April?

    I am going to do the long route. What are you guys planning    ?

    Copping off with Linsen I reckon....



    :wink:

    eww
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Nah just a bit of harmless dogging :roll:
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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    itboffin wrote:
    Nah just a bit of harmless dogging :roll:

    :lol:

    Not this week ta
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    itboffin wrote:
    Nah just a bit of harmless dogging :roll:

    I have a theory that if beer is mentioned on a thread ITB will appear within the next 10 posts :wink:

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