How old are the newbies to road cycling?

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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Thebigbee wrote:
    Mountain Monster - are you the guy who's father in law had quite a serious accident?

    If so has he recovered?

    Yeah, that was me. He's doing quite well, recovering fully, and it seems any damage wasn't permanant. Doctors even gave him the go ahead to get back on the bike, so since he's been out of hospital the other week we've ridden about 500km. Has been nice.

    Thanks for asking though :)
    My London Road
  • kev77
    kev77 Posts: 433
    Hi, i am 34

    And what are your reasons for picking the sport up?

    Always been into cycling one way or another, i had a GT downhil bike and all my mates had xc bikes ( i was the one laughing going downhill, but they were going up! )
    I used to play rugby league got to old and unfit, then moved onto owning several mx bikes and also a superbike. After crashing heavily it was a wake up call to try and get fit cut down on the booze and finally nail the cigs to the wall! Bikes got sold and decided to start a safer sport. Oh and have legs like andre greipel!

    Also what cylcling / exercise / fitness history do you have?

    I decided to try and train as a triathlete, and ended up competeing in tatton triathlon ( for charity ) last september not bad i only had 4 months regimental training! my aim was just to complete it, which i did. By now a good mate of mine who was training for and has just completed the etape, decided for us to tackle last years trough of bowland tour of britain stage! 1st stage i think, i was just used to shortish distances so we ended up doing that, it was a an eye opener! since then i had a relapse back to the drink and cigs over winter but have finally exorcised the demons apart from the occasional beverage. And now haul my ass around cheshire like a man posessed! I have bags more energy for my two young sons and my bloody pain in the ass dobermann, and do not get stressed out easily when the misses is moaning at me for whatever reason. I can just manage with the climbs but boy i can half sprint! ( the legs are coming on as well! ha ha ha!

    Finally what bike have you bought / now use?

    Pinarello FP1, was very nearly an orbea but changed my mind last minute! it aint factory any more and has seen the usual upgrades.

    Cheers kev
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Good to hear Mountain Monster – glad he’s back out there. Is your signature Hey Hey related to Dennis Ferrer – if so Hey Hey!! If not don’t worry about it.
    Mowflow
    “went everywhere on my bike (BMX then mountain) until I hit driving age, then the bikes got dropped. Only rediscovered cycling 2 years ago when my dad gave me a Rockhopper that he had found in the dump.”
    Seems to be a common theme. A Rockhopper is a good bike to be chucked isn’t it? What state was it in – rideable?
    Cakelover
    “Lost interest in cycling as I gained more interest in computers, girls and beer, though not necessarily in that order, and accordingly gained weight.” And BobbyTrigger “Overweight (and needn’t be) and stuck in the drinking too much sat in the house rut really.”
    Another common theme.
    What inspired me was this site http://theamazing39stonecyclist.wordpress.com/
    He is ultra serious now but the background story is pretty amazing. I can’t remember how I stumbled on his site. And no – I am not a chubby chaser!
    I was stuck in a rut after a particularly messy break up drinking way too much, living on junk food and takeaways and basically turning to seed – at 31! After reading his story I thought – well if that fat bastrd can do it – so can I.
    And now I am a fully paid up cyclist even buying SPDs that I vowed never to do. Still haven’t got any lycra – but it is probably only a matter of time!
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Cheers for the post Kev - really interesting. Cool dog too - my nan used to have 2 girls and they were beautiful and ever so friendly. But a burglar would have second thoughts if they saw em!!

    Have you kicked the fags now? That is the one I have a problem with even though I nearly puke when I push it on a hill.
    Gonna have to stop soon and get more addicted to riding hard.
  • kev77
    kev77 Posts: 433
    Nah mate, my dog looks cool but is actually gay we think! So he would probably try and do rude things to them! ha ha! Anyway!

    Yeah fags are gone now, misses does smoke but it does not bother me and she is banished to the kitchen for a cig anyway.

    I find it amazing and can tell the difference between smoking and not!

    So all you smokers pack it up now! its bad!

    :lol:
  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    My wife and I started cycling as adults back in 1974 when we were 33/34. We needed to get fit for dinghy racing so I called in Mercian's one evening on my way home from work on my motor bike. The following day we bought a Viking for me and a Falcon for my wife and took them home in our Austin Healey Sprite - amazing what you can get in a 2 seater car with the roof down :)

    2 years later we bought a pair of hand-built KoM frames set up for touring. I think I may have been the first of Mercian's customers to specify a pair of lugs on the seat stays to fit a pannier frame. We went on to buy a tandem after we lost each other when going for a ride one weekend before we'd left our village :) We've owned several since as well as trikes for Winter commuting. I still use the ATB frame Mercian's built for me in about 1985 as a Winter bike and I used it in 1999 to tour New Zealand.

    We still ride a bit but, in my case, nowhere near the 10k miles/year at my peak. An accident in 1990 put an effective stop to what I really enjoyed - long rides. It was fun while it lasted and still is but on a reduced scale. My wife is more enthusiastic than I am these days.
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    Turned 30 the weekend just gone.

    A little over 4 years ago I suffered a heart event aged 25. In a little more detail I suffered a heart attack with no real cause. A year of medical investigation and probing (ooer missus) later it was determined that there was actually nothing wrong with me so far as they could tell. No genetic issues or angina etc which I took as a positive. The heart attack was likely caused by a combination of over 20 fags a day, ale and junk food etc for a lot of years and some stress.

    I have always been a little podgy and carrying a bit extra round the middle.Oddly enough, the positive effects of stopping smoking immediately after the attack were negated by weight gain from stopping smoking.

    Since it was deemed there was nothing actually wrong with me it was time to re-lace my skates and start playing ice hockey again, as I had when I was a kid. Unfortunately being the competitive soul I am this led to some injuries and I had to stop again.

    I''ve always owned a bike for literally as long as I can remember. My first one being a pass-me-down from my brother. It was a bronze coloured Raleigh of some sort with white tyres. This was also the bike which I learnt to ride without the stabilizers. This was soon replaced with a black and yellow Raleigh Burner and to a 4 year old that was obviously the bees knees. Onto my first geared bike soon after - mint green with 5 gears. Amazing. Next was a mountain bike again (12 gears this time) and a family friend gave me their son's old racer which surely weighed as much as my dads car. Again, I think this was a Raleigh. This soon got broken and was taken to the local recycling centre (Beeston Canal if I recall.....) A couple of mountain bikes later and I left school and invested in a Carrera mountain bike which stood me until last year.

    I started to commute about 18 months ago and this has led to a bit of a bike fest, replaced the Carrera with a Raleigh front-sus piece which is great for mucking around with the kid but wasn't cutting the mustard with regards to commuting. Had to twist the mrs for a racer and bought a Raleigh Banana blindly on Ebay for £30. Travelled 100 miles to get it and at this point realised that I probably should have asked what size it was before buying it. Because it was massive. I persevered for a while before eventually caving in and selling it to a mate (he since got hooked on road cycling, upgraded it and sold the Banana to his business partner, who also got hooked and is looking for his next purchase). I bought a Carrera TDF (I know, I know) and quite frankly have been racking up the miles on my terms quite easily covering 15 or so miles with no breaks which is a great advance on when I first got the TDF. Since the purchase I've now managed to lay my hands on some bib shorts, a jersey, a computer, decent lights and some hi-vis gear (essential for commuting as I work 3-shift patterns - no real day light at either 5 am or midnight) as well as the bike all for a touch under £500. I want some pedals and shoes next but the mrs is having a fit tbh.

    I have purchased this to ease commuting but have always been competitive so I'm sure before long I'll be doing TT's and sportives.

    Advice to anyone of the older persuasion thinking about getting into cycling - don't be put off by the price tags you see on some of the kit. It really isn't necessary to spend your Euromillions winnings on all the latest gear to get the health benefits.

    Happy riding.
    The only disability in life is a poor attitude.
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Cheers Geoff - nice to hear from older cyclists.

    Great story Mouth. I have a mate, same age as me, player coach of a decent local rugby team and he had a heart attack at 31 and I don't think there was any family history of it.

    As I have said before cycling seems to be very inclusive and has taken a massive surge in popularity in this country in the last decade or so.

    My Shimano SPD R077 shoes have just turned up from CRC so will be going for a long blast and learning how to clip in and out if the weather holds up!
  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    Mouth, you should get your wife a bike as well you. It's great riding together.

    The road/traffic situation in Nottingham is a lot worse than it used to be. My wife and I thought nothing of riding into Nottingham from Derby after work to watch the town centre criteriums then riding home to Ripley. After taking the bus (free for us :)) a few weeks ago I don't know what route I'd take now on a bike.

    Thanks for the comment Thebigbee. You'll love the SPDs. Been using them since 1990 and they're a good compromise between cycling and walking - ideal for a touring cyclist. Our favourite Summer footwear are our Shimano SPD sandals.
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • mouth
    mouth Posts: 1,195
    Geoff,

    The best route into Nottingham from Derby would probably be along the old A52 through the back end of Spondon/Borrowash then into Long Eaton following the road along past Beeston, then the tennis centre and Castle Boulevard. One of the local cycling clubs (Beeston RC I think) run a chain gang route along the first stretch of this towards Pentagon Island and back so I know it's 'rideable' and to be fair reasonably flat. The second half from Beeston onwards has a fair proportion of cycle tracks, including a nice stretch along the canal.

    As for the return journey into Ripley, to be honest I would guess up towards Eastwood/Langley mill and on from there. Quite hilly though, and at some point I think you'd need to use the A610 towards the motorway junction. Not a nice cycling road really.

    As for getting the mrs a bike she's coming round to the idea of maybe getting a hybrid but I might just put some slicks on her old mountain bike for the time being to encourage use. I know she'd never be comfortable riding in the drops so seems pointless getting her a road bike. She does enjoy it when we ride together but has a fear of riding in the road. There's a nice section along the Trent which runs for a few miles and is mostly flat. Its just getting there in the first place. Might have to invest in a bike rack for the car.
    The only disability in life is a poor attitude.
  • Thelittlesthobo
    Thelittlesthobo Posts: 184
    Been into sport & bikes since i was able to throw my leg over a crossbar. Now 35years old and in January i was playing football and snapped my patellar tendon completely. 3months in a leg brace and zero movement up to 45dg.

    I was told it would be 6mths before i could do physio and then at least a year untill i would be at some kind of sporting level again.

    I got the nod to start physio at the end of 3mths. In 3rd month i was able to get on my bike again and advised 3 mls in 1st gear. By the end of the week i was commuting 13kms per day. Insurance paid up for my sporting injury and it paid for a shiney new Trek 1.5 triple. Went for the triple due to the knee but regret it. I havent used the inner ring more than twice since i got it.

    Have hit most of my early goals re speed (20mph average over 10 & 20mls). Recently did a horrible 50mls ride and can knock 30-40mls rides off with ease.

    Next step is to get out with a club and then possibly a bit of competition.

    Have been kicked out of physio as they dont think they can do any more than i do now. Consultant is keeping an eye on me for the next couple of months then its all systems go.

    To put it into perspective a guy did exactly the same injury on the day i did it. He hasnt started the phsio class i was in after 3 months :-)

    Always shunned road cycling as unexciting, but the last few months have been a revelation.
  • G.Zero
    G.Zero Posts: 35
    21 Got my first road bike, a specialized allez sport compact, a few weeks back for my 21st birthday, I have always ridden bikes never going very far though. And really wanted to give it a go!

    Before the specialized I was riding around town on a devinci hucker, dirt jump/downhill bike so a massive difference, but I love the new roadie.

    I haven't plucked up the courage to get bib shorts for now I am going to stick with padded boxers. I am also needing to save up for a set of spd-sl pedals and shoes and a jersey..

    Josh
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Geoff_SS wrote:
    Mouth, you should get your wife a bike as well you. It's great riding together.

    The road/traffic situation in Nottingham is a lot worse than it used to be. My wife and I thought nothing of riding into Nottingham from Derby after work to watch the town centre criteriums then riding home to Ripley. After taking the bus (free for us :)) a few weeks ago I don't know what route I'd take now on a bike.

    Thanks for the comment Thebigbee. You'll love the SPDs. Been using them since 1990 and they're a good compromise between cycling and walking - ideal for a touring cyclist. Our favourite Summer footwear are our Shimano SPD sandals.

    Hi Geoff - I didn't test the SPDs because of the weather - just went on a 15 mile round trip to get my Continental tyre and tube replaced on my hybrid. They tried charging me a "fitting fee" at first and I told them that was not what the owner said.

    I told them that I would come back in a bit. 30 minutes later I returned and he was struggling to fit it! I had to help out and tell him what to do to fit a tight tyre - thanks to the advice and links on these forums.

    It turned into quite an event - sad - I know but I was discussing the merits of various tyres as if I knew what the hell I was on about!

    I think they were quite impressed because no one had the nous to take up Continental's guarantee of a tyre and tube for a year.

    I also think they were impressed with Continental's confidence that they actually offer that. I let them know that it was open to abuse by unscrupulous halfwits - and they agreed.

    I enquired whether, seeing that this was a brand new tyre and tube, I was entitled to another 12 month guarantee. It didn't work and I knew I was pushing it!!

    My Mrs would have got away with it though. It probably helps that she is a saleswoman with big lips and tits though!!

    If you want a new tyre - go for a Continental with a guarantee - thoroughly reccommended!!
  • mikebikemike
    mikebikemike Posts: 166
    what a nice thread.
    45 btw and just purchsed a first racing bike
    I'm into mountain biking but am likely to be moving away from the hills to a city and thought a road bike would be a bit of fun to go for a thrash in the evenings after work. Allthough I haven't yet made a move from the sticks, I'm surprised to be really enjoying the road. I'm v slow though at the moment so am impressed with those folks pushing towards a 20 mph average for a 10 mile run.
  • Jason82
    Jason82 Posts: 142
    29 just purchased my first cyclo cross no idea what my stats are. I don't have a computer because I enjoy not being distracted from the wildlife and views when cycling
    Missing a Boardman cx team
    FCN = 9
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Jason82 wrote:
    29 just purchased my first cyclo cross no idea what my stats are. I don't have a computer because I enjoy not being distracted from the wildlife and views when cycling

    A computer certainly doesn't distract me. Maybe I glance at it a few times. It is more when I get home to record my distance and av speed that I really look at it. Personally I think they are a good investment but each to their own.

    You can pick them up really cheap as well. I bought a wireless one with loads of functions and a heart rate monitor with 3 year warranty from Aldi on monday for £14. Fitted and calibrated in about 5 minutes.
  • Jason82
    Jason82 Posts: 142
    Thebigbee wrote:
    Jason82 wrote:
    29 just purchased my first cyclo cross no idea what my stats are. I don't have a computer because I enjoy not being distracted from the wildlife and views when cycling

    A computer certainly doesn't distract me. Maybe I glance at it a few times. It is more when I get home to record my distance and av speed that I really look at it. Personally I think they are a good investment but each to their own.

    You can pick them up really cheap as well. I bought a wireless one with loads of functions and a heart rate monitor with 3 year warranty from Aldi on monday for £14. Fitted and calibrated in about 5 minutes.

    Do you download by usb onto computer then? i haven't had one before so might look at getting one if they are not distracting.
    Missing a Boardman cx team
    FCN = 9
  • martylaa
    martylaa Posts: 147
    36 years old, wanting to lose weight and regain my cycling fitness I had when I was in my twenties, also want to be able to play around with my newborn daughter as she gets older and not be out of breath if we go out on bikes as a family later in life....
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Jason82 wrote:
    Thebigbee wrote:
    Jason82 wrote:

    Do you download by usb onto computer then? i haven't had one before so might look at getting one if they are not distracting.[/quote

    Nah - I was just entering my details in a Word document. I started off doing 100 miles a week as my goal and that has now increases.

    However if you have a smartphone that does a hell of a lot more than a computer - albeit with reduced battery life.

    I now use imapmyride and that gives you a detailed description of your route, mapped by GPS, average speed, calories burnt and details of your climbs.

    The good thing about apps like this is that you can challenge yourself - a bit like ghost mode on games like Mario Kart - if you have ever played that!

    There is another app - paid for - a fiver - called Cycleometer that gets great reviews that basically turns your phone into a bike computer. I haven't got it - but probably will.

    HTH. IMO a computer is a good investment - not just an uneccesary vanity upgrade.
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    mikebikemike wrote:
    what a nice thread.
    45 btw and just purchsed a first racing bike
    I'm into mountain biking but am likely to be moving away from the hills to a city and thought a road bike would be a bit of fun to go for a thrash in the evenings after work. Allthough I haven't yet made a move from the sticks, I'm surprised to be really enjoying the road. I'm v slow though at the moment so am impressed with those folks pushing towards a 20 mph average for a 10 mile run.

    Glad you like it mike. Just trying to be inclusive. And am genuinely interested in people's reasons for taking up this great sport!
  • the_spooks
    the_spooks Posts: 190
    Im 37 and bought my first road bike 2 days ago, already been out for just shy of 40 miles yesterday and loved it.
    Bought my first EVER bike ( a MTB) this year to get fit, loose weight and then said I would help out a charity event for Seb4CHUF. So once I committed to a cycle across the C2C in 2 days thought I better get fit fast. So using my bike as much as I could, weather dependant I just cycled. Never thought that I would love cycling as much as I do so I decided to take the plunge and buy a road bike, a cube attempt.
    Average on my MTB over the 1000miles I have done was around 10-12mph, the road bike yesterday averaged 16.5mph and fell twice LOL.
    Hope that I can take the Cube to the C2C with me on thursday now
  • Joe Waugh
    Joe Waugh Posts: 13
    I'm 14 i got my first road bike at 11 or 12
    i've out grown that (my dad and i buit it up from the frame)
    now i'm riding his Joe Waugh Frame with dura ace group set
    I'm currently just trying to get better and fitter and maybe join a club some time
  • pixiedancingking
    pixiedancingking Posts: 4
    29 years and 7 months.

    Last summer my neighbour saw I had a Ride BMX magazine t-shirt on, asked me if I was still riding I said not really as I was tired of always being injured. Also had a Kona Stuff but never really used it. Sold on eBay recently.

    Neighbour told me he was into bikes, road and mountain. Told him I'd never been on a road bike. That weekend he lent me his Cannondale Caad (insert number) which he uses as his winter bike now he has a full carbon Planet X.

    8 miles round some Leicestershire villages later and I was hooked.

    I kept his Cannondale Caad (insert number) for the rest of last summer as he was happy to have someone to ride with again. I decided I was hooked enough to take the plunge and get myself a road bike.

    After much online searching and eBay research I narrowed my choices down to a few bikes roughly the same spec wise. As far as a noob like me can tell anyway. At the start of May this year I purchased myself a second hand Boardman Team. Couldn't find many bad reviews of the Team and most importantly I could afford it. Love the Boardman even more than the Cannondale Caad (insert number).

    I have now become a signed up member of the Lycra and clipless pedal club. I'd forgotten how great it feels to simply just ride about down quiet country lanes. I’d highly recommend clipless pedals to any other newbie. It may seem scary at first but you get used to it and it really helps your riding.

    I plan to ride just to keep fit mostly as I no longer play football and most importantly because it's fun.

    This is my first post; subsequent posts will be less lengthy. Promise.

    Dean
    Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again.
    Fail Better!
  • Malcolm44
    Malcolm44 Posts: 9
    Took up cycling a couple of years ago to get fit and after 30 years of smoking and being a couch potato! Currently 50 and did the Etape Caledonia this year in 4 47. Looking to improve next year.

    First bike was a £100 special from Halfords that weighed a ton (mountain type bike with full suspension). Ditched that after a few months and got a Giant Defy 4. Noticed the mega difference with that and progressed to clipless pedals, GPS and proper cycle clothing.

    Bought the Boardman Pro Carbon mid last year and loving it.

    Not looking to enter the TDF or anything, just want to generate a sweat and love every second of it
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  • danw1988
    danw1988 Posts: 4
    I'm 23.

    Spent most of my childhood on either a mountain bike or BMX, then when I turned 17 I passed my driving test and never looked at the bikes since.

    I've watched the Tour De France for the last few years, and always said to myself I'd get a road bike, but the cost has always put me off.

    Fast forward to a couple of months ago, when a mate at work told me he was getting a mountain bike on the cycle to work scheme. I looked into it, and ordered myself a Boardman Road Race.

    Received the usual Halfords service, and ended up paying £30 to the LBS as I was sick to death of taking the bike back with a new problem after every ride.

    Have been riding for around a month now, and am absolutely loving it. There's just something so liberating about being able to jump on your bike and shoot off through the countryside. Just completed my first 50 miler last night (it took me nearly 4 hours but I did it!), and I've spent most of today on google maps planning my next (just don't tell my boss :wink: )
  • danw1988
    danw1988 Posts: 4
    I'm 23.

    Spent most of my childhood on either a mountain bike or BMX, then when I turned 17 I passed my driving test and never looked at the bikes since.

    I've watched the Tour De France for the last few years, and always said to myself I'd get a road bike, but the cost has always put me off.

    Fast forward to a couple of months ago, when a mate at work told me he was getting a mountain bike on the cycle to work scheme. I looked into it, and ordered myself a Boardman Road Race.

    Received the usual Halfords service, and ended up paying £30 to the LBS as I was sick to death of taking the bike back with a new problem after every ride.

    Have been riding for around a month now, and am absolutely loving it. There's just something so liberating about being able to jump on your bike and shoot off through the countryside. Just completed my first 50 miler last night (it took me nearly 4 hours but I did it!), and I've spent most of today on google maps planning my next (just don't tell my boss :wink: )
  • Greycyclist
    Greycyclist Posts: 22
    72 yrs. Before retiring i was fairly fit-went to gym and did some walking, plus MTB for local trips. Given cast of Raleigh (steel frame) by my son and went further. Now use a Boardman and go out 2-3 times a week doing 20-25 miles. Not at a great speed av 12 m p h.Some local hills-smal lin comparison with those done my son an daughter who live in Yorkshire. Thoroughly enjoy it. :D
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    pixiedancingking wrote:
    29 years and 7 months.

    Last summer my neighbour saw I had a Ride BMX magazine t-shirt on, asked me if I was still riding I said not really as I was tired of always being injured. Also had a Kona Stuff but never really used it. Sold on eBay recently.

    Neighbour told me he was into bikes, road and mountain. Told him I'd never been on a road bike. That weekend he lent me his Cannondale Caad (insert number) which he uses as his winter bike now he has a full carbon Planet X.

    8 miles round some Leicestershire villages later and I was hooked.

    I kept his Cannondale Caad (insert number) for the rest of last summer as he was happy to have someone to ride with again. I decided I was hooked enough to take the plunge and get myself a road bike.

    After much online searching and eBay research I narrowed my choices down to a few bikes roughly the same spec wise. As far as a noob like me can tell anyway. At the start of May this year I purchased myself a second hand Boardman Team. Couldn't find many bad reviews of the Team and most importantly I could afford it. Love the Boardman even more than the Cannondale Caad (insert number).

    I have now become a signed up member of the Lycra and clipless pedal club. I'd forgotten how great it feels to simply just ride about down quiet country lanes. I’d highly recommend clipless pedals to any other newbie. It may seem scary at first but you get used to it and it really helps your riding.

    I plan to ride just to keep fit mostly as I no longer play football and most importantly because it's fun.

    This is my first post; subsequent posts will be less lengthy. Promise.

    Dean

    Don't worry about the length - I for one am interested in the background and details of why and how people got into it. Some may think I am a nosey parker - what does that even mean?- but I am just genuinely interested in it.

    As I have said many times, cycling has seen such a massive surge in popularity in the last decade or so - and that can only be a good thing IMO.
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    Greycyclist wrote:
    72 yrs. Before retiring i was fairly fit-went to gym and did some walking, plus MTB for local trips. Given cast of Raleigh (steel frame) by my son and went further. Now use a Boardman and go out 2-3 times a week doing 20-25 miles. Not at a great speed av 12 m p h.Some local hills-smal lin comparison with those done my son an daughter who live in Yorkshire. Thoroughly enjoy it. :D

    I'd be pretty chuffed with that if I ever lived that old! My dad is younger than you and he couldn't manage one of them - nice one.
  • smithaay
    smithaay Posts: 114
    im 13

    i got started into cycling when i randomly picked up every second counts by lance armstrong cos i thought it'd be interesting to see how he fought cancer and then got absolutley hooked on the tour de france and ive been addicted to road cycling sice :lol:
    my family now gets pritty fed up with me watchin the tour de france 4 hours a day :roll:
    little do they know the wonders of cycling :wink:
    Eat.Ride.Sleep.

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