Got off to a good start, until now.

dancook
dancook Posts: 279
edited May 2012 in Commuting chat
Well I hadn't done much exercise in 8 months and I didn't slow down on my eating... now I have a wedding to attend in September and a suit to fit in..

It was a few days of bad traffic which prompted the question from my partner, "when will you start cycling?". in that very instant I replied without further ado, TOMORROW!

Friday morning was so beautiful, I stirred at 5am to see bright light through the window. At 6am I decided to get up, a good 2 hours earlier than normal.

When I got to the top of my first major hill I felt like I could vomit, but kept it in for the sake of the elderly woman delivering the papers.

I had opted not to wear my lycra, perhaps because I felt to embarrassed to wear it - but without padding on my hard seat I was feeling a little sore.

I took my DSLR with me, in hindsight I should have stopped on the way to take photos because when I got to work I was locked out and couldn't get in for 30 minutes.

at 7:30am I made it to work!

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Cycled to work today :) by dancook1982, on Flickr

Come the time to cycle home, as soon as I sat on the saddle it was painful... so I had to whimper home 12 miles trying not to sit down too much.

Determined to keep it up I cycled again today, in my padded lycra, knowing that if it rains I will just persevere (it won't kill me, will it?).. unfortunately not long after I left work I got a blow out when I hit a pot hole and now I'm back there waiting for a lift home.

Can I expect great things to come from doing 24 miles a day cycling? I hope it doesn't take too long to get up to speed :)

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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,770
    Well done, keep it up. Oh, and rather than a camera carry a spare tube, some tyre levers, a pump and maybe a few patches.
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    And remember the cycling photography bible...
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Well done, keep it up. Oh, and rather than a camera carry a spare tube, some tyre levers, a pump and maybe a few patches.

    This, not sure a honking great 5D and L prime is going to help change a flat tyre, I'll trade you for a slightly worn saddle bag, lever and patches...
  • dancook
    dancook Posts: 279
    I think I had the tyre levers in my bag :) tomorrow I'll get stocked up and wednesday I'll try again!

    I'm actually travelling with a Carl Zeiss 35mm 1.4 Distagon :) I left the 85L at home. I have to take the camera everywhere! you never know :)
  • tipped
    tipped Posts: 27
    Lovely looking bike, but whats the deal with the white hoods?
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  • dancook
    dancook Posts: 279
    tipped wrote:
    Lovely looking bike, but whats the deal with the white hoods?

    White hoods? do you mean the white reflective spoke clips?
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    dancook wrote:
    tipped wrote:
    Lovely looking bike, but whats the deal with the white hoods?

    White hoods? do you mean the white reflective spoke clips?
    No, he means the bits where you put your hands :)
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  • dancook
    dancook Posts: 279
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    dancook wrote:
    tipped wrote:
    Lovely looking bike, but whats the deal with the white hoods?

    White hoods? do you mean the white reflective spoke clips?
    No, he means the bits where you put your hands :)

    hah OK:) they're fine by me!
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    dancook wrote:
    I think I had the tyre levers in my bag :) tomorrow I'll get stocked up and wednesday I'll try again!

    I'm actually travelling with a Carl Zeiss 35mm 1.4 Distagon :) I left the 85L at home. I have to take the camera everywhere! you never know :)

    The f/1.2? That's a *nice* lens.

    Keep it up. Your arse bones will toughen up quite quickly and cease to hurt. Quite good fun though to give them a press with a stray finger just to find out how sore they are.

    Well, I use "fun" in its broad sense.
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  • dancook
    dancook Posts: 279
    Greg66 wrote:
    The f/1.2? That's a *nice* lens.

    Yup, Canon 85mm 1.2L, along with my Carl Zeiss 35mm 1.4 - I am a happy bunny :)

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