Help: Boardman HT Comp 650b, Sell Or Keep?

cooldad

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Even if they did, it was a load of **** in the first place

That may be your opinion but how about a bit of respect for others beliefs?
I share your beliefs (none) but if other people believe in god and want to commit to their religion then that's their choice.

I give people respect if they deserve it.
But I expect them to do the same. Our friend Cody doesn't, quite the opposite, he's happy to condemn you to hell for not believing his particular brand of superstition.

Therefore he deserves none.

IMHO of course.

cooldad

mcnultycop wrote:

I'd disagree with respecting people's beliefs, unless they can prove they are true why should anybody else respect them. There are so many conflicting beliefs thst respecting them all is just daft. Can you seriously respect a pastrafarian's belief, or a Jedi's beliefs? Then why respect those of a Christian, or a Sikh, or ISIS, or a white witch?

You'll regret saying that when you're minced up to go with my spaghetti.

May the noodly one have mercy on you.

rockmonkeysc

Maybe a little tolerance on both sides of the argument.

cooldad

Good luck with that.

paul.skibum

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Maybe a little tolerance on both sides of the argument.

I flip flop on this from the Richard Dawkins side of the argument where he is almost militant in his drive to rid the world of the God Delusion because he perceives it to be the cause of so much ill in the world and tolerance of others as long as they are tolerant of you.

In the case of a rational religious minded person, say your average Cof E vicar who goes about his business being a man of god in quiet moderation, not forcing his beliefs on anyone other than those who care to listen then I am good with live and let live but a bible/quorn (I know that wrong) waving firebrand who banishes you to hell for your beliefs and cannot see a rational argument from a hole in the ground then tolerance is no longer an option.

That Hakuna matata nonsense reads just like the drivel Cody comes out with and comes from an anti-semite/holocaust denier who is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. He and his followers do not deserve a soapbox from which to speak or tolerance for their voices to be heard. IMHO.

cooldad

+an eternity of holy potatoes. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

dirkpitt74

Christ on a bike - is this still going????
Can we leave religion/science/politics somewhere else??
Lets get back to bikes!!

Cody - how you getting on with the bike?

Cody

DirkPitt74 wrote:

Christ on a bike - is this still going????
Can we leave religion/science/politics somewhere else??
Lets get back to bikes!!

Cody - how you getting on with the bike?

Yes brother I am getting along fine.

I've started cycling in evenings after work. I decided to keep the bike as I thought I paid all that money, why not put it to some good use like you and some others on this thread suggested. My dad said I've worked hard and had a rough time last couple of years with my health due to eating less than 1 meal a day as my body couldn't cope so it broke down after a while and I spent some time in hospital, but it was mainly because I was cycling a lot during day approx 14 miles. But that was in 2011 and now that I've recovered and wanted to start some real exercise again, he said treat yourself to something and I wanted a cheapy bike for around £250-350 but ended up going for a new Boardman. Reality is I'm pretty much simple and I like good quality things so I don't end up in bother a couple of months down the line if something went wrong with it so I tend to go for good quality things but aren't always the best option, good things comes at a high price. I really wanted a simple bike because I knew I wouldn't ride an expensive one. I found one on eBay for £250 in Sheffield, a Boardman Comp 2010 version in Black and at the time my dad said it was expensive and may need too much work doing to it to get it right. but in the end I just went for the Boardman at Halfords, it looked good and rode well, had nice basic components and was the first MTB to have the the 650B wheels, I could be wrong on that.

After work I just come home, have a bite to eat which is my 2nd meal of the day after not eating food for 8 hours, I eat a breakfast at 10am and just 1 or 2 pieces off fruit with a 20 calorie bottle of Ribena or just plain tap water throughout the day, then after my evening meal I wait an hour or two till about 8pm, finish off evening prayers then put on jacket and head out. I only do 20-30 minutes, 15 of those minutes is constant pedalling and other 10-15 mins is downhill. I plan to also ride in the mornings after my pre-dawn prayer at 6.30am, but I just don't feel like going out for some reason, maybe because it's a bit of a challenge for me. I have a little route I want to do in mornings and it will take a full 30 minutes of up and downhill, but I just haven't done it yet. I will make intention to do it tomorrow morning. At the moment my weekends have got busy because my dad is buying investment propertys and to save costs I'm helping him strip the houses back totally bare instead of labourers and busy looking and ordering materials from eBay and internet and he's teaching me the ropes of it all, I work as a trainee estate agent and my dad wants me to have a couple of propertys of my own to fall back on, so I don't really get much time now except in evenings and in mornings. Today for example I had an hour and half to myself but I gave my dads estate car a full valet and wash because we had to take out rubbish from one of the houses down to council tip and then had a salad sandwhich at 4. I could have gone to the park in that free time, but I didn't.

I've got a month to prepare myself and my fitness so when I have a week off in December I plan on doing the 14 mile trek to Leeds on the canal in early mornings.

However, I am yet to get some lights for my bike and a water bottle holder and a small 30 litre rucksack in which I can hold some essentials like a lunch box, some drinks and whatever else I need. I just have this habit of not spending too much money on things even though I need to spend, I don't reach in to my bank and spend, I just think I'm going to get poor by spending £30-40 quid on bike accessories. Perhaps I'm just a bit stingy or just avoiding expenses. God doesn't like stingy people if he has blessed them with wealth. But something I fail to realise is instead of donating regular to charities who pay their staff big wages, I give a fiver every now and then to some needy people on the street and send donations abroad to places like Palestine and deprived countries and in my religion, charity is a means of purifying wealth, so if you give to those who need it, god will give us more. I fail to take this in to account where we will increase in wealth for donating, but we shouldn't expect a reward from it in this life and if god chooses to reward us for giving to those in need, then one of those rewards is he increases us in wealth. In arabic terms this is called sadaqah or zakat and in jewish hebrew it is Tzedakah.

Other than that I feel as though I don't have enough strength to ride a bike. Before in 2011 I thought eating less gave you more energy but I just can't seem to make sense of it all, eat more eat less doctors say 6 meals a day and scripture says eat once or twice a day. I've got a medical condition and I don't have a clue of it's ups and downs. The joys of being a 25 year old, honestly, couldn't be more difficult.

rockmonkeysc

No, it's very simple. You need a balanced diet with enough calories to sustain a grown male. Not enough and you will have no energy and it will effect your health. Your body will take energy for critical functions first, if you don't eat enough then theres nothing left for you to use after that.
Trust your doctor, he knows how the human body works.

Cody

Just been for my evening ride, did 30 minutes, it's not so pleasant in the dark, might be better to try mornings.

Just had a bowl of cornflakes, 1 weetabix and some coco pops in Semi Skimmed milk whilst my metabollism is still high. Feel bloated, I had breakfast at 10.20am and a sandwich at 4pm. I guess a bowl of cereal couldn't do any harm after some cycling, could it, will I get fat?

Did a slightly longer route this time, but I could really do with some lights. Cooldad suggested some on eBay and said they come with batteries but they come without batteries, what a tart.

I bought some ground coffee from Costas today so might make a cup of coffee in my cafetiere and watch a bit of homes under the hammer on Sky. I normally buy my coffee and tea from Whittards online as it's cheaper, the tea isin't, and tastes better than high street shops. So will try this coffee and see how it tastes. Cost me £4.99

Cody

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Here's one for you Cody.

Say today the average height of the world population is 1.63m. Then in 15 years time with exactly the same composition of the average it is now 1.65m - who made the change? God or evolution?

The height of prophet Adam (peace be upon him) was literally over 60 feet high, he is buried in the middle east along with the body of other prophets and his son's Cain and Abel are buried somewhere in Damascus, Syria. In the beginning, humans were giants, and over time we have become smaller and smaller and continuing to do so. The answer is genetic and chromosomes. In the tomb of the Patriarchs in Jerusalem, you will see the preserved bodies of Sarah and Prophet Abraham and David who were slightly smaller in height but bigger compared to most humans nowadays. Why I say preserved is because the bodies of god's prophets are prevented from decay and rot until the day of judgement. This is living proof god exists. Science would never in a million years be able to explain it, without bringing the creator in to the equation. If you don't believe me, look at Bernadette Subourious of Lords in France, she died at 35 years old and worhipped god for many years in her infancy till her death. She lived poor and humbly and I don't think she worshipped Christ, she worshipped god alone without associating partners, and her body was exhumed after 15 years to be moved to another place and it was found intact just as she had been laid to rest on the day she died. 100 years on her body is still the same, and on display in France in a small village. These people are called the incorruptibles of Christianity, those who worshipped not the created or creation but the creator of the heavens and the earth alone.

cooldad

Cody wrote:

Just been for my evening ride, did 30 minutes, it's not so pleasant in the dark, might be better to try mornings.

Just had a bowl of cornflakes, 1 weetabix and some coco pops in Semi Skimmed milk whilst my metabollism is still high. Feel bloated, I had breakfast at 10.20am and a sandwich at 4pm. I guess a bowl of cereal couldn't do any harm after some cycling, could it, will I get fat?

Did a slightly longer route this time, but I could really do with some lights. Cooldad suggested some on eBay and said they come with batteries but they come without batteries, what a tart.

I bought some ground coffee from Costas today so might make a cup of coffee in my cafetiere and watch a bit of homes under the hammer on Sky. I normally buy my coffee and tea from Whittards online as it's cheaper, the tea isin't, and tastes better than high street shops. So will try this coffee and see how it tastes. Cost me £4.99

They do, the listing is wrong, much like everything you say.
Seriously, your diet is even more boring than you banging on about random dead and imaginary people.
You'll be describing your w4nking routine next.

Cody

[/quote]They do, the listing is wrong, much like everything you say.
Seriously, your diet is even more boring than you banging on about random dead and imaginary people.
You'll be describing your w4nking routine next.[/quote]

It's against my religion to touch the private part in an unlawful way, masturbation is forbidden and leads one to hell or self destruction. It's called self control cooldad, try it sometime.

kirby700

Is this Guy for real? stop adding to the debate, Mods can you get this sh%t locked please.

rockmonkeysc

Just spotted this on the Viz website and it made me chuckle. For comedy value, please don't send money as you will not be forgiven.

Cody

Hi, I had a good start to the morning. Had a good sized breakfast around 10am, 2 eggs, 2 toats and some daal curry with some ground coffee, no sugar just honey. Then went cycling afterwards in local park, did 30 mins mainly uphill and some downhill and straight paths. The come back home and had some more coffee but no food, it's now 4pm and I've put 2 pieces of salmon fish on the grill and won't eat nothing later.

I found some motivational videos last night on YouTube and would like to share them with you. One of them is a doctor who was overweight and lost weight through cycling and has a really nice bike and other is a raw vegan who compares cycling to running and which is more effective. I will post the links below.

Dramatic weight loss through cycling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYjVusYs3xY

Weight loss transformation 101: cycling vs running? Whats better for burning fat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-KRGUWQINg

rockmonkeysc

Cody wrote:

Hi, I had a good start to the morning. Had a good sized breakfast around 10am, 2 eggs, 2 toats and some daal curry with some ground coffee, no sugar just honey. Then went cycling afterwards in local park, did 30 mins mainly uphill and some downhill and straight paths. The come back home and had some more coffee but no food, it's now 4pm and I've put 2 pieces of salmon fish on the grill and won't eat nothing later.

At least you are eating but you need to think more about what you are eating. The Salmon is excellent recovery food, a bit of long grain rice with it would help as well.
There's not a lot of energy in your breakfast. Some porridge and maybe a banana would keep you going longer and faster.
Don't worry about weight loss videos, you don't need to loose weight.
Have you thought about entering an event in a few months time to get you motivated and give you something to aim for? Nothing too big, maybe 25km off road or 50km road?

neilus

Cody wrote:

One of them is a doctor who was overweight and lost weight through cycling

No he didnt, he lost weight through havic a gastric band fitted.

You lose weight in the supermarket, the restaurant, the kitchen, not in the gym - or sitting on your bike for that matter. Easiest way to lose weight is not to put it on in the first place which means eating the right balance of quantity and quality of food. The amount and intensity of cycling required to lose a significant amount of weight is far, far more than most people think.

But good on you for getting on your bike, and also for eating a bit more. But i gotta say, for someone who eats so little to sound so obsessed with losing weight...doesnt sound good to me. Make of that what you will...

cooldad

How do you ride 'mainly uphill' and get back to the same point you started?

Or was there some mahoosive tectonic activity I missed today?

Briggo

Cody - Good work people are still biting, bet you're having a right laugh behind your little screen.

cooldad

Briggo wrote:

Cody - Good work people are still biting, bet you're having a right laugh behind your little screen.

It is our christian duty to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Angus Young

Chunkers1980 wrote:

This story is the exact opposite to what I believe.

Religion like this is forced. It needs to explain modern day science to 'explain' and fit its story. To do this cody you're saying the atom is controlled by god. No it's not, it's controlled by nature and explained by science. It's the big bang and what was before the big bang that's more likely god's creation, not god's will on each atom.

Not even slightly 'likely'. Possible, but not likely.

Cody

Rockmonkey sc, yeah I think I need to maybe stop eating eggs and lentil curry in mornings and have a porridge instead. I like porridge but don't think I could eat it regular every morning unless, I develop a liking for it's taste. It's not about the taste it's quite heavy and I kinda feel sluggish after eating it. I'm back at work tomorrow morning at 11, I'm fasting tomorrow from sunrise to sunset no food or water so, on Tuesday after my morning prayer at 6.45 I'll go for a 30 minute bike ride, and then come home and have a porridge and maybe a coffee or a tea to go with it? Then I won't eat nothing through the day except just fruit which I can buy from my local Co-op which is right outside my office and a Ribena light which is 20 calories. Then at around 5-6pm I'll come home and have a small meal and a coffee or a soup and some tea. I'm kinda feeling a bit of tense pain in my head at the sides an hour or two after cycling. What it could be I'm not sure, but it lasts for quite a while. I've not thought about entering an event, it's early days yet, I'll probs faint at the first hurdle but I guess it could be something to think about doing. I think when the time comes I'll do some research to see whats on nearby and maybe have a go at participating. I need motivation because sometimes I don't think I can go out and cycle, I hope I'm not doing too much because I know it can lead to a fatige and giving up. The videos I thought were really good, some good advice but I don't think I could be a raw vegan, eating uncooked food for many days. I'd have to do some research as to what I can eat in terms of a Halal diet and leaving out things which harm my body like biscuits and certain drinks and processed food. I don't drink fizzy and haven't done for a few years. It's one thing I kinda struggle with, processed food, which is why I just have a salad sandwich at work and don't really enjoy my food at all except what my mum makes. My mum makes nice currys like Aubergines and potatoes, okra, pepper and carrot and green beans and various other veg. I don't like meat but I sometimes enjoy the occasional chicken burger once a week from takeaway or grilled chicken at home. However I don't totally dismiss meat. I buy some lamb once a month and eat it on a good day.

Cooldad, I ride in one of the best parks in the UK. It's called Lister Park and the foot path which is inside the park which goes all the way round and up the hill is approx 1 mile and a bit long. I cycle down that long hill then cycle on a sort of uphill but straight with a slight gradient path but today I rode up the long hill and was out of breath at the top of the hill, and then just rode around the park twice.

I'll need to buy some lights this week, just not sure which ones.

paul.skibum

Eat before you go for a ride and ride further on the additional energy it gives you. Riding burns calories - you have to have them in your body to ride. Then have a light protein and carb based snack when you get back to allow your body to rebuild muscles and carb to restock your reserves.

Please talk to a nutritionist who will be able to suggest a diet that works with your cultural dietary needs, weight loss goals and your lifestyle. Or dont and find yourself in hospital again.

welshkev

I'm bored of this now. the OP is obviously steadfast in his beliefs and no matter how much heckling and cajoling of his beliefs is done he's still going to ignore everything we say.

I've seen this sort of thing before in devoutly religious people and they just don't care what we think.

have a nice life Cody and read the whats lights thread

see ya

neilus

Yup, ive posted numerous times, not contributing to the religious debate, trying to get the lad eating a bit more and wise up to some basic nutritional stuff...as this will be my last post ill spit it out, I think the lad has an eating disorder, and needs help. Im out.

Chunkers1980

Angus Young wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

This story is the exact opposite to what I believe.

Religion like this is forced. It needs to explain modern day science to 'explain' and fit its story. To do this cody you're saying the atom is controlled by god. No it's not, it's controlled by nature and explained by science. It's the big bang and what was before the big bang that's more likely god's creation, not god's will on each atom.

Not even slightly 'likely'. Possible, but not likely.

Semantics there Angus. If it's possible, it's more likely than zero possibility.

Angus Young

kirby700 wrote:

Is this Guy for real? stop adding to the debate, Mods can you get this sh%t locked please.

Just in case you didn't know, there are other threads you can read instead of this one if it offends you so much.

Angus Young

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Semantics there Angus.

No, not really.

rockmonkeysc

If a tubby middle aged bloke on a slightly heavy bike with fat tyres can comfortably ride 50+ hilly off road miles then anyone younger and less tubby should be able to do the same with a suitable diet.
Getting out of breath riding around the park is a sign you're not putting enough fuel in before a ride.