Return to the fold
woodford2barbican
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My commute is now down to a manageable 10 miles each way (from 17 each way) so I am returning to the fold.
I am going to have to take it slowly as my fitness is low and my knees are not great - so I intend to granny ring it and spin for the first few weeks.
Has anything changed in the last 4 years? Has the increased number of cyclists made it any safer? are the lighting options exponentially better.....?
What should I remember that I have forgotten from my previous 7 years of cycle commuting?
I am going to have to take it slowly as my fitness is low and my knees are not great - so I intend to granny ring it and spin for the first few weeks.
Has anything changed in the last 4 years? Has the increased number of cyclists made it any safer? are the lighting options exponentially better.....?
What should I remember that I have forgotten from my previous 7 years of cycle commuting?
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woodford2barbican wrote:My commute is now down to a manageable 10 miles each way (from 17 each way) so I am returning to the fold.
I am going to have to take it slowly as my fitness is low and my knees are not great - so I intend to granny ring it and spin for the first few weeks.
Has anything changed in the last 4 years? Has the increased number of cyclists made it any safer? are the lighting options exponentially better.....?
What should I remember that I have forgotten from my previous 7 years of cycle commuting?
If your user name is still roughly correct the main thing you need to know is that the "improvements" to the Mile End Road / Whitechapel Road have made it ridiculous0 -
imatfaal wrote:If your user name is still roughly correct the main thing you need to know is that the "improvements" to the Mile End Road / Whitechapel Road have made it ridiculous
Woodford2KentishTown
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woodford2barbican wrote:
Canals nearly all the way then. Bit mental at rush hour but otherwise a total hoot0 -
lighting options are a lot better...more and better choice of clothing...more cyclists so leave earlier rather than later if you can
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so....I re-started today and it was smooth. A few confidence related issues with positioning but they will come, especially as I get more speed.
Next step will be to start 'stealth buying' bike parts, accessories and bikes without my wife noticing....0
