The Cycling Thread

[pookie]

now if you said microshift I would have said so They are all a bit clunky, I ride sram on one bike and shimano on the rest. Unfortunately the sram on the mtb needs more fettling than the shimano counterpart but it did come in some nice colours.

[maviczap]

Yes all a bit of cycle snobbery

[carelesschucca]

I don't know enough to be a snob.

I did have to tell myself off today because I spotted a fairly new Boardman mountain bike for sale in a pawnshop in the next town and thought hmm I could cycle over there and have a look at that... I could use it on the heavy trails up the hills...

A different route with my girlfriend yesterday (Thursday).

https://goo.gl/maps/pL1hM83hS8F2

Even that wasn't what we planned, but it worked out really well. I had forgotten all about the nice quiet Fox Creek Road as an alternate to going all of the way out. I don't really need the miles anyway... I retired a few years ago (still in my 40's btw) and this is only about staying fit and getting out of the house/shed during the day.
Since Sunday I've ridden about 350km, gained more than 16,000ft and averaged about 32kph. The best part over the past couple of months has been getting comfortable with climbing again.

[carelesschucca]

Matt Lemond methinks.

Hopefully the weather here clears out for tomorrow afternoon. Its blowing a gale and intermittent rain. Going up hills in this weather doesn't appeal. But I'll still be out.

Ha! I think not! Have you ever seen one of those guys go over a hill with a head of steam?

BTW... I got a box in the mail today with a few cameras. Despite all of the government advertising explaining bicycle clearance minimums, motorists are still not getting it and I've already had a couple of touch-ups so it's time for front and rear cameras and smiley faces for both of our bikes.

This morning's ride... https://goo.gl/maps/HbZqdJ11tvu

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

I don't know enough to be a snob.

I did have to tell myself off today because I spotted a fairly new Boardman mountain bike for sale in a pawnshop in the next town and thought hmm I could cycle over there and have a look at that... I could use it on the heavy trails up the hills...

Yeah get an mtb and we can hit some trails! I just sold my other one to my little brother as well...

[carelesschucca]

You're a bad man I'll be passing the bike in about 5 minutes and I'd tried to forget about it, K would kill me dead if I brought home another bike (she doesn't get the N+1 rule).. Finished work an hour earlier than I meant so I have longer out on the roads...

[carelesschucca]

Well I chickened out 3rd of the way up the Tak-Ma-Doon Road today, and ended up going along to Kirky to look at the Mountain bike, and it wasn't what I thought it was a Scott and its staying where it is at nearly £600.

So all in I did 75mins and 29.3km on a fairly flat course (only 262 meters of climb)

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

You're a bad man I'll be passing the bike in about 5 minutes and I'd tried to forget about it, K would kill me dead if I brought home another bike (she doesn't get the N+1 rule).. Finished work an hour earlier than I meant so I have longer out on the roads...

Haha get on gumtree too, well cheap bikes there!

Kirsty is the same, she can't fathom why I need more than one bike let alone wanting three. I am currently considering a cheap winter road bike