'Ere 'ere is the EAR Megathread

Sorry, change of plans so got kids on Wednesday. I did have Thursday free instead but now have to go to hospital I totally give up trying to plan anything!!!

I did have an hour on the bike friday and managed to dodge all the torrential showers going around the area. It was lovely. I love my bike

I had an unexpected free morning this morning so had a lovely run out through oakham, melton mowbray and grantham, it's been so long since ive ridden more than about 30 miles that after 100 i was quite achy...but very happy
I've still only had a couple of my IAM rides but it's made so much difference, it's not for everyone i know, but it was just what i needed and I'm enjoying the bike more than ever, just a shame i don't have the free time i used to have!!

[Skip]

Nearly a month since the last post in here - wow! I have to be honest I spend very little time on any forums at the moment - a busy job, 2.5 year old and lots of hobbies mean my time is precious these days. I think its the first year we haven't even managed one ride-out though - which is pretty poor in anyones book!

So who is still out there?

I'm still here!! I check the forum everyday but there never seems to be any threads for me to get involved with. I rarely do any long rides these days as I'm busy with work and kids, but i try to ride when i can, even if it's just a twenty mile round trip up the good roads to tesco for milk. Im happy with the way i ride after a few IAM rides and am happy riding on my own. I don't want to ever be without the bike, but for now its just taken a bit of a back seat, still gives me an ear to ear grin every time i see it in the garage

[Skip]

I know the feeling - I only use my bike for commuting these days (when I dont have to take Luke to nursery) but it can be a fun journey and it never fails to put a smile on my face when I open the garage in the morning.

I think my total mileage this year will be under 2000 which is pretty rubbish when you think I commute 16 miles a day 3 days a week too!

Oh well, at least I still have the bike and its not going anywhere

Mine costs 50 tax, 70 insurance and mot a year so if i just get a couple of rides in a month it's worth ever penny!!

[Skip]

Mine is only worth about £1500 and costs £35 to tax, about £100 or so to insure and the MOT - so as you its not a whole hill of money to have tied up in something.

Had major car problems this year which have cost me a lot of money but thankfully the bike has not had to finance all that!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Skip

So who is still out there?

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I'm still here

Same here Skip, I've been preoccupied with other things this year and I know I've done more cycling miles than on my SV

But once next weeks done, I can concentrate on other things and we are sort of thinking about an October ride out.

If not the traditional pre Christmas meet for Fish & Chips at Southwold Pier.

There that's gone and done it, I mentioned the C word

I have one whole free day in October - no kids and no work - but it's the 29th so probably the wrong end of the month for a ride out.

[kaivalagi]

I would have been up for a ride out if one was going end of last week (after being away for 6 weeks) but I got bloody e-coli food poisoning from a Samosa I bought in a corner shop in the Heathrow underground....I'd say another 4-5 days and I'll be good to ride again. Typically I was in Fiji was 6 weeks without issue and it's only when I get back that the trouble starts...

KJ, you never know, it might still be in the 20's at the end of October I should be up for a ride out then...

Been meaning to ask...I may well be travelling to Walsall near Birmingham way once a week soon but it's boring A11 -> A14 -> M6, can anyone suggest a more interesting route to/from Norwich that doesn't double the travel time? I'll take the short route there but am happy to add an hour and a bit when heading home...any roads en-route that dont go too far off the direction of travel that are worth riding?