Would love to get out on my bike more but, unfortuantely, a hectic family life and the wife working weekends precludes that.
I do cycle to/from work most days of the week though, 8 miles there, 8 miles back. Unless I go along the seafront and around Poole bay and then itās 10 milesā¦
Definitely need to get a new bike as my current one is 15 years old and starting to show a bit of wear.
I used to mtb a fair bit. Unfortunately had a bad fall about 4 years ago. Not been able to ride since due to a painful back. It was my own stupid fault, riding a trail for the first time too fast, it turned to the right and I didnāt. Landed face first in scree, arse just about hit the back of my head.
I used to mtb a fair bit. Unfortunately had a bad fall about 4 years ago. Not been able to ride since due to a painful back. It was my own stupid fault, riding a trail for the first time too fast, it turned to the right and I didnāt. Landed face first in scree, arse just about hit the back of my head. Iāll definitely get back on some time though.
A very keen cyclist had a really bad accident a few weeks ago. He hit a pot hole and went overā¦even though he had a helmet on he ended up at Southampton general in a coma. So as Shaw Taylor always saidā¦ākeep em peeledā.
Overweight MAMIL - but am least faster than the blokes on the couch Went out on the MTB with daughter this weekend for first time in ages and stackedā¦two fractured ribsā¦ so no cycling for a while. Thankfully daughter is perfectly fine
A very keen cyclist had a really bad accident a few weeks ago. He hit a pot hole and went overā¦even though he had a helmet on he ended up at Southampton general in a coma. So as Shaw Taylor always saidā¦ākeep em peeledā.
Two guys I used rto work with both cycled to work. One was chased by a dog, fell off and broke his arm. The other hit a pothole, went over the handlebars and broke his back! I like to go out occasionally and it is the best way to see the countryside but because I dont rid often I get really sore in that area between the anus and the ballsack - dont know what it is called but the saddle really plays havoc with it!
I go out most weeks - full fledged MAMIL - found yet another hobby to fritter away my hard earned on titanium this and unobtainium that. Proper shiny kit merchant.
That said I have dropped a stone and a half since starting last August so the Ayatollah doesnāt mind.
If Iām not on the school run, Iāll cycle to and from work - a brisk 15-20 minutes and surprisingly exhilirating. Only problem is the roads are trecherous (potholes mainly) and while most drivers are okay, some a utter shits and seem to regard a cyclist as only slightly better than demon spawn.
Pretty keen on MTB. As I am currently unemployed, I am taking advantage of the decent weather and have been out at Swinley Forest (purpose made MTB trail centre nearly Bracknell) regularly, trying to get fit again. In the past I have ridden trails in Wales, Surrey and various others. Have seen some pretty nasty crashes, and a guy was sadly killed at Swinley a few weeks back, but I am unscathed so far. For me, its a lot more fun than road cycling, with no traffic to worry about. Plus, you get way more exercise per mile than you do on the road.
A very keen cyclist had a really bad accident a few weeks ago. He hit a pot hole and went overā¦even though he had a helmet on he ended up at Southampton general in a coma. So as Shaw Taylor always saidā¦ākeep em peeledā.
Two guys I used rto work with both cycled to work. One was chased by a dog, fell off and broke his arm. The other hit a pothole, went over the handlebars and broke his back! I like to go out occasionally and it is the best way to see the countryside but because I dont rid often I get really sore in that area between the anus and the ballsack - dont know what it is called but the saddle really plays havoc with it!
I used to work with a chap who went on a charity ride from Southampton to Glagow. Heās the most accident prone person I know so it was was considered by many as āan accident waiting to happenā for a good cause. The accident happened just outside Manchester on the day of the Manchester air disaster when a plane caught fire on the runwayā¦Dave put his front wheel in a pothole and landed on his face.
Later that day he found himself in the same ward as the air disaster survivors being iterview by the local pressā¦he was apparently the worst injured in the wardā¦they though he had been on the plane.
I go out most weeks - full fledged MAMIL - found yet another hobby to fritter away my hard earned on titanium this and unobtainium that. Proper shiny kit merchant.
That said I have dropped a stone and a half since starting last August so the Ayatollah doesnāt mind.
Yep thats me too - got back on the bike just over 18 months ago when I finally gave up smoking after 20 years Managed to convince Mrs Cracked Rib that I be allowed to spend what previously went on ciggys on bike and stuffā¦ not sure she realised how much it adds up to even at 5-6 packs a weekā¦ lots of nice carbon stuff now
ā¦ will be 3-4 weeks before I can get back on the road though ;-(
I like to get out there, though I did a bit more before the day an elderly spinster armed with a hatchback smashed me to fuck a bit in a cycle lane and left me bleeding in the road.
That was a wake up call for helmets and the art of trying to guess what everyone else is doing.