šŸš“ Personal Cycling

Originally posted by @jet-sounds

Originally posted by @Sfcsim

Little ride today. Ok not the fastest on the Mountain bike, but the speed will come with the fitness.

http://cyclemeter.com/824c8038fa1e970c/Cycle-20150625-1120

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€¦ā€œkeep 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 doesnā€™t mind.

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If Iā€™m not on the school run, Iā€™ll 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.

Originally posted by @Sadoldgit

Originally posted by @jet-sounds

Originally posted by @Sfcsim

Little ride today. Ok not the fastest on the Mountain bike, but the speed will come with the fitness.

http://cyclemeter.com/824c8038fa1e970c/Cycle-20150625-1120

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€¦ā€œkeep 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. Heā€™s the most accident prone person I know so it was was considered by many as ā€œan 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.

Originally posted by @CB-Saint

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 doesnā€™t mind.

Yep thats me too - got back on the bike just over 18 months ago when I finally gave up smoking after 20 years :wink: 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 :wink:

ā€¦ will be 3-4 weeks before I can get back on the road though ;-(

Thought I would share a few pics of my bird that I ride hard every few days :mountain_biking_man:

After a wet session:

And when the sun was still hanging around:

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Corr, that bintā€™s got frame all the way up to her gusset.

Prolly.

Originally posted by saintbletch

Corr, that bintā€™s got frame all the way up to her gusset.

Prolly.

You should see just how much lube she needs.

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Originally posted by @Bucks

Not only can you ride you can levitateā€¦

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.

Super skills innit :lou_lol:

Drawling, I love bike porn!

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Weā€™re is this?

Its Swinley Forest, Bracknell. A giant MTB playground and only about 20 mins away for me.

A former rally stage too.

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Originally posted by @Sfcsim

Drawling, I love bike porn!

Happy to obligeā€¦

T

Oh my god, this forum is getting more rude by the minuteā€¦ I blame myself. :lou_facepalm_2:

Look at the cogs on that!

At least my bird has a supple ride.