2017 cycling ambitions

[pauldavid]

Good luck to you all with your cycling ambitions for the coming year, whatever they may be?

I personally have suffered the worst 4 consecutive years for cycling upto the end of 2016 for various medical reasons that I won't bore you all with and have decided to set myself the challenge of 4500 miles in 2017 ( 100 miles for every year of life so far) which is probably a test too far remembering my recent performance.

But if we don't challenge ourselves we'll never achieve anything.

Lets hope its a good year for us all

 

[vickster]

Good luck similar discussion here

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/h...you-and-what-plans-are-afoot-for-2017.211003/

Me, for now, I'm hoping the shoulder surgeon will let me get back riding as soon as I feel comfortable doing so. I've paid for a bike assessment (25% Xmas discount ) by my physio practice to check that the bike set up takes the ropey shoulder (and other joint ails) into account

 

[Sharky]

Looks like my challenge for next year will be 6700 miles!

But I'll be happy with making the start line for another TT and topping 2000 miles for the year.
Happy New Year everybody.

 

[greekonabike]

Good luck to all! My plans for 2017 are either cycling based or related.

I need to quit smoking
I need to lose another 2.5 stone
Ride 2500 miles
Buy a road bike
Do a charity ride
Do a mini tour down to Brighton

GOAB

 

[The Brewer]

Going to try and do more. Bought new wet/winter cycling clothes and going to restart cyclng to work on a Carrera vengeance. Try and cycle more with people and more on my own. Love just heading out some days and have no plan or route, get lost, sort the stupid thoughts out in my head
Get fit for spring,summer and enjoy the campervan and cycling in new places

 

[Katherine]

Get a bit faster on hills. I can get up them but slow down too much, too quickly on group rides.

 

[welsh dragon]

Crikey. If I tried to cycle 100 miles for every year I have been on This earth I'd end up dying of old age before I managed it.

 

[pauldavid]

Crikey. If I tried to cycle 100 miles for every year I have been on This earth I'd end up dying of old age before I managed it.

That might just be the result I get as well, but it's worth a try

 

[welsh dragon]

That might just be the result I get as well, but it's worth a try

In that case good luck, and if we don't see you again, we know what happened.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Good luck to you all with your cycling ambitions for the coming year, whatever they may be?

I personally have suffered the worst 4 consecutive years for cycling upto the end of 2016 for various medical reasons that I won't bore you all with and have decided to set myself the challenge of 4500 miles in 2017 ( 100 miles for every year of life so far) which is probably a test too far remembering my recent performance.

But if we don't challenge ourselves we'll never achieve anything.

Lets hope its a good year for us all

Good luck with it!

 

[razabbs]

i'd like to complete a 60+Mile event. Longest i've done on my current bike is an hour on a turbo trainer; i haven't actually rode it outside since i tested it Few events towards the middle of the year that would be good to do too; Tour of Cambridge = 112km if i remember correctly

 

[Biff600]

This cycling malarky isn't such a bad crack after all

I only started cycling in July this year and I have achieved the following:

Lost a stone and a half in weight
Gone down a trouser and a shirt size (large down to medium)
Cycled 1568 miles

So hopefully I'll manage 3000 miles this year.

 

[steveindenmark]

That might just be the result I get as well, but it's worth a try

How do I download a distance table of my own?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm shooting for better than a thousand miles this year, an imperial century ride again, and a metric half century per month. A few micro-tours, and some more adventures a bit farther afield, now that I have a sport tourer that is about as excellent as they come. I'll probably get my LaPierre racing bike from the 1970's all fixed up as well. Maybe my 1980's Olmo as well.(full campy and tubulars)

 

[Slick]

I'mnot particularly focused on mileage, but i do plan for lots more workout rides on the hills to get my fitness levels up, or at least get me closer to the guy I ride with. Wouldn't mind doing a couple of sportives, I suspect that would push me on a bit too. I also plan on doing a few more rides like the one i did today with swmbo, very slow and easy but explored a couple of new routes and stopped a couple of times just to enjoy where we were. Last year i tended just to get the head down and go for it.