A new beginning for a big fella!!!

[Hunterforce]

Well i've done it!!!, visited my local Evans store today parted with a large sum of dosh and bit the bullet!!!!
I'm now a proud owner of a Cannondale synapse disc 5 105, i favored this over the specialized because of the 105 mainly!!
I know i may have issues with the wheels in time as i am quite heavy right now, but to hell with it, i've done it now so onwards and upwards let the weight drop of and a fitter me here i come, i have never been so determined as i am right now!!!
Still a bit nervous on it at the min, it so don't look like it will hold me, but i've done a few miles already and no bent wheels yet lol

 

[Mo1959]

Lovely bike and they are stronger than most folk seem to think. I am sure it will be fine. If your weather is like mine at the moment you will soon get the miles built up and the weight will start to fall off.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nice looking bike. Well, done. Hope you enjoy your new toy.

 

[helston90]

Nice looking bike that, and well done for choosing wheels with lots of spokes- I'm sure you'll be fine and the weight will drop off.

Enjoy the nice weather.

 

[GreigM]

Nice bike, hope you find many miles of happy cycling

 

[fossyant]

Good stuff. Regular riding is the key, not just weekends. Doesnt have to be hours.

 

[screenman]

Hope you enjoy the bike, but cycling will not lose you weight if you still eat to much. That is speaking from personal experience.

 

[Hunterforce]

I know mate, ive lost over a stone already with no cycling at all so with the diet and the exercise things should move a bit faster!!!
Well hope so anyway lol

 

[screenman]

Brilliant, keep going it is worth it. I am down to 11 from 16 1/2

 

[ScotiaLass]

I know mate, ive lost over a stone already with no cycling at all so with the diet and the exercise things should move a bit faster!!!
Well hope so anyway lol

Enjoy!!
I'm on a quite restrictive medical diet, and combined with cycling I have lost almost 4 stone!

 

[Hunterforce]

WOW thats awesome, in total i want to loose about 6 Stone it's gonna be hard, but the health benefits far outweigh the hard work!!

 

[ScotiaLass]

WOW thats awesome, in total i want to loose about 6 Stone it's gonna be hard, but the health benefits far outweigh the hard work!!

Absolutely!
I have about another 3-4 stone to go but I feel so much better already.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Hope you enjoy the bike, but cycling will not lose you weight if you still eat to much. That is speaking from personal experience.

Depends how far you ride I can lose as much as 100grms on a ride like yesterday.
@Hunterforce @screenman is right though however the way to lose weight on a bike is to keep your H.R. down as this burns more fat than carbs, I have just fitted 105 Kit to my 6 year old Viking and its the best improvement next to the wheel upgrade I have done to the bike.
Enjoy your rides.

 

[smokeysmoo]

You don't mention your weight, (and I'm not prying), but have a look a THIS blog.

The author is one of our own, (@gb155 ), but he's not on here much these days, although he is still cycling

FYI - I'm a bigger guy, always have been and probably always will be, but in the past I've been pushing 20 stone, yet I used to ride carbon framed bikes with 20/24 spoke wheels without any issue, well I broke one rear spoke after 2 years, so I regard that as without issue

As for confidence, it will come. When I first rode a modern rode bike after years of MTBing I nearly $hat my pants I used to have to slow right down just to reach down for a bottle, but the more you ride the more natural it will become.

So well done, now go for a ride

PS: Cannondale make great bikes

 

[Hunterforce]

Depends how far you ride I can lose as much as 100grms on a ride like yesterday.
@Hunterforce @screenman is right though however the way to lose weight on a bike is to keep your H.R. down as this burns more fat than carbs, I have just fitted 105 Kit to my 6 year old Viking and its the best improvement next to the wheel upgrade I have done to the bike.
Enjoy your rides.

the 105 mate is so silky smooth i love it, and yeah wheels will be an upgrade in time i feel, but i need to get some SPD's, this will be my first upgrade, but i need to get a little more brave first lol