Hi to all.
This is my first post and thought it only polite to introduce myself.
I few months back my wife left me for another fella. With out going into to much detail it knocked me for six and for months on end my life just revolved around work , sleep and drinking to much trying to come to terms with what happened. One night though while talking to a complete stranger in the pub he told me about his charity bike ride of 120 miles. After a few more beers together his cycling story's really started to plant a seed in my head and decided I really need to try and turn my life around and get out of the rut I was stuck in. I my younger days I was a keen cyclist and competed in many time trails but the onset on life commitments put my cycling days on the side lines. The following week I won a 1983 Peugeot road bike off eBay and have been busy cleaning and restoring it to its former glory. I wanted a Peugeot Equipe bike purely for nostalgic reasons because it was such a special moment to me when my recently belated bought it me back in the early 80s . I always found this bike fitted me like a glove and was now worried my ageing body would now not feel the same way , but it feels just as good now as it did then. The pug is in immaculate condition and I proud to be able to own one again. My new bike has sent a new lease of life into me over the last few month's.Gone are the days of leading a life of work ,sleep , beer , slobbing out of the sofa feeling depressed about life to cycling every evening to between 10 to 35 miles a night. I can't believe how much cycle has improved my state of mind. As well as feeling more healthy I now feel more focused on life as well as feeling positive about the future. I now have a new interest and it's also cheap to pursue which is a big bonus now that money has become tight. I,m lucky to be living in a nice part of the country so cycle rides here are adorned with fantastic scenery and quiet roads. My time trailing days are long over ,but I quietly hoping to be able to build my miles up so I can complete a 70 mile trip to my fathers house on the coast. Cycling really is a great way to unload your stresses in life and I now feel like I've turned the corner in my life towards a better direction.
This is my first post and thought it only polite to introduce myself.
I few months back my wife left me for another fella. With out going into to much detail it knocked me for six and for months on end my life just revolved around work , sleep and drinking to much trying to come to terms with what happened. One night though while talking to a complete stranger in the pub he told me about his charity bike ride of 120 miles. After a few more beers together his cycling story's really started to plant a seed in my head and decided I really need to try and turn my life around and get out of the rut I was stuck in. I my younger days I was a keen cyclist and competed in many time trails but the onset on life commitments put my cycling days on the side lines. The following week I won a 1983 Peugeot road bike off eBay and have been busy cleaning and restoring it to its former glory. I wanted a Peugeot Equipe bike purely for nostalgic reasons because it was such a special moment to me when my recently belated bought it me back in the early 80s . I always found this bike fitted me like a glove and was now worried my ageing body would now not feel the same way , but it feels just as good now as it did then. The pug is in immaculate condition and I proud to be able to own one again. My new bike has sent a new lease of life into me over the last few month's.Gone are the days of leading a life of work ,sleep , beer , slobbing out of the sofa feeling depressed about life to cycling every evening to between 10 to 35 miles a night. I can't believe how much cycle has improved my state of mind. As well as feeling more healthy I now feel more focused on life as well as feeling positive about the future. I now have a new interest and it's also cheap to pursue which is a big bonus now that money has become tight. I,m lucky to be living in a nice part of the country so cycle rides here are adorned with fantastic scenery and quiet roads. My time trailing days are long over ,but I quietly hoping to be able to build my miles up so I can complete a 70 mile trip to my fathers house on the coast. Cycling really is a great way to unload your stresses in life and I now feel like I've turned the corner in my life towards a better direction.
Good to meet you,
