Complete and utter Newbie!

[Garryboy]

Hello everyone.

My names Garry and i hail from a little village called Howwood just outside Glasgow in scotland. Both myself and my partner Pamela have got bikes on the Cyclesheme through our NHS trust that we both work for. Totally new to cycling apart form the usual stuff you do when your younger and didnt drive.

We both got Hybrid bikes from Craig MacMartin's store in Glasgow (very helpful family run LBS), as we have some cracking cycle paths and plenty of great roads to cycle on. Both bikes are Claud Butler. i went for the Urban 300 and Pam got the Explorer 200. Both seem like pretty decent bikes for beginners. and should do us proud.

I'm hoping to get my fitness up, loose a bit of weight and then next year once i got some confidence, get a Road bike and maybe one day take on my 40mile round trip to work.

This seems like a very friendly site and been enjoying reading the many threads.

i'l get some picd of the bikes up when we get them hopefully tomorrow.

Cheers
Gaz

 

[scots_lass]

Hi there and welcome to the forum. They are a pretty friendly bunch on here and never backward when giving an opinion! Welcome to the world of two wheels and I hope you both enjoy your new bikes!

 

[ACS]

Welcome, hope you can join us on one of our social outing in the furture.

You will be most welcome

 

[ianrauk]

Hello™ User3143
And welcome to the site...

 

[Jane Smart]

A huge Scottish welcome from me too

 

[Garryboy]

Thanks for the warm welcome. Got our bikes on sat afternoon. Big thanks again to Craig MacMartin cycles for splendid service. We went out on our first ride on sunday. did a good mixture of road and cycle path and covered about 15 miles. all pretty much on the flat. it was really enjoyable and we cant wait to get out again.

We'l try our best to get along to one the central scotland rides asap

 

[HJ]

Hallo and welcome...

 

[scook94]

You've got some pretty decent hills undulations down your way!

 

[HLaB]

Hiya

 

[Aperitif]

Another hello from London (just keeping Ian company).
Take a look in the Clothing and Accessories Section of the forum to find the best supplier of fluorescent kilts Gaz. Send Pamela to the Café to ogle the 'men you fancy' thread...or whatever it's called. We don't read it.

 

[postman]

Just found this page so a belated hello to you both.

And to all other newbies.You are most welcome.

 

[lazyfatgit]

a warm from Wishy