First 10 miler

[2wd]

Aah thanks

I'll whip my grundies off and go and slap some lube cream on now,err next time I go out

 

[jamsarnie]

Aah thanks

I'll whip my grundies off and go and slap some lube cream on now,err next time I go out

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/udderly-smooth-chamois-cream/

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Well done, 2wd. It sounds like Grains Hill is a hard physical barrier but 10 miles is just a mental barrier and you've just cracked that one.

 

[Banjo]

Thumbs up 10 miles is a good milestone and 10 hilly ones are worth 20 on the flat

 

[2wd]

If you see some old dude on a brown fixed gear round Shaw that'll be me

Passed a fixie around 5.30 tonight pedalling up Shaw Road

Was that you?

It was too akward to stop and ask

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Nope wasnt me,least you did'nt embarass yourself
talking to a complete stranger
There a couple of fixies in Shaw,seen em parked up at Asda

 

[2wd]

Yeh it was hard work trying to drive,see how old the rider was,work out the colour of the bike and see if it had
any gears all at the same time

On another note I need to edit the topic to....

2nd 10 miler

Done another one tonight,slightly different route though (no MOA Hill)

I was "in the zone" and felt I could have done a few more miles

Set off in daylight (usually do night rides) and OMG the potholes are even worse than I thought

OMBCs roads must be amongs the worst in the country

 

[Pennine-Paul]

There's some pics of me on some of Colinj's cycle chat rides
if you want to scare yourself

5 years ago 30 miles was the furthest I'd ever done, do 60-70 miles twice a week
now,doing 115miles on Sunday on a forum ride,Just keep up the riding it will get easier,

I have to agree about the state of the roads,The tarmac is crumbling
away around the grids leaving huge holes which don't seem to be getting
repaired at all,There's a shocker at the top of Broadway that's the full length
of the grid about 4 inches wide and just as deep,absolutely lethal if you were to
hit that in wet weather cos you'd not know it was there

 

[frayBentos59]

well done dude!

 

[Globalti]

I've never seen the roads in such bad condition, and this is after a relatively mild winter. There is no money to do routine maintenance so gutters and gulleys are not being cleaned out and water has been running across roads, freezing and causing damage. Verges are crumbling, patches, manhole covers, everything is breaking up. Yet here in Bury a fortune is being wasted on a scheme to "one way" all the streets around the Heywood Street area so as to prevent drivers cutting through a residential district to jump the long queues that form at rush hour.

 

[2wd]

@ Pennine Paul

Seen you mugshots now............

I'll keep my eyes peeled whilst dodging all the potholes and crumbling roads!

Since last week I've done

Tuesday 10.5 miles
Wednedsay 10 miles
Thursday 10.4 miles
Friday 8 miles
Monday (tonight) 8 miles

Felt really good tonight and challenged myself to another hill I struggled up earlier this year and murdered it this time

Friday was my first ever commute and I did it in the full lycra

Burst through the door and advised the ladies not to get to excited as the pants were padded

Then told the lads they had one shot to take the piss then get one with their work (which as I'm the boss they made the most of whilst they could)

 

[oldfatfool]

Hills are psychological,the more you think you are going to struggle up them then the more you will, don't think about it and just pedal and you will be at the top before you know it

 

[jay clock]

Your age is not relevant. I do a lot of cycling and am 50. I did a loooooooooooong ride in Lanzarote last week with another 50 year old who had never done more than 80k previously, and was accompanied by another clubmate of 65.

Do little and often and add 10% a week.

 

[2wd]

Thanks for the encouragement

Now I've got over the 10 mile issue I feel much better and more confident

Plus I'm feeling stronger and fitter,which is why I took up cycling again

 

[Night Train]

Your 10 miler beats me! Well done!

I can do 25-30 miles in one cafe ride but over in York where it is flat. Back in Manchester I rarely do much more then 5-6 miles and usually only about 3-4 miles.
I am still aiming for a 100mile ride this year if my health allows.