Older then dirt
Regular
Afternoon everyone, hope you're all keeping well and safe with this virus doing the rounds. Okey dokey, last week I was given a bike 24 inch wheels kindly by a friend. So after speaking to guys an gals on the forum, I took in the advice given and managed to get a old mountain bike 26 inch wheel. So after not been on a bike for over 15yrs, I discovered a few things lol. My old bike that I had was a falcon road bike 12 gear, oh my giddy aunt.......bikes have really changed. V brakes...knoodle.....the list goes on! Anyway this old newbie has managed to get this old mountain bike rideable, went out on it round the block to get a feel for the old gal, everything seems in order, gears was a eye opener.....grip shift as I found out......emmm. so I took the plunge to see how both me an the bike would hold up! Oh the bike does what it saz on the tin, me on the other hand.....arms ached, leg ached, getting used to shift on gears (interesting experience...not lol) an rather sore rear end lol. Took it for 5 miles round trip (I know sad lol), but really, really enjoyed the freedom it has give me. A friend asked how I got on with the bike, apart from wheezing and coughing, sweating like crazy ok. My friend nearly had a fit laughing as his a regular cyclist....but did say he forgot how that felt first time out. Anyway I've nick named the bike Betty....been out on her 3 times now an still enjoying the 5 mile trip, it's slowly getting easier as well. You see due to not walking well due to health issues, I was doubtful that a bike would help but the sense of been able to do a few miles is truly brilliant. Betty isn't nothing special, she's a pretty ugly looking ladies bike....but it does the job an been ugly deters any light fingered peeps. Thought I would give you a update on a newbie an the experience of dealing with a totally alien gear, make of bike......it's fun. My friend laughed saying it's like a chimp with a laptop lol