Hello!! :) from Blackburn Lancashire!

[tahir]

Hi

I've just joined on the suggestion of my mate and fellow cyclist Shakeel! (shak)

Its only been three months but I truly love mountain biking and thanks to Shak I am out of pocket by nearly 1500 quid already!

but its fun and keeps me fit so why not eh?

we do regular 7 mile local runs on road and then tackle the Gisburn Trail every sunday (which totals 15miles with a road run at either end of the trail!)

the fact that it requires basic common sense skills such as concentraton stamina and hard work its perfect for a armchair athlete like me!

anyways Hello and hope to be contributing and asking loads of daft questions on here!

Tahir

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Wow, you come from the land of hills! Big hills!

Welcome aboard, I'm new here too

 

[PK99]

Mind the holes!

 

[Globalti]

Hello Tahir, did you know there's a mountain bike club in Blackburn?

http://www.alexbarnes1653.webspace.virginmedia.com/bikes/

Did yo know also that there are two mountain bike trails on Billinge Hill, that wooded hill at the end of Revidge and up behind Witton Park?

Hope to see you out with BAD some time!

 

[skudupnorth]

Welcome and enjoy !

 

[I like Skol]

I am out of pocket by nearly 1500 quid already!

Only £1500, well I suppose it's a start

Welcome to the forum Tahir.

 

[tahir]

hi thanks all!

gonna build up my fitness and stamina in this first year and then maybe join a 'club'

in the meantime am gonna try to stick to sunday am routine and weekly 7mile runs

 

[Globalti]

Tahir, to build up some serious fitness you really need a road bike.

Now it just happens that Decathlon in Bolton have some absolutely outstanding value for money entry level road bikes - have a look at their BTwin Triban 3 for £299.99, I've just bought one for my son and I can't believe how good it is for the money. I showed it to a cycling neighbour and he guessed at £500 for the price!

Tempted?

 

[tahir]

will check it out!

 

[kiwi-Sal]

Welcome

 

[Melonfish]

Welcome! are there really 15,000 holes there?
wonder what your council tax is really spent on?

 

[Globalti]

A pothole being counted in Blackburn yesterday: