MattyP
Regular
My first post and just want to say a big hello to everyone!
Not a hardcore cycler but just started up again after a few years out of the saddle!
Having a MTB for a while it was getting a bit creaky (it is nearly 20years old and has given me sterling service) decided to get myself a new bike - this time a road bike though. Decided to do this as I am mainly riding again to enjoy the countryside and get fit - shedding some fat. As I was aiming to spend more time on road than off I decided a road bike would be better to keep me in the cardio zone and allow me to achieve better results when trying to shift some weight!
The bike I went for was a Carrera TDF which I picked up in a recent promotion that Halfords were running. There is probably some "bike snobbery" around with respect to Halfords bikes but it seems well built and specced (other than the rubbish pedals!!!) for the price. I thought it would be a good road bike to start off with! I have already replaced the pedals for ones that take cleats as I found the toeclips type that came with the bike pretty poor.
I completed my first ride on her last Sunday - an 18 mile round trip from Northallerton to Osmotherley (North Yorkshire) and onto Cod Beck and back to Northallerton via Thimbleby and Kirby Sigston. Great ride but a lot of steep hills after I've had a break for a while!
OK so here I am after a google search! Seems like a great place to be for cycle enthusiasts so look forward to joining in on the community!
Not a hardcore cycler but just started up again after a few years out of the saddle!
Having a MTB for a while it was getting a bit creaky (it is nearly 20years old and has given me sterling service) decided to get myself a new bike - this time a road bike though. Decided to do this as I am mainly riding again to enjoy the countryside and get fit - shedding some fat. As I was aiming to spend more time on road than off I decided a road bike would be better to keep me in the cardio zone and allow me to achieve better results when trying to shift some weight!
The bike I went for was a Carrera TDF which I picked up in a recent promotion that Halfords were running. There is probably some "bike snobbery" around with respect to Halfords bikes but it seems well built and specced (other than the rubbish pedals!!!) for the price. I thought it would be a good road bike to start off with! I have already replaced the pedals for ones that take cleats as I found the toeclips type that came with the bike pretty poor.
I completed my first ride on her last Sunday - an 18 mile round trip from Northallerton to Osmotherley (North Yorkshire) and onto Cod Beck and back to Northallerton via Thimbleby and Kirby Sigston. Great ride but a lot of steep hills after I've had a break for a while!
OK so here I am after a google search! Seems like a great place to be for cycle enthusiasts so look forward to joining in on the community!
.
. But we don't care (well, most of us
), getting out and enjoying the cycling is the important thing.
) 
Already had some fun on my last ride.... ended up a road where a stream crossed it luckily there was a hidden bridge nearby! Had I been on my MTB I'd have been straight through it but not on road wheels! 
