Hi from North East England

[SKD]

Hello there, I have just joined up.

I am George from Newcastle Upon Tyne, I am 27 years of age.

I am currently a supervisor for a leading plastics company in North Shields, but I am also qaulified as a professional photographer, which I am hoping to get started on my own one day.

I used to ride quite often for travelling from A to B about 8 years ago before I passed my driving test then once I got a car I got lazy (I doubt I was the first or last to do so ).

Anyways back in October work started the C2W scheme, so I decided to do it to save me a fortune in petrol and tolls (Tyne Tunnel), The distance is 3.9miles from home to work which I can do in about 23mins, which I personally think is great for me considering I anit been on a bike in 8years and I now suffer from asthma. But I hope to get my asthma unser control and become more bike fit.

Anyway thats enough of me boring you and below is the only image of my bike (day i got it).

Thanks for reading.

George

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Bienvenu (or whatever the local word is), George . Your bike looks very, very clean. I've got a road Boardman and it's about 300% muddier than your MTB. They just don't stay that clean, do they?

 

[NormanD]

to the mad mouse George

 

[SKD]

Well that picture was taken 10mins after I got the bike, I got it straight home, took the picture then added the lights etc, about 30mins after the picture was taken it was no longer white.

I liked the road Boardman's but I travel along a lot of black paths so was no good for me and I didnt fancy a hybird

 

[NormanD]

Nice bike too ... I love going through the tunnel, it's so cold down there, very refreshing on a hot day (do we ever get them up here?) apart from the bottom turn when wet Ouch!

 

[SKD]

Nice bike too ... I love going through the tunnel, it's so cold down there, very refreshing on a hot day (do we ever get them up here?) apart from the bottom turn when wet Ouch!

Its normally the north side I have problems when wet, 1st day I took my bike through there I almost came off as the tiles were wet. I also hate the tunnel when the lift dont work. I dont mind carrying bike down, but carrying up I need a 10min rest at the top

 

[addictfreak]

Hi and welcome

Hopefully the ped tunnel will be getting a complete refurbishment in the not to distant future.

 

[NormanD]

Hi and welcome

Hopefully the ped tunnel will be getting a complete refurbishment in the not to distant future.

It already has ... new lifts both sides

 

[SKD]

It already has ... new lifts both sides

Not that the lifts are any good,

But another 6million is being spent on the tunnel, on 2 inclining lifts and a refurb within the tunnels are well.

 

[Blue]

 

[BigTam]

Hi George, oh and nice bike

 

[SKD]

Hi George, oh and nice bike

Thanks.

It looks a lot nicer when clean

 

[Keifeh]

Howdy from Whitley Bay area! I'm also into photography but I'm far from anything you could call professional :P Just a hobby

www.flickr.com/keifeh if you wanted to hit me with any tips!

 

[SKD]

Howdy from Whitley Bay area! I'm also into photography but I'm far from anything you could call professional :P Just a hobby

www.flickr.com/keifeh if you wanted to hit me with any tips!

I have added you, but please bare with me as I anit used flickr in a very long time so need to upload some stuff, You can also find my photography page on facebook. Just look for SKDDigital

 

[theloafer]

Well that picture was taken 10mins after I got the bike, I got it straight home, took the picture then added the lights etc, about 30mins after the picture was taken it was no longer white.

I liked the road Boardman's but I travel along a lot of black paths so was no good for me and I didnt fancy a hybird

should have got one of these ps.. any way