Hi from Swindon

[Cosmicned]

Hi-

I've always loved bikes but recently got back into commuting for my personal health & the health of my wallet...
I've done a 10 mile round commute everyday come rain or shine for a year now... lost 20lbs in weight and much fitter!

I loathe Buses, Lorries, White vans but most of all Taxis... so much so I'm thinking of wearing one of those 'Divine Wind' Kamakaze bandanas to make a point... not that they'd understand it...

 

[Adasta]

Whereabouts are you in Swindon? I used to live there and BSRU lives there currently.

Congrats on the commuting and weight loss.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Cosmicned]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm living about a mile from the ASDA Walmart supermarket in the northern 'burbs - takes me around 20mins to do the 5 miles to work everyday- which isn't too bad considering my 51 years & the 144 foot elevation to negotiate on the run... just now thinking of adding a road bike to my good quality but slowish hybrid- I had a roadie way back in my 20's and I seemed to be much faster! Mind you- so were my legs!

 

[numbnuts]

Hi & to CC

 

[BSRU]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm living about a mile from the ASDA Walmart supermarket in the northern 'burbs - takes me around 20mins to do the 5 miles to work everyday- which isn't too bad considering my 51 years & the 144 foot elevation to negotiate on the run... just now thinking of adding a road bike to my good quality but slowish hybrid- I had a roadie way back in my 20's and I seemed to be much faster! Mind you- so were my legs!

Oops missed this thread, I've just bought a road bike, something for sunny dry days and it makes a huge difference compared to my twice as heavy hybrid. I seem to go alot faster with far less effort, not commuted on it yet as still sorting out the storage to carry my change of clothes.