Firstly a big hi-di-hi to all is in order, I think.
Having been lurking for a little while, I thought it’s probably about time I actually joined in the fun and frolics of this site, so here goes...
**deep breath**
I live just outside Canterbury in Kent, and whilst I would consider myself to be fairly near the ‘basic’ end of the cycling spectrum in terms of ability and experience, I’m keen to do things ‘right’ in terms of attitude (for my own safety on the roads as much as anything), hence my loitering in places like this!
In order to get more exercise, I’ve recently started commuting into Canterbury which I’ve been enjoying although I’m quite fortunate that my route is fairly light on traffic, and the nice weather has certainly helped! So far I’ve managed twice a week for the past six weeks or so, which I don’t think is a bad start.
It’s a 5 and a bit mile journey each way (which I know is small fry compared to some!) but there’s a big hill between my home and work which almost put me off giving it a go in the first place (at least I class it as a big hill for my ability – see below for the approximate altitude (in feet) over the journey
And I do this on a 10-ish year old Fuji mountain bike that I’ve tried to hybridify a bit (is that a word? Sure, why not!) with rear pannier rack, slicker tyres, etc, to make my life a bit easier. Funds don’t stretch to n+1 at the mo!
So that’s about it, really. I don’t really see other cyclists on my commute to say hello to (I think I’ve counted 3 so far!) so I’ll say hi here instead!
Having been lurking for a little while, I thought it’s probably about time I actually joined in the fun and frolics of this site, so here goes...
**deep breath**
I live just outside Canterbury in Kent, and whilst I would consider myself to be fairly near the ‘basic’ end of the cycling spectrum in terms of ability and experience, I’m keen to do things ‘right’ in terms of attitude (for my own safety on the roads as much as anything), hence my loitering in places like this!
In order to get more exercise, I’ve recently started commuting into Canterbury which I’ve been enjoying although I’m quite fortunate that my route is fairly light on traffic, and the nice weather has certainly helped! So far I’ve managed twice a week for the past six weeks or so, which I don’t think is a bad start.
It’s a 5 and a bit mile journey each way (which I know is small fry compared to some!) but there’s a big hill between my home and work which almost put me off giving it a go in the first place (at least I class it as a big hill for my ability – see below for the approximate altitude (in feet) over the journey
And I do this on a 10-ish year old Fuji mountain bike that I’ve tried to hybridify a bit (is that a word? Sure, why not!) with rear pannier rack, slicker tyres, etc, to make my life a bit easier. Funds don’t stretch to n+1 at the mo!
So that’s about it, really. I don’t really see other cyclists on my commute to say hello to (I think I’ve counted 3 so far!) so I’ll say hi here instead!
cycled to Canterbury via the A2 (committed to wrong turn) not long ago and it was scary!!! 
