Goffins
New Member
- Location
- West Sussex
I've always owned a bike but only for off roading and the odd day out with mates. About 3 years ago my car blew a bottom end bearing and I didn't have the cash to fix so I started riding my MTB to work.
It was REALLY hard going and I was happy a year later to buy myself a motorbike.
Then I found out my partner was pregnant, ditched the motorbike, bought an Alfa Romeo and only the other day after spending about £1500 on MOT work it slipped a cambelt and ballsed the engine.
So 3 years on and I said screw it, my partner has a car and I'm going to do this commute thing properly, bought myself a Bianchi Nirone, all the cycle clobber and started commuting on Saturday this week.
The difference is marked, I can lazily thrash my old best time on the MTB and I'm already looking at ways to extend my meager 6 Mile commute where as on the MTB I was simply happy for it to be over.
I'm a balls to the wall kinda rider, if my heads not spinning and the sweat pouring off my face I'm not pushing hard enough
But it's early days and the weather has been clement yet windy, give me a couple of months and I might hate it, although I'm already falling in love with the bike.
Sorry for the essay.
It was REALLY hard going and I was happy a year later to buy myself a motorbike.
Then I found out my partner was pregnant, ditched the motorbike, bought an Alfa Romeo and only the other day after spending about £1500 on MOT work it slipped a cambelt and ballsed the engine.
So 3 years on and I said screw it, my partner has a car and I'm going to do this commute thing properly, bought myself a Bianchi Nirone, all the cycle clobber and started commuting on Saturday this week.
The difference is marked, I can lazily thrash my old best time on the MTB and I'm already looking at ways to extend my meager 6 Mile commute where as on the MTB I was simply happy for it to be over.
I'm a balls to the wall kinda rider, if my heads not spinning and the sweat pouring off my face I'm not pushing hard enough
But it's early days and the weather has been clement yet windy, give me a couple of months and I might hate it, although I'm already falling in love with the bike.
Sorry for the essay.
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