- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Hi Everyone
I'm 55, semi-retired, although edging closer to fully retired each year, and escaped The South about 13 years back and have since holed up in the Lake District where I am staying even after I have been carted off in a box.
I am fit but fat if you can be such a thing and can easily do 20 mile hikes with 10000' height gains in our local mountains.
I used to cycle 1970 - 1975 and then 1997 - 2002.
1971 - 1997; I started with a Carlton SomethingOrOther in a fetching colour scheme of chocolate and blue and ended up with a Raleigh Professional but sadly couldn't afford the Team version - it's a hard life! Belonged to Gravesend Cycling Club (not sure if they still exist) and did some short races but was pretty useless. Much preferred riding to Herne Hill to watch proper racers hurtle round the wooden track.
1996 - 2002; MTB was booming. Got myself a Marin then an Alpinestars and finally a Saracen Kili Pro Elite that I had spec'd with XTR and all sorts of nice stuff that my ability wasn't worthy of. Had fun blasting around Tunbridge Wells where I lived. Then moved to Lake District. Had a climbing accident on Ben Nevis and basically ended up with a right arm that I could not put any weight on. Sold bike!
2011; arm fixed (one minor op' outstanding) and now able to put weight on it again. Getting a new road bike.
Will aim to do 2-3 20-30 mile rides a week so nothing serious. Just to keep me fit and hopefully less fat + I love the Lake District scenery and I want to take that in while I ride.
That's me.
I'm 55, semi-retired, although edging closer to fully retired each year, and escaped The South about 13 years back and have since holed up in the Lake District where I am staying even after I have been carted off in a box.
I am fit but fat if you can be such a thing and can easily do 20 mile hikes with 10000' height gains in our local mountains.
I used to cycle 1970 - 1975 and then 1997 - 2002.
1971 - 1997; I started with a Carlton SomethingOrOther in a fetching colour scheme of chocolate and blue and ended up with a Raleigh Professional but sadly couldn't afford the Team version - it's a hard life! Belonged to Gravesend Cycling Club (not sure if they still exist) and did some short races but was pretty useless. Much preferred riding to Herne Hill to watch proper racers hurtle round the wooden track.
1996 - 2002; MTB was booming. Got myself a Marin then an Alpinestars and finally a Saracen Kili Pro Elite that I had spec'd with XTR and all sorts of nice stuff that my ability wasn't worthy of. Had fun blasting around Tunbridge Wells where I lived. Then moved to Lake District. Had a climbing accident on Ben Nevis and basically ended up with a right arm that I could not put any weight on. Sold bike!
2011; arm fixed (one minor op' outstanding) and now able to put weight on it again. Getting a new road bike.
Will aim to do 2-3 20-30 mile rides a week so nothing serious. Just to keep me fit and hopefully less fat + I love the Lake District scenery and I want to take that in while I ride.
That's me.