dodg3
Member
- Location
- barrow in furness cumbria
Hi everyone
this is my story
i took up road cycling July 2015 orders of the doctors ,i was told to lose some weight 14.5 stone starting weight as i was heading in the wrong direction in my life.so wifey took me to my local halfords & bought my 1st road bike or (racer) .i started in July 2015 advice given from friends who cycle to start of doing small rides & slowly build it up to bigger rides.i gave my daughter the carrera & bought a wilier then didn't have enough gears so sold that to a friend & bought a giant defy 1 then bought my 2nd bike 13 ultegra.i thought i was fit enough & trained hard then went onto do a charity bike ride for St marys hospice 9 riders on 23/24 July 2016 did the coast to coast Walney2Whitby 162 miles in total & raised just over £7500 for a good cause it was worth all the pain we all went through to finish the ride.i went into my local bike shop Topmark & put a deposit down on my 3rd bike Giant Tcr adv pro 0 after that i had a hernia repair & on the 5th December 2017 im having keyhole surgery to repair a faulty valve but manage along the way to get my weight down to 11 stone ready for Tuesday .i live in Cumbria not far from the lakes district i often go out on my own or go out with the groups on Wednesdays & Sundays rain or shine i just love getting out on my bike & finding new places to go to & love them or hate them find them hills along the way.
this is my story
i took up road cycling July 2015 orders of the doctors ,i was told to lose some weight 14.5 stone starting weight as i was heading in the wrong direction in my life.so wifey took me to my local halfords & bought my 1st road bike or (racer) .i started in July 2015 advice given from friends who cycle to start of doing small rides & slowly build it up to bigger rides.i gave my daughter the carrera & bought a wilier then didn't have enough gears so sold that to a friend & bought a giant defy 1 then bought my 2nd bike 13 ultegra.i thought i was fit enough & trained hard then went onto do a charity bike ride for St marys hospice 9 riders on 23/24 July 2016 did the coast to coast Walney2Whitby 162 miles in total & raised just over £7500 for a good cause it was worth all the pain we all went through to finish the ride.i went into my local bike shop Topmark & put a deposit down on my 3rd bike Giant Tcr adv pro 0 after that i had a hernia repair & on the 5th December 2017 im having keyhole surgery to repair a faulty valve but manage along the way to get my weight down to 11 stone ready for Tuesday .i live in Cumbria not far from the lakes district i often go out on my own or go out with the groups on Wednesdays & Sundays rain or shine i just love getting out on my bike & finding new places to go to & love them or hate them find them hills along the way.
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