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Welcome Stephen-D, lovely part of the world to take up cycling again.

 

[Stephen-D]

It is lovely indeed, shame some of the hills are a killer but i take it as good practice hehe

im needing get myself some winter gear, went for a cycle last week and i was wearing my shorts, came back with bright red legs and it took a while for the feeling to come back ,lol

 

[lazyfatgit]

Welcome

 

[Dov2711]

Shorts last week......thats shorts last week when it was in the regions of minus 3...was up Falkland hill last weekend and round Auchtermuchty through to Abernethy and had I been in shorts I would also have been in casualty.

Great to hear you are enjoying your cycling and please please let Santa be bringing you a pair of longs.

 

[ACS]

It is lovely indeed, shame some of the hills are a killer but i take it as good practice hehe

im needing get myself some winter gear, went for a cycle last week and i was wearing my shorts, came back with bright red legs and it took a while for the feeling to come back ,lol

SHORTS !

Chuffin' 'ell I been wrapped up like a michelin man dressed by Aldi since September.

What size are you I may have a jacket spare if it would help.

 

[Stephen-D]

i am a large i believe, but its ok, i have a sneaky feeling Santa/my Mrs is going to get me some winter warming clothes

 

[Garz]

Steve, enjoy your cycling and dont be afraid to join in the forum banter when you get the chance!

 

[Flipside]

Shorts

Brave man, i was in my lifa's and tracksters and i was feeling the bite

 

[arallsopp]

Welcome. Hope Santa brought you thermals. Gotta replace that lost body fat with something.

 

[Stephen-D]

I got myself a lovely pair of thermalite Biblongs so im happy, oh and a nice pair of cycling gloves, now apparently i need a head band or scarf or something for the chill. What i really want is the ice to be gone so i cant actually get out there

 

[bauldbairn]

Belated to CC Forum from just over the water in Falkirk and all the best for the New Year!

 

[Doug.]

Stephen.
Hello,I agree this is a splendid site.
With some of the most agreable people contributing.
All best wishes.
Doug.

 

[bauldbairn]

Stephen.
Hello,I agree this is a splendid site.
With some of the most agreable people contributing.
All best wishes.
Doug.

Yeah! You're right Doug - "some" but not "all." -

 

[Arch]

You might look into what are called "audax" rides in the UK (we call them "randonnees" in NA). They are a little less competitive than what I understand "sportives" to be, though the longer rides will demand great mental and physical stamina.

I think (from my vast experience of 1 sportive and no audaxes), that the competitive element is a red herring. Neither are competitive, except against yourself. I think it was on here I read a quote that went something like "in a Sportive everyone pretends they are racing, and in an Audax, everyone pretends they aren't..." The Sportive I entered, they posted people's times in alphabetical order, rather than time order, so that you couldn't easily see it a results chart. (Mind you, I revelled in a time about 1 hour less than my real one, until they corrected the mistake (which I reported!))

I gather that the main difference is the level of support and 'free' goodies on offer, hence the greater entry cost of sportives.

Anyway, welcome Steve and I'm glad that in amongst the bickering and feuds and nonsense, we're proving useful!

Any chance you could cycle commute, one or two or more days a week? That's the best way to get the mileage up - unless you work at home....

 

[Stephen-D]

lol well I have 2 jobs Arch, first job is where I take 12 laptops around Fife and teach computing to people in ex mining communities, i could attach a little trailer but it might prove a bit difficult :0

the other job is for a corporate company (naming no names, don’t want to be run over) where I work 9am till 8pm, cycling in should be fine but its getting home in the dark might be a bit trickier, I was thinking through once the better weather comes in to start commuting