Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Team,
I've been lurking in cyberspace sneakily watching this forum
My names Richard, I'm 43 from Middle Engurlund. I'm a keen MTBer and a police cycle patrol skills instructor, so I'm used to having something rigid or squishy between my legs.
Alas, Mrs Drago has MS and I can foresee a time when she will have to quit work and I won't be able to afford 2 cars, so now is the time to start chomping a few miles by way of cycle commuting so I'm all set and ready when the time comes.
I'm a big chap, basing a 6'4" 242lb amateur power lifter, and much of my commute will be on country roads that would have civil engineers in Beirut muttering under their breath, so I've decided to eschew the idea of a 700c hybrid or fly bar sportster for a road tyre shod MTB.
I've cast a critical eye over my fleet and plumped for a little used Carrera HT MTB. It's in almost new condition, having been acquired for child trailer towing and back-up duties. It has a fork-lockout and the brakes gave been upgraded to Hope M4's so on paper it's well suited to the role.
On with a rack and full mudguards, a bevy of lights including a Hope retina-buster from my Forbidden Box of Mystery, panniers acquired and I'm just waiting for the Scwalbe Cityjets to arrive and I'm off.
Not far, 7 miles each way, but far enough that I'll be in SPDs and Lycra rather than shoes and sequinned ball gown.
Looking forward to racking up some miles on Endomondo and having a few tales to tell down the Crossbar and Vasectomy.
Chin chin,
Rich
I've been lurking in cyberspace sneakily watching this forum
My names Richard, I'm 43 from Middle Engurlund. I'm a keen MTBer and a police cycle patrol skills instructor, so I'm used to having something rigid or squishy between my legs.
Alas, Mrs Drago has MS and I can foresee a time when she will have to quit work and I won't be able to afford 2 cars, so now is the time to start chomping a few miles by way of cycle commuting so I'm all set and ready when the time comes.
I'm a big chap, basing a 6'4" 242lb amateur power lifter, and much of my commute will be on country roads that would have civil engineers in Beirut muttering under their breath, so I've decided to eschew the idea of a 700c hybrid or fly bar sportster for a road tyre shod MTB.
I've cast a critical eye over my fleet and plumped for a little used Carrera HT MTB. It's in almost new condition, having been acquired for child trailer towing and back-up duties. It has a fork-lockout and the brakes gave been upgraded to Hope M4's so on paper it's well suited to the role.
On with a rack and full mudguards, a bevy of lights including a Hope retina-buster from my Forbidden Box of Mystery, panniers acquired and I'm just waiting for the Scwalbe Cityjets to arrive and I'm off.
Not far, 7 miles each way, but far enough that I'll be in SPDs and Lycra rather than shoes and sequinned ball gown.
Looking forward to racking up some miles on Endomondo and having a few tales to tell down the Crossbar and Vasectomy.
Chin chin,
Rich