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[Shifty]

Hi

Bike: Rayleigh 700x23c Wheel,Full Shamino Breaks and Gears.

I am new to road bikes and riding on the busy roads of the UK.(How they have changed)

I commute to the station which is 3 Miles there and back in the Evening.

I have only justed started as of today and now looking forward to cutting the weight off and enjoying the riding.

I have agreed to do the London to Southend Bike ride in 2014 for Sick Children Trust for some friends and its a great cause.

I have always loved two wheels riding motorbikes most of my Life.(Present Bike Honda CB1300)

I Look forward to hearing/Reading all your advice and tales and Storys.

P.S How long does the Bum Hurt For xx

 

[TissoT]

Hi shifty welcome !

Simple answer the more you ride the less it hurts (bum)

 

[Octet]

Welcome to the forum!

Padded shorts help, but in the long run, and as tisssot pointed out, it comes down to the more you ride the less painful it becomes.

 

[paul04]

Welcome to the website

 

[biggs682]

P.S How long does the Bum Hurt For xx[/quote]

depends on what you have been doing

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Shifty!
Well done on getting back on the saddle, bum will stop hurting after a few more miles, padded shorts help.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Welcome you have just joined the most addictive and potentially expensive pastime ever and that's just reading
CC :-)

Seriously enjoy it and get out there outside your commute too. Riding for pleasure is a great thing and you would be amazed what you see along the way.

 

[Shifty]

Thanks for the Kind Welcome, I am now getting use to the Saddle and the Bum numb is now not lasting that long.
I am going to invest in a winter Hack over the next couple weeks because Rd bikes and salt and ice is not a good mix.
I will start my training from Thursday this week with a 10mile ride and then forward to 60mile for the London to Southend ride 2014.

The cost of things these days is a joke, but if want good and safe then you have to pay.

Thanks again Shifty

 

[DCLane]

- many of us, me included, use a road bike all year round. I do a 10+ mile commute each way on a Raleigh Airlite road bike.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

A slightly belated to Cyclechat Shifty.