Paulg04
Regular
Just new to this site and thought I would through in my wee bit.
I got my first bike in about a decade, last Friday. Knowing almost nothing about bikes apart from what a 10 year old knows about the £100 mountain bike their parent gets them for Christmas, I decided to try Evans cycles in braehead. The guy in the shop was really helpful an showed me a few options that would do for my 10mile round trip daily commute an my £350 budget. In the end I got a pinnacle neon 1.
I've enjoyed the bike so far. Been out every day since I bought it on Friday. It's pretty quick but can feel every little change in the road surface, which is a bit different from what I remember my old mountain bike being like but suppose they are completely different types of bikes.
I decided to get a bike due to the fact I suffered a bad knee injury and had surgery in April. Slowly realising my football days could be over so need a new way to keep for. I've been enjoying my cycles to work, although finding it difficult to get up that bit earlier in the morning. I've been averaging 15mph roughly for every ride I do, which I think isn't too bad for not being on a bike in the best part of 10 years. I've also really started to think about my rants at cyclist when I was driving before, now I'm 'walking in their shoes'.
Glad I've got myself into cycling and really enjoyed reading everyone's post on here. Just need to keep myself going and also told my wife I would be saving £20/£30 a month in petrol so don't want to be proved wrong haha.
Going to up my miles next week and the hopefully do Glasgow to Edinburgh next month
I got my first bike in about a decade, last Friday. Knowing almost nothing about bikes apart from what a 10 year old knows about the £100 mountain bike their parent gets them for Christmas, I decided to try Evans cycles in braehead. The guy in the shop was really helpful an showed me a few options that would do for my 10mile round trip daily commute an my £350 budget. In the end I got a pinnacle neon 1.
I've enjoyed the bike so far. Been out every day since I bought it on Friday. It's pretty quick but can feel every little change in the road surface, which is a bit different from what I remember my old mountain bike being like but suppose they are completely different types of bikes.
I decided to get a bike due to the fact I suffered a bad knee injury and had surgery in April. Slowly realising my football days could be over so need a new way to keep for. I've been enjoying my cycles to work, although finding it difficult to get up that bit earlier in the morning. I've been averaging 15mph roughly for every ride I do, which I think isn't too bad for not being on a bike in the best part of 10 years. I've also really started to think about my rants at cyclist when I was driving before, now I'm 'walking in their shoes'.
Glad I've got myself into cycling and really enjoyed reading everyone's post on here. Just need to keep myself going and also told my wife I would be saving £20/£30 a month in petrol so don't want to be proved wrong haha.
Going to up my miles next week and the hopefully do Glasgow to Edinburgh next month
to those that are new.
. One of the directors in my new job cycles to work sometimes too which is cool 
hehe.
So why have you got a poorly bike? Is it going to cost loads to get it back to it's best? Project for the winter?
welcome to the forum. I have a bad knee and it got me into cycling as well. Nice to hear you are enjoying the riding. I wish my trip to work was just a little shorter, something like yours. I also don't like getting up earlier to make the trip. I don't like riding on the highway at that hour. The road I would have to use is fast and only two lane, it is also pretty busy during the hours I would be going to and from work. 15 MPH is a good starting average speed. If you haven't got a floor pump you may want to start considering one. Try to keep riding even when it gets cooler out. 
