Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Just make sure you have strong bolt cutters or a decent hacksaw as the stays nearly always seem to need trimmed and they are very tough to cut.
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
- Thread starter Typhon
- Start date
- Status
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Not even had chance to think about it.Well done for getting out. It is really gloomy here and the roads are filthy. I have sat and looked out and thought about going out but that is as far as I have got
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Kind of losing motivation a bit just now. If I don't go out for a short spin today, tomorrow looks pretty awful weather wise and a day or two off soon turn into a week off!Not even had chance to think about it.
GreigM
Veteran
- Location
- Cowdenbeath, Fife
Well done for getting out. It is really gloomy here and the roads are filthy. I have sat and looked out and thought about going out but that is as far as I have got
Yeah they are bad up by Kinross lots of flooding and the nice little streams of last week are now rapid torrents
I did set out to attempt going up and over the Cleish hill but the road was covered in mud and leaves and a river running down it so abandoned it for another day, maybe next summer And I do need to buy some mudguards....
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
That's one I haven't attempted yet myself. Also plan on going over that way next summer to give it a try too. Mind you, my sense of direction isn't very good so whether I actually find it is another matter!Yeah they are bad up by Kinross lots of flooding and the nice little streams of last week are now rapid torrents
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
D
Deleted member 26715
Guest
Since getting back from working in Florida my motivation has plummeted despite working my way up to 40 miles over there I went out last Tuesday did 15 miles & was completely knackered when I got back, then Sunday as the weather was iffy I did 13 miles on the MTB & my legs are still aching. Don't know whether it's the cold or not, might get a chance to go out this after, but I'm not looking forward to it which is just wrong, it's supposed to be for pleasure not a chore.
Alan...
Alan...
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Yep.......kind of sums up the way I am feeling just now. Maybe just the winter blahs setting in
I've got some Roadracer 2s but haven't got around to fitting them yet. I keep putting it off because they look particularly fiddly to fit. That and my promise to Mrs ceejayh that I'll get the kitchen finished before we go the Lake District for a few days at the end of November!!
Yep.......kind of sums up the way I am feeling just now. Maybe just the winter blahs setting in
I'm a bit gutted I got my bike so late in the year because at the moment, I don't have a lot of time at the weekends in between going to watch football and DIY. The evenings are really drawing in now and I'm not a big fan of riding in the dark....even though I've got all the lights and clothing.
BrianEvesham
Mask is gone!
- Location
- South Littleton, Evesham.
Raining all day here and I mean POORING down. No work so disappointed not to get out with this spare time on my hands.
hopless500
Trundling along
- Location
- not-as-flat-as-you-think Norfolk
Just go out and get wet. I did lots of Sunday's 100 in monsoonial (is that a word?) rain. At least it's warm
(ish)
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Mo I aint bothered what the weather does I just cant get out, so much to do before the kids arrive, on top of the my eyes still hurt, but I wont let it bother me, so long as I can keep the fitness up I have built, and its easier to maintain it than to get to this level. People that need an edge my lose it over a few days but the likes of you and me, we wont really, it took longer than a week to build it up it would take longer than a week to lose it.Kind of losing motivation a bit just now. If I don't go out for a short spin today, tomorrow looks pretty awful weather wise and a day or two off soon turn into a week off!
Edited because I cant see to well.
Last edited:
Exile
Senior Member
- Location
- Manchester
Now in a bit of a forced hiatus from cycling as the bike is (in polite terms) 'goosed'. BB is shot, as are the rear bearings. Rear derailleur is a subtle s shape (explains why the gears would never stay set). Essentially, the bike is in such a horrid state it (and the O/H which was given almost as bad a diagnosis) will be collected by Tesco later this week and we should get a refund not long after.
Silver lining is that the O/H has said I can take the £250 we get back and put it towards getting myself something that (hopefully) will last longer than a few months.
Silver lining is that the O/H has said I can take the £250 we get back and put it towards getting myself something that (hopefully) will last longer than a few months.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Well I convinced myself to go a quick run and was questioning my wisdom within ten minutes Started to rain barely a mile from home then a bit of a breeze picked up and was in my face going up a long climb, added to that the huge amount of standing water coming off the fields and it was a pretty soggy ride. Not really all that enjoyable at the time but, as usual, feels good now knowing I got out.
http://app.strava.com/activities/90629177
Started to rain barely a mile from home then a bit of a breeze picked up and was in my face going up a long climb, added to that the huge amount of standing water coming off the fields and it was a pretty soggy ride. Not really all that enjoyable at the time but, as usual, feels good now knowing I got out. http://app.strava.com/activities/90629177
- Status
