Stockie
Ticking the boxes
- Location
- Chesterfield
Hi. Had an offer from work which gives me chance to retire early at 55. Any suggestions for rides to do?
Taking chance to retire early
- Thread starter Stockie
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- Location
- Glasgow
Ha ha! I though you were going to ask about pensions
Do as many rides as you can until your legs can push the pedals.
Mind, you'll need to support your pension eventually, as N+1s do not grow on trees
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Start off with a LEJOG to boost confidence and give yourself an appetite for touring.
Study a map of Europe and based on the time you took to do lejog, estimate the time it would take you to cycle to eg Stockholm, Prague, Barcelona etc.
Don't waste more time on planning, get on your bike and go, enjoy yourself while still fit for it.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I take it you're taking it?
Whatever you do, enjoy it!
Whatever you do, enjoy it!
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
the one that gets you out of work
This is an interesting thread. My case, I am 64 and approaching the age when people expect you to retire, but there is no longer any compulsion to do so. I still don't feel old, mentally any way, and I can ride to work. So my dilemma, should I stop working or carry on for another year. I know once you stop, the leisure time is great, but funding those N+1's will get harder and harder and if I wanted to get back into the workplace later, no doubt it would be difficult and for a lot less £.
Be interested to hear from others who have retired, is life all you imagined, cycling every day or do you regret giving up work so young?
Thanks
Keith
Be interested to hear from others who have retired, is life all you imagined, cycling every day or do you regret giving up work so young?
Thanks
Keith
Desk job, working in IT dept @ Charities Aid Foundation in Kent. A reasonably pleasant 15mile ride to work as well.
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
You could try and beat Mark Beaumont's record 
If you can afford to I would grasp it with both hands and run before they change their minds. As for rides well I have very little experience with that one.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I remember reading a story called the Last Noo Noo! where the main character was encouraged to give up his dummies. And the last page in the book was a Noo Noo tree! I now have visions of sneaking down and burying a bike in the garden!Ha ha! I though you were going to ask about pensions
Do as many rides as you can until your legs can push the pedals.
Mind, you'll need to support your pension eventually, as N+1s do not grow on trees
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Having been retired for 25 years 
(I took very early retirement) make sure you have enough to do to fill in 16 hour day, every day 7 days a week, sometime you do something just to get out of the house and stop looking at the same four wall.
(I took very early retirement) make sure you have enough to do to fill in 16 hour day, every day 7 days a week, sometime you do something just to get out of the house and stop looking at the same four wall.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
My Dad retired early and ended up going back to work as a cleaner to make ends meet after 5-6 years.Ha ha! I though you were going to ask about pensions
Do as many rides as you can until your legs can push the pedals.
Mind, you'll need to support your pension eventually, as N+1s do not grow on trees
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
My Dad decided to do a day or two a week working for the small business association, when he was approaching retirement, and he kept that going afterwards when he officially retired to give him something to do as well as golf and his allotment.
