The Retirement Thread

[Chislenko]

I am a Wednesday child. My name means clear bright or light coloured in France . In England my name was clara.

My surname is the anglicised version of the Welsh word for grey, so that tells you all about me and my hair!!

 

[Sterlo]

I can't remember what day it was, I was a bit young at the time?

 

[ColinJ]

I am finally a 'proper' pensioner after receiving my first full 4-week payment. I celebrated by paying off my rent arrears, and buying £127 worth of premium bonds (to get the total to a nice multiple of £10). I also set up the standing order to buy another £80 worth of PBs every 4 weeks.

It is the first time in years that I don't owe any money, have hundreds of pounds in the bank, and a steady income adequate for my needs... YAY!

And also... pretty much as many cheap holidays in Devon as I want, with a nice bike waiting for me down there. Even with rail fares going up I will be able to get a return rail ticket for about £100 and I spend less on food and fuel while down there so each trip really only costs me about £80.

Now I must get fit enough to really enjoy my hilly cycling routes again...

 

[classic33]

I am finally a 'proper' pensioner after receiving my first full 4-week payment. I celebrated by paying off my rent arrears, and buying £127 worth of premium bonds (to get the total to a nice multiple of £10). I also set up the standing order to buy another £80 worth of PBs every 4 weeks.

It is the first time in years that I don't owe any money, have hundreds of pounds in the bank, and a steady income adequate for my needs... YAY!

And also... pretty much as many cheap holidays in Devon as I want, with a nice bike waiting for me down there. Even with rail fares going up I will be able to get a return rail ticket for about £100 and I spend less on food and fuel while down there so each trip really only costs me about £80.

Now I must get fit enough to really enjoy my hilly cycling routes again...

Will you be attempting the sub 20 minute Cragg Vale?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm a Thursday child, one who has far to go.

 

[welsh dragon]

I can't remember what day it was, I was a bit young at the time?

Google is your friend

 

[rustybolts]

My Ex was a Taurus.......she had quite a few others names as well.........

Numbnuts , you are a character

 

[classic33]

I'm a Saturday - Sunday child.

And because it was near Easter, there was three foot of snow on the ground.

 

[ColinJ]

Will you be attempting the sub 20 minute Cragg Vale?

I remembered that long-standing goal of mine at the end of last year.

I would still LOVE to manage it but I am not sure if it is a realistic target now.

I'll try to get my weight down to one more suitable for going uphill quickly, and do a few thousand kms of riding to get fit again and see how things look then. If I find that I can manage the climb in (say) 23-24 minutes without busting a gut, then with a more serious approach I might eventually manage it...?

The thing is... 23-24 minutes is the fastest I ever managed it, and that was pre-blood clots when I was about 50!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Just checked - apparently I was born on a Friday

funny - I thought it was a Thursday but I suspect I was too young to remember


Anyway - more site relevant
been out on my bike twice today
short run on my ebike to get some shopping

then, as I had forgotten to charge my battery last night, took my wife's folding ebike out for a proper ride this afternoon
well - I tried to
Got about 3 miles out and the rear of the bike started feeling rather bumpy
stopped and it was soft - I wondered if maybe I just hadn;t noticed as it hadn't been out for a few months - so just pumped it up
a few miles later it was soft again - so I pumped it up and turned back for home - just in case

Then developed into one of those where you have to stop at ever decreasing distances until I just made it about 400 yards home on the last bit!

Looking at it I will sort it tomorrow as the chain and derailleur need a good scrub while I am at it

 

[classic33]

Just checked - apparently I was born on a Friday

funny - I thought it was a Thursday but I suspect I was too young to remember


Anyway - more site relevant
been out on my bike twice today
short run on my ebike to get some shopping

then, as I had forgotten to charge my battery last night, took my wife's folding ebike out for a proper ride this afternoon
well - I tried to
Got about 3 miles out and the rear of the bike started feeling rather bumpy
stopped and it was soft - I wondered if maybe I just hadn;t noticed as it hadn't been out for a few months - so just pumped it up
a few miles later it was soft again - so I pumped it up and turned back for home - just in case

Then developed into one of those where you have to stop at ever decreasing distances until I just made it about 400 yards home on the last bit!

Looking at it I will sort it tomorrow as the chain and derailleur need a good scrub while I am at it

How about one of these the next time you want to go for a run on your bike!

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-fz6OCLTOQ

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

How about one of these the next time you want to go for a run on your bike!

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-fz6OCLTOQ

Thanks - I'll add that to the list of 'Things I Don't Need'

 

[classic33]

Thanks - I'll add that to the list of 'Things I Don't Need'

You'll shatter your 10k record on it though.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

You'll shatter your 10k record on it though.

Only if I can find somewhere to 'ride' it (is ride the right word?????) where no-one can see me


and what category would I use on Strava??

 

[classic33]

Only if I can find somewhere to 'ride' it (is ride the right word?????) where no-one can see me


and what category would I use on Strava??

Well, it's a treadmill generating electric to power the electric drivetrain, so you'd be running on a treadmill.

You could have your own category on strava as well. See who'd beat you.