HeyWayne
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- Bedfordshire
Not sure where I'm going with this, but please bare with me.
I used to do quite a bit of single track 5-6 years back, which involved me just getting on my bike and heading out through the fields which backed our house. I'd not see another person, or a road for miles.
We've since moved house however and whilst in a fairly rural village location, I don't have the luxury of being able to just get on the bike and go single tracking. As a result I haven't done much in the way of cycling in the last 5 or so years.
Having signed up for the London to Brighton I thought it a good idea to get my backside back on the saddle and get some training done and I think the bug has bitten again and I'm loving it - can't wait to go out again.
Due to the L2B being held on roads in the main I've kind of stuck to road riding, swapping my big nobbly tyres for some semi-road tyres (Continental Double Fighter II).
One thing that has struck me is the real state of the roads in places. In one particular area near me I was nearly shaken off my bike the surface is that bad.
I have also considered commuting to work on a few days (when able), and rode the route to work on Saturday for a trial run. The roads were fairly quiet, but still a few cars about and very occasionally I felt the urge to shout at a passing motorist who felt a little closer to me than I would have preferred - but that could just be a perception thing?
I guess what cycling (on roads) does is give you a new appreciation for other road users - but does cycling make you a better driver, or does driving make you a worse cyclist?
Oh, and how you road bike users do it is beyond me - I felt shaken to pieces and I've got a ruddy great MTB with front suspension!
I used to do quite a bit of single track 5-6 years back, which involved me just getting on my bike and heading out through the fields which backed our house. I'd not see another person, or a road for miles.
We've since moved house however and whilst in a fairly rural village location, I don't have the luxury of being able to just get on the bike and go single tracking. As a result I haven't done much in the way of cycling in the last 5 or so years.
Having signed up for the London to Brighton I thought it a good idea to get my backside back on the saddle and get some training done and I think the bug has bitten again and I'm loving it - can't wait to go out again.
Due to the L2B being held on roads in the main I've kind of stuck to road riding, swapping my big nobbly tyres for some semi-road tyres (Continental Double Fighter II).
One thing that has struck me is the real state of the roads in places. In one particular area near me I was nearly shaken off my bike the surface is that bad.
I have also considered commuting to work on a few days (when able), and rode the route to work on Saturday for a trial run. The roads were fairly quiet, but still a few cars about and very occasionally I felt the urge to shout at a passing motorist who felt a little closer to me than I would have preferred - but that could just be a perception thing?
I guess what cycling (on roads) does is give you a new appreciation for other road users - but does cycling make you a better driver, or does driving make you a worse cyclist?
Oh, and how you road bike users do it is beyond me - I felt shaken to pieces and I've got a ruddy great MTB with front suspension!
