want to go for a ride

[stephyt]

I really want to go for a nice long gentle pace ride but I got to leave for work in an hr guess I gotta wait til tmoro to head towards blyth xx

 

[stephyt]

lol for any work in this heat it takes me abt an hr with 2 buses to get to work wud rather get go for a ride in this weather anyday

 

[Pat "5mph"]

lol for any work in this heat it takes me abt an hr with 2 buses to get to work wud rather get go for a ride in this weather anyday

Ride to work?

 

[cyberknight]

to warm for me, much prefered it at 5am on the way home from work.

 

[MontyVeda]

too warm? .... surely riding a bike is the fun equivalent of sitting in front of a fan?

 

[biggs682]

just had an evening 6 mile ride on the tandem great for blowing the days aggro away , shame we didnt have time for more miles

 

[stephyt]

Ride to work?

no chance lol it's abt 20 mile there n back and with my shift earlies I start 8am if im on lates I Finnish at 9.15pm haha on the bus I don't get in til gone 10.40 as it is

 

[stephyt]

been told today when I got in that ive got friday off too as the shop is too quiet with all this hot weather which means losing 8 hrs but I've gained an extra day out on me bike 2 days for riding where shall I go ?!? lol

 

[Pat "5mph"]

no chance lol it's abt 20 mile there n back and with my shift earlies I start 8am if im on lates I Finnish at 9.15pm haha on the bus I don't get in til gone 10.40 as it is

Try it: after a week or so you will find 10 miles each way on the bike is faster than the bus (es). After a month or so, you will get to know the shortcuts, half your commute time. I bet you that you will leave the house at 7 get to work at 8 with time to spare. Late shift you will be home by 10.15 max.
Try it while the weather is nice, you might end up doing it all winter

 

[stephyt]

Try it: after a week or so you will find 10 miles each way on the bike is faster than the bus (es). After a month or so, you will get to know the shortcuts, half your commute time. I bet you that you will leave the house at 7 get to work at 8 with time to spare. Late shift you will be home by 10.15 max.
Try it while the weather is nice, you might end up doing it all winter

thanx for the advice lol think I will give it. miss for now usually half asleep come home time 9 hrs on me feet up and down the shop ailes all day doin me tills n lookin after the staff haha x

 

[cyberknight]

no chance lol it's abt 20 mile there n back and with my shift earlies I start 8am if im on lates I Finnish at 9.15pm haha on the bus I don't get in til gone 10.40 as it is

Go for it, my commute is the same distance and on earlies i start at 7 am, on nights i finish at 5 am .The traffic is light and it is the best part about going to work.

 

[stephyt]

well did my first ride to blyth total of 11.2 miles made it there n back no problem.. found the cycling easy on me legs but me seat is a tad on the hard side so was a tad sore hahah

half way there went down a gradual hill but coming back it was bugger to climb it didnt look that big til i started climbing haha passed other cyclists there and back and they said hi or smiled total random strangers lol whole trip took me a abt 3 hrs but i did have me dinnerr when i got there n went around the shops n stopped to drink me water
all in all was quite a pleasant gentle ride even in this heat

cant wait to go back out tmoro just gotta decide where lol

steph x

 

[cyberknight]

too warm? .... surely riding a bike is the fun equivalent of sitting in front of a fan?

A non commute ride for me would be when the day is at its hottest, been hitting 28 degrees plus which for me is a bit warm

 

[Pat "5mph"]

thanx for the advice lol think I will give it. miss for now usually half asleep come home time 9 hrs on me feet up and down the shop ailes all day doin me tills n lookin after the staff haha x

I will say it again: go for it! I work in catering, anything between 5 to 15 hours shifts, running allover the place. Cycling to work is the best thing: faster than the buses, you are not tied down to timetables, no paying taxis when there's no public transport, great fun, and you loose weight without trying. Do it twice a week to start with, you'll never look back!

 

[stephyt]

I will say it again: go for it! I work in catering, anything between 5 to 15 hours shifts, running allover the place. Cycling to work is the best thing: faster than the buses, you are not tied down to timetables, no paying taxis when there's no public transport, great fun, and you loose weight without trying. Do it twice a week to start with, you'll never look back!

might try the commute when i feel more confidant in riding further distances x