Ian Hartwell
New Member
- Location
- Erdington, Birmingham
Hi All,
Stumbled across this Forum whilst looking for advise on a bike which hasn't been used for many years.
Im 26 and from Erdington Birmingham, Married and have a daughter who was 1 last week.
10 Years ago I cycled to work daily (3-4miles each way) which kept my weight down even though I was still overweight.
Got a job in the Birmingham City Centre (Brindley Place if anyone else likes Pub's at lunch time!) which meant I got the bus in. Ever since I have been putting weight on and now 17.5stone and to the point i struggle to fit in clothes.
As im skint i refuse to by new clothes, i might look stupid and uncomfortable but that's my punishment/incentive to loss it.
About 5 Years ago I got a bike via a scheme at work (Cycle2Work) which meant i got £300 halfords vouchers for £7 a month for 3 years. Did it for a week but as it was nearly winter it went in the shed and never come out again.
I then moved out of my parents house soon after and totally forgot about it until someone at work started to cycle to work. This reminded me and I eventually pulled my figure out and fetched it from my folks.
Bike is a Carrera Kraken, excellent condition with a little rust showing on the chain, scared to ride it at the moment as I dont know if i should after 5 years standing still (think it will be ok as it wasnt really used before storage) but ordered some de-greaser, Wet Lube, Oil and a new lock as Iost the keys to the existing one
Plan at the moment is for a evening hour ride around my area, this then might stretch to cycling to work (4-5miles)
Thanks for reading (if you got this far im more interesting than i thought!), any thoughts, comments or general suggestions welcome!
Stumbled across this Forum whilst looking for advise on a bike which hasn't been used for many years.
Im 26 and from Erdington Birmingham, Married and have a daughter who was 1 last week.
10 Years ago I cycled to work daily (3-4miles each way) which kept my weight down even though I was still overweight.
Got a job in the Birmingham City Centre (Brindley Place if anyone else likes Pub's at lunch time!) which meant I got the bus in. Ever since I have been putting weight on and now 17.5stone and to the point i struggle to fit in clothes.
As im skint i refuse to by new clothes, i might look stupid and uncomfortable but that's my punishment/incentive to loss it.
About 5 Years ago I got a bike via a scheme at work (Cycle2Work) which meant i got £300 halfords vouchers for £7 a month for 3 years. Did it for a week but as it was nearly winter it went in the shed and never come out again.
I then moved out of my parents house soon after and totally forgot about it until someone at work started to cycle to work. This reminded me and I eventually pulled my figure out and fetched it from my folks.
Bike is a Carrera Kraken, excellent condition with a little rust showing on the chain, scared to ride it at the moment as I dont know if i should after 5 years standing still (think it will be ok as it wasnt really used before storage) but ordered some de-greaser, Wet Lube, Oil and a new lock as Iost the keys to the existing one
Plan at the moment is for a evening hour ride around my area, this then might stretch to cycling to work (4-5miles)
Thanks for reading (if you got this far im more interesting than i thought!), any thoughts, comments or general suggestions welcome!
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If you go out on your bike regularly you will be able to do that commute in no time and it will really help with weight loss.
