What does your significant other think of your cycling hobby?

[oreo_muncher]

Indeed...be less idle you can do that when you’re old and wrinkly

Before the fact I was cycling 20 hours a week was an issue and now I just replaced some of my cycling time with screen time. My friends don't understand why I do long distance cycling, they think I should go for an hour or 2 and be done, whilst I go for 4 hours a lot of the time at a time, 2 usually is the minimum but lately it has been 0..I'm worried I lost my fitness a bit now and won't be able to do my 117km audax on Saturday :/

 

[vickster]

Before the fact I was cycling 20 hours a week was an issue and now I just replaced some of my cycling time with screen time. My friends don't understand why I do long distance cycling, they think I should go for an hour or 2 and be done, whilst I go for 4 hours a lot of the time at a time, 2 usually is the minimum but lately it has been 0..I'm worried I lost my fitness a bit now and won't be able to do my 117km audax on Saturday :/

Can’t see why it’s the business of any friend.
weather forecast clear for London tomorrow but then you should go early so it doesn’t interfere with studies

 

[BoldonLad]

Haha that's one thing. Also less time on amazon prime and Netflix and sleeping excessively.

Amazon Prime; Netflix. Two items of discretionary spending which could be dispensed with. That is approximately £14/month saved without even trying.

 

[oreo_muncher]

I genuinely don't think the cats mind my cycling. My mum does think I'm a bit batty, but then I've never made any claims to my sanity or lack thereof. Besides, she's resigned herself to the fact that she has grandcats rather than grandkids. Actually, she's really rather supportive, even if she doesn't quite "get" it.

Cycling, like writing and painting is my headspace. Even just half an hour on the bike invariably makes me feel better.

I should say that I'm very much an introvert, so am perfectly happy entertaining myself.

And I did once ditch a partner because he didn't like the cats...

Good call, cats are awesome, I don't know why anyone would dislike them!!

 

[oreo_muncher]

Can’t see why it’s the business of any friend.
weather forecast clear for London tomorrow but then you should go early so it doesn’t interfere with studies

A bit hard with my current 4am bedtime! I usually do what I want in the day and do work before bed...can be quite effective. Where do you suggest I go, I've been down CS3 too many times, Richmond Park- the hills are a pain. I don't like cycling around aimlessly.

 

[oreo_muncher]

Amazon Prime; Netflix. Two items of discretionary spending which could be dispensed with. That is approximately £14/month saved without even trying.

Haha Im not the one paying for it,my Mum is!

 

[Reynard]

Good call, cats are awesome, I don't know why anyone would dislike them!!

One of the cats I had at the time had a propensity to bite and biff people he didn't like... Needless to say, I trusted his judgement LOL

 

[vickster]

A bit hard with my current 4am bedtime! I usually do what I want in the day and do work before bed...can be quite effective. Where do you suggest I go, I've been down CS3 too many times, Richmond Park- the hills are a pain. I don't like cycling around aimlessly.

Why on earth do you go to bed at 4am

I don’t know where you live so how can I suggest a route. Cycle out and get the train back?

 

[oreo_muncher]

Why on earth do you go to bed at 4am

I don’t know where you live so how can I suggest a route. Cycle out and get the train back?

Because I try go to bed early and I can't fall asleep, so I just crawl into bed when Im about to pass out from exhaustion and I study at night sometimes, but lately, it has been just a lot of amazon prime- random documentaries e.g. obesity in China, cycling docs and just any doc that looks good.

Takes over an hour to cycle out of London for me, if not close to 2 hours.

 

[Reynard]

Hmmmm, well I'm very much a night owl as well, so I can't criticize that bedtime. Well, not too much anyway...

I do most of my best writing in the evenings.

Looks like SW London, so what about getting on a train to Winchester or Alton and riding home? I love cycling around the Winchester area - I do the odd cycling awayday, but not this year for obvious reasons. I've stayed much closer to home.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

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Chain oil gets everywhere doesn’t it?

 

[oreo_muncher]

Hmmmm, well I'm very much a night owl as well, so I can't criticize that bedtime. Well, not too much anyway...

I do most of my best writing in the evenings.

Looks like SW London, so what about getting on a train to Winchester or Alton and riding home? I love cycling around the Winchester area - I do the odd cycling awayday, but not this year for obvious reasons. I've stayed much closer to home.

If you have any strava routes then it would be awesome if you could share them with me. But thanks for the recommendation.Ill look into cycling to Alton.

 

[Poacher]

I've putting off buying a merino wool long sleeve Jersey for a couple of days, but today ended up buying it, it was on sale, only 60 quid. Never getting a car or driving licence, my bike is enough for me.

Buy merino jerseys from Aldi or Lidl where they are just as good if not better and at a much cheaper price.

Buy merino jerseys from charity shops where they rarely cost more than a fiver.

 

[oreo_muncher]

Buy merino jerseys from charity shops where they rarely cost more than a fiver.

Never seen charity shops sell cycling clothes whenever I went to browse them.

 

[Sniper68]

I'm down at home now. Notts has become covid central so not going back for 2 weeks at least..

My daughter is at Nottingham Trent Uni.She went back there a few weeks agoShe's doing everything online at the mo' but is in her 2nd year accommodation with three friends from Uni.She prefers to be there than here

Re the Rapha and Castelli stuff...don't be fooled by the "sale" prices.Their stuff is waaaayyyyyy overpriced and made in the same place as cheaper stuff
A friend of mine has just visited the factory in Lithuania where Castelli is made(hardly Italian now is it) with a view to them supplying our cycling kit.We can have an exact Castelli Gabba/Perfetto copy jacket,in CC livery,for around £65 each.Bear in mind we might only order 70-100 of each item too.Assos/Castelli/Rapha are charging 2 or 3X more for a badge basically Save your money