When did you realize you were getting serious about this cycling lark?

[cyberknight]

Struck me today as i got back from a quick spin to find the mother in law had come for a visit and i told her i had only gone for a quick spin of 24 miles .

 

[screenman]

43 years ago.

 

[teletext45]

Well i started cycling on the 4th of January last year. I realized i was serious when i booked my first coaching session which is on Friday eakk!!

 

[Blue]

10.30am on the 5th July, 2006, I think.

 

[ianrauk]

10.30am on the 5th July, 2006, I think.

 

[derrick]

When i bought my third bike.

 

[Nearly there]

when id rather buy a new bike than upgrade my home cinema

 

[lukesdad]

The first time I rode with my Father.

 

[2wd]

After I laid out around £800 for a bike n accessories.....

But told the Mrs it was only £400

 

[GrumpyGregry]

when I hit n+1 for the x+1 iteration and had to buy a second shed.

 

[ColinJ]

I haven't started taking it seriously yet! When I do, I won't be satisfied with a crummy 8,600-odd CycleChat posts, I'll want to be on here all the time telling you about it.

Hang on ... if I was taking cycling that seriously, I'd either be out on my bike or sleeping off my exertions, so I wouldn't have time to be on here!

Actually, it did occur to me when organising Saturday's very hilly 41 mile forum ride, that I'd described it elsewhere as a 'little' ride!

 

[slowmotion]

When I had my first clipless moment earlier this year. I was sprawled sideways on the tarmac, both feet still firmly attached to the bike.....and all I could do was giggle.

Edit: Last year actually. Time flies.

 

[Holdsworth]

When I entered my first sportive last year, 45 miles it was and it was a blast. I'll be doing the same one again except on 100 miler route.

 

[HLaB]

When I lived in Dublin and moved closer to the office 2001 I think, I bought a bike to commute, the commute wasn't much (sub 1.5 miles round) but after a while I developed the urge to go on longer rides with folks and then urges to go on more rides myself too and use any excuse to use my bike. I think it was about then I realised I was getting serious that'd be 2003 or 2004 at a guess and when I moved to Scotland in 2005 I got my Sirrus (my then new leisure bike) and the heavy steel town bike (Atalanta Black Diamond) I had in Ireland was relegated to work horse. I have since bought another two road bikes and replaced the Black Diamond (written off ) with a Ridgeback Velocity.

 

[jayonabike]

When I bought my first item made out of lycra.