Hi. I've got this week off and my time is my own to do whatever I please (except for dentist on Thursday)
As you can imagine spare time means cycling time, and have put in a few good miles over the last few days.
Sunday I went for an epic ride out ( for me anyway) and managed to do 75 miles. It gave me chance to properly try out my new bike which ran faultlessly. On one of the many hills on my ride out, i spotted a fellow cyclist way out in front of me. I could just about make out from his clothing and ruck sack he was more than likely a commuter going home from work as he looked laden down with thick work clothes and a bike with heavy mud guards ect. As ever the fool ,whenever I see a cyclist up in front I always try to catch them. Cyclists are few and far between where I live and the childish nature in me always sets off a competitive instinct to try and catch up. As I started giving it my" all" up this long hill he just got smaller and smaller up in the distance. I was a bit miffed thinking that a guy on a heavy old mountain bike could leave me for dead whilst I was on my lightweight road bike looking the business :-) :-) .
When the down hill bit came, I gathered some decent speed and eventually caught him. It was then I noticed he was on an E bike. We spent a mile or so chatting and laughing at my expense of trying to catch him. I've never cycled before with anybody on an E bike and was mighlty impressed by the turn of speed of it in the hills.He went to tell me he's had loads of fun over the months flying past roadies ( infuriating them) on the uphill sections of the steep Welsh roads. If there ever comes to time when I can't cycle for health reasons I will certainly get an E Bike. My dad has one and uses his every day at the ripe old age of 75 with crumbling hip joints. I think there a brilliant invention that will keep people cycling well into there later years in life when a conventional bike can offer no more.
Today has been another great days worth of cycling. I'm 49 today and celebrated it with a 40 odd mile ride followed by a cold pint at the end. Can't wait for tomorrow to see were my cycling takes me again :-)
As you can imagine spare time means cycling time, and have put in a few good miles over the last few days.
Sunday I went for an epic ride out ( for me anyway) and managed to do 75 miles. It gave me chance to properly try out my new bike which ran faultlessly. On one of the many hills on my ride out, i spotted a fellow cyclist way out in front of me. I could just about make out from his clothing and ruck sack he was more than likely a commuter going home from work as he looked laden down with thick work clothes and a bike with heavy mud guards ect. As ever the fool ,whenever I see a cyclist up in front I always try to catch them. Cyclists are few and far between where I live and the childish nature in me always sets off a competitive instinct to try and catch up. As I started giving it my" all" up this long hill he just got smaller and smaller up in the distance. I was a bit miffed thinking that a guy on a heavy old mountain bike could leave me for dead whilst I was on my lightweight road bike looking the business :-) :-) .
When the down hill bit came, I gathered some decent speed and eventually caught him. It was then I noticed he was on an E bike. We spent a mile or so chatting and laughing at my expense of trying to catch him. I've never cycled before with anybody on an E bike and was mighlty impressed by the turn of speed of it in the hills.He went to tell me he's had loads of fun over the months flying past roadies ( infuriating them) on the uphill sections of the steep Welsh roads. If there ever comes to time when I can't cycle for health reasons I will certainly get an E Bike. My dad has one and uses his every day at the ripe old age of 75 with crumbling hip joints. I think there a brilliant invention that will keep people cycling well into there later years in life when a conventional bike can offer no more.
Today has been another great days worth of cycling. I'm 49 today and celebrated it with a 40 odd mile ride followed by a cold pint at the end. Can't wait for tomorrow to see were my cycling takes me again :-)
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been there done that never caught her up the hill to home . Happy birthday 
