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Did my first 100 mile ride today. 70 to go tomorrow, if the weather holds up.
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Congrats. A century is quite an achievement.
I only mountain bike, so don't do those kinds of numbers, only 12 to 20 miles for a ride. Done over a 1000 miles total this summer though.
I only mountain bike, so don't do those kinds of numbers, only 12 to 20 miles for a ride. Done over a 1000 miles total this summer though.
I never got to the 100 mark, so congrats on that.
But I was a courier (dispatch rider/messenger) in London for about 8 years in my 20's rode fixed wheel for most of them, and put in about 50 miles a day think I might off got up to about 80 if I was busy and went to see the GF at the time, who lived in North London and I lived way down in South London.
I've not ridden anything for over 20 years now, my back and right knee have paid the cost of the few times I did get hit by a bus, I miss it tho.
But I was a courier (dispatch rider/messenger) in London for about 8 years in my 20's rode fixed wheel for most of them, and put in about 50 miles a day think I might off got up to about 80 if I was busy and went to see the GF at the time, who lived in North London and I lived way down in South London.
I've not ridden anything for over 20 years now, my back and right knee have paid the cost of the few times I did get hit by a bus
, I miss it tho.verminstar
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Downhill mountain biking used to be my thing...it was so bad that we rarely rode the bikes up the hill. Partly because the bikes themselves were 40lb monsters which sapped half yer effort into the suspension. Also, the wearing of full face helmets and full body armour meant ye would sweat like a very sweaty thing even in sub zero conditions...thats what fit people do aint got no time fer that.
Was all good, we all chipped in fer some busted old transit van that we used as a taxi service to the top again...the Irish version of a ski lift. Success was measured in getting the course nailed in under 3 minutes and making it look good with some big jumps and drops. How I miss those good old days.
Roadies hated us of course but this was back a few years...nowadays nobody cares. Congrats on yer century though...first time is always the hardest ^
Was all good, we all chipped in fer some busted old transit van that we used as a taxi service to the top again...the Irish version of a ski lift. Success was measured in getting the course nailed in under 3 minutes and making it look good with some big jumps and drops. How I miss those good old days.
Roadies hated us of course but this was back a few years...nowadays nobody cares. Congrats on yer century though...first time is always the hardest ^
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Well done! I used to cycle that sort of distance when I was younger but now I find that 50 or 60 miles is enough.
Im begining to realise that my cycle distances are rookie numbers. 75miles in a day is my record.... i slept for a week afterwards.
I think maybe my liver is taking up lung space.
I think maybe my liver is taking up lung space.
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Thanks all. On my phone or I'd reply to each of you individually.
The 70 today was grueling - about 65 miles of it into strong head/crosswinds and three respectable bridges to boot. The last of which was at the 160 mile mark.
I'm beat, but quite proud of myself. Can't wait to do the next long distance organized ride in April.
Keep riding, everyone!!!!!
The 70 today was grueling - about 65 miles of it into strong head/crosswinds and three respectable bridges to boot. The last of which was at the 160 mile mark.
I'm beat, but quite proud of myself. Can't wait to do the next long distance organized ride in April.
Keep riding, everyone!!!!!
I'm also an avid cyclist; is that a common thing for E : D players? I'd say I am as addicted to cycling and bikes in the real world as I am to ED and spaceships in the virtual... I have a small fleet of bikes and love to customize and engineer them each for their specific role.... the perfect amount of bikes is n+1, where n is how many you have now
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Great thread, props OP!
I used to ride this bike back in the day:
I had a few different parts on it, like the stunning (UK made) Hope brakes.
Those made for some really expensive crashes.
I've cut my collection down to a nice light steel hardtail mountainbike, and a pretty decent roadbike.
I used to ride this bike back in the day:
I had a few different parts on it, like the stunning (UK made) Hope brakes.
Those made for some really expensive crashes.
I've cut my collection down to a nice light steel hardtail mountainbike, and a pretty decent roadbike.
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Thanks, Bob!
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And 70 more the next day! Sprained my knee a bit
Now, pool, sauna, hammam for the knee.
Most of my life i have been a cyclist first (car driver second). At 12 i did a two week youth hostel across southern Ireland (Rosslare to Cape Clear Island) and at 17 i cycled from South Devon to Swansea in a day (well it took about 13 hours including a few puncture stops!). In my 30's i was cycling to work everyday during my decade in London, not that far, about 20 miles round trip.
Anyway one thing i will say is that i miss what bikes and cycling used to be back in the day. When equipment lasted and quality brands were real quality (talking the old Claud Butler etc), and when the simple act of cycling didn't mean clogging up your lungs with toxic fumes. The good ol days
My current Specialized Sirrus (2005 model iirc) has a great frame (converted me to aluminum for smooth ride properties) but all the gear is just built to wear out fast. From chains to gearing to brake pads. Cycling has become another victim of our wonderful model of capitalism where stuff is made to break quickly so you have to keep buying new replacements. And let's not talk about the normal £1000 bike models now, like owning a fast (polluting) car, bikes are just an extension of middle-aged man's emotional problems, and inability to deal with it
Anyway one thing i will say is that i miss what bikes and cycling used to be back in the day. When equipment lasted and quality brands were real quality (talking the old Claud Butler etc), and when the simple act of cycling didn't mean clogging up your lungs with toxic fumes. The good ol days
My current Specialized Sirrus (2005 model iirc) has a great frame (converted me to aluminum for smooth ride properties) but all the gear is just built to wear out fast. From chains to gearing to brake pads. Cycling has become another victim of our wonderful model of capitalism where stuff is made to break quickly so you have to keep buying new replacements. And let's not talk about the normal £1000 bike models now, like owning a fast (polluting) car, bikes are just an extension of middle-aged man's emotional problems, and inability to deal with it