The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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MC Bodge said:
AC43 said:
Into week 8 of renewed commuting. Had a check up at work last week and my resting heart rate and blood pressure are nicely down. This morning my legs felt the strongest they've been in a long time.
Now need to keep it up, add proper running back into the mix and shift 10lbs.
Onwards and upwards.
good effort. Keep it up!Now need to keep it up, add proper running back into the mix and shift 10lbs.
Onwards and upwards.
Anyway, I usually hit a tipping point after 8/10 weeks when strength and stamina increase to the point where I can sustain a higher workload for longer. Then muscle starts building faster and fat starts to drop away more quickly.
Cycling is a good base as is swimming. Just need to find the time to add in 3 x decent runs a week (4-5 miles) and in another 8 weeks I'll have lost another 6-8 lbs. So that will mean I'll be 10-12 down on Jan 1st. Hopefully I can then keep it going for another 8 weeks and have lost over a stone by the summer. Target is to lose 20 lbs all in.
I'm sat at the front of the traffic queue at the lights, cars behind me etc etc. The cycle path runs across the road ahead, at this time of dya, its mostly from right to left, its also controlled by lights. My lights turn green, I make to ride off, traffic behind starts to move too but d
head cyclist appears from my right ignoring the lights and rides in front of me causing me to stop. "My lights are green" I say, "whatever" he replies, cue irate motorists behind me which dhead cyclist doesnt have to contend with as he continues on his merry way, we really dont help ourselves sometimes....
head cyclist appears from my right ignoring the lights and rides in front of me causing me to stop. "My lights are green" I say, "whatever" he replies, cue irate motorists behind me which dhead cyclist doesnt have to contend with as he continues on his merry way, we really dont help ourselves sometimes.... I'm still poorly, I've been sat doing maintenance on my bike when I'd rather be riding it 
Although I have taken the time to fit summer tyres, new tubes, strip and clean the cassette/jockey wheels, checked indexing, lubed chain and cleaned up the discs.
Hopefully be back on tomorrow or Saturday, looks like we have a nice weekend coming up
Although I have taken the time to fit summer tyres, new tubes, strip and clean the cassette/jockey wheels, checked indexing, lubed chain and cleaned up the discs.
Hopefully be back on tomorrow or Saturday, looks like we have a nice weekend coming up
Front Chinese Cree light packed in last night... it must of decided it is spring and no longer required!
Looks like I may get away without it though so will save buying a new one until the Autumn... roll on the summer!
Nice commute in this morning, dry mild conditions... although I couldn't be bothered pushing on for a lap of Arthur's seat (wish I had now).
Looks like I may get away without it though so will save buying a new one until the Autumn... roll on the summer!
Nice commute in this morning, dry mild conditions... although I couldn't be bothered pushing on for a lap of Arthur's seat (wish I had now).
Another fast run on the way home last night.
So now of course I am catching up more on the dawdlers much more frequently and with a higher speed differential which introduces more problems.
Nearly got taken out twice by other cyclists doing sudden and suicidal lurches to the right with no check and no indication just as I was committed to passing them. To add to my joy one of them had just come sailing out of a junction in front of me seconds earlier too (!)
Had a bit of a grumble but there's no point really, is there? Yesterday I got blank incomprehension from one and a "F*ck off" from the other. In the past I actually had one of these divots telling me I "should have slowed down" to let him batter past a give way sign and straight into my path.
None of this is hard, is it?
So now of course I am catching up more on the dawdlers much more frequently and with a higher speed differential which introduces more problems.
Nearly got taken out twice by other cyclists doing sudden and suicidal lurches to the right with no check and no indication just as I was committed to passing them. To add to my joy one of them had just come sailing out of a junction in front of me seconds earlier too (!)
Had a bit of a grumble but there's no point really, is there? Yesterday I got blank incomprehension from one and a "F*ck off" from the other. In the past I actually had one of these divots telling me I "should have slowed down" to let him batter past a give way sign and straight into my path.
None of this is hard, is it?
- sigh*
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