Northwest Tri - Nantwich 05/09/10

Loadsa time yet Parkbench! Don't write yourself off yet. Fingers crossed.

And can I just say... O.....M.....G...... I have got me a Proper Bike.... goodness me, it's a bit of a revolution, being able to whizz along with little effort, to walk along with it without it feeling like it's got a mind of its own, and to be able to cycle up hills without dying on my ar*e.....!!

Suppose I'd better enter this now, being as I have managed to carry out stage one of my promise to myself (to get a Proper Bike) - now, then, how does one go about this bike training mularky? Same sort of principles as running - speed sessions, long slow rides, blah blah blah?

Basil Brush Mk II wrote (see)

......now, then, how does one go about this bike training mularky? Same sort of principles as running - speed sessions, long slow rides, blah blah blah?

To expand further, you may want to do some long slow rides first of all to see how the saddle feels as you don't want a massacre in your lady garden.  These will also give you the chance to see how the bike handles and see if there are any 'fit' issues etc.

Then fire away on shorter speedier sessions, hill sessions, and then maybe enter a sportive or two

Happy cycling (was gonna say 'riding' but thought that was too personal)

Farnie wrote (see)

she'd call it an upflat and I'd call it a mahoosive hill cos I dont like hills innit

Basil Brush Mk II wrote (see)

Ooooooh OK I'm with you. Like not-walking

Yup, the speed that is quicker than walking but cannot possibly be deemed even jogging, let alone running

Farnie wrote (see)

she'd call it an upflat and I'd call it a mahoosive hill cos I dont like hills innit

 You think you've got problems I live in the Yorkshire both me and Baz where buzzing after the May race we didn't have to come of the big cog. Stockport only has one hill and that's to keep them from going over the boarder into the shire.

Nice one on the bike Basil we demand pictures so we can all go oohh!

Nantwich is flat (unless you count the 2 railway bridges !0

Yeah Wheres the photos Basil....

I wouldn't want a plaster there, Cake....ouchies when taking it off

Might get a dinosaur plaster to put on my knee though. But it wouldn't really cover it. Silly Basil.

Guess who's going out on Tuesday for a 30 mile bike ride then  

My lady garden will be massacred. Never gone that far before!

Guess who's going out on Sunday for a 30 mile bike ride then

My lady garden won't be affected cos I is hard, innit

Good evening NW folk.

Basil...  bike porn photos pretty pronto please.