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jme701 
| 20 Feb 07:21 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | Well here I am ready to embark on a long journey to lose weight and get fit. I have my old mountain bike and have just put some tyres on with a bit less grip so my rolling traction aint to bad, I have plotted out some routes and am only going to start by covering around 3 miles at a steady pace. I will do this for about a week then gradually build up my distance as I am not attempting to go for speed until a long way down the line. The main goal is calories and weight loss. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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sdwalker
| 22 Mar 04:58 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | Excellent work dude! you will be on the TDF in no time :) |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
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jme701
| 22 Mar 05:24 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | Ha Ha it may be a while before that maybe in the next life I will be happy to get to consett and back for now. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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jme701
| 23 Mar 16:28 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | well well did 24 miles today south shields and back took it steady 2hrs 20mins and was fine so happy days |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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jme701
| 27 Mar 07:02 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | a swift 15 miles murton and back on monday, with spd's and they do make a difference to the ride. I have them on a fairly lose setting so I can unclip with ease and I check the bolts after about 30 mins if I have had to unclip several times due to traffic, I am still around the 20st mark but am getting fitter by the day. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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sdwalker
| 27 Mar 07:12 |
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Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | what peddals did you opt for I am already looking to change mins as I bought second hand (diudn't want to sped a load of money if I didnt like them) but now I am getting on really well with them want to get some nice shiney new ones. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
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jme701
| 27 Mar 22:21 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | Just a cheap set of shimanos off ebay 19 quid and got muddy fox shoes from sports direct for 20 quid, they my not be top of the range and I may only ride an apollo xc 26 from halfords that cost 100 quid but I think its not all about what you ride and how much money you have to spend, I like to ride and if I can enjoy myself on a budget then so be it, I will never be racing down the side of ben nevis or needing supension that travels for miles. I enjoy myself and have just got an old saracen 7005 frame off a friend and will do that up on a budget and have just got a stem and hanlebars from chain reaction for 20 quid in the clearance section. So what if my budget does not streach to thousands thats life and as long as I enjoy it with others who think the same then thats just the way I like it. I did my 3 miles into work tonight and will ride home in the sunshine at 8am knowing that when I hit the bank on Durham road I can finally get up it without hitting the granny ring and after a sleep get up and enjoy a good ride to south shields and back covering the 20 odd miles at a steady pace and take in the views and think at the end of the day I enjoyed that and look forward to my next ride out. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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sdwalker
| 28 Mar 16:41 |
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Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | A man after my own heart I got the exact same shoes found them really good and I found cleats on eBay for a fiver from rutland cycling that are the same as shimano just cheaper :-) I am starting my own project ATM and am looking to spend as little as possible hence my thread about bottom bracket removal without the special tool. I must admit I do like my xmas present though got a Chris Boardman Team road bike! Well chuffed it looks beautiful especially at the welds, they have smoothed them right out to mimic carbon frame at a fraction of the cost and I am sure their is some minimal difference in drag too hope you enjoyed your night at work set to be a good day tomorrow down south but we are dues snow over the weekend :( |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
| billyt130 | 02 Apr 15:54 |
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Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 9 Bike: | awesome mate a good luck to you ,i was also 21stone in may 2010 and by may 2011 i was 12 and a half stone and i remain that today , i to took up cycling along with circuit training and the odd trip to the gym , it just takes hard work , granted i pretty much starved myself for a year and wont say what i ate as i now know i prob did it wrong , but now i eat well and cycle between 20 and 50 miles approx 5 days a week on my mountain bike and love it , losing junk food etc is a addiction your defo better getting rid of and when you get the fitness bug you will be hooked , anyway mate i just saw your post headingand thought id drop by and wish you good luck :) |
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winnersh cyclist
| 03 Apr 07:38 |
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Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Posts: 49 Bike: My Profile | Hi well done so far i was 50 and a couch potato however according to bmi index just slightly over the recommendations for my weight and height however did exactly what you are doing small miles at a time and now regularly do 30 plus miles .my only advice would be do it for the fitness and general well being i haven't lost a single pound however know i am toned as my clothes are all took big. I also eat better plus joined a gym . I would highly recommend you get a hybrid as that will make it a pleasureable event plus you will enjoy doing longer and longer rides. I bought a trek off ebay cheap as it was in a state and did it up plus have a full carbon race bike too . sometbing i learnt the hardway was hydration additives they help enormously rather than expensive sports drinks i use SIS stops you getting that drained feeling. |
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jme701
| 03 Apr 10:37 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | Hi all I am looking for a 22 inch frame I have a 20 inch that I am doing up, I will be getting disc brakes as at 20 stone now I still have to start slowing down 3 miles before I want to stop, I will just put some slicks on when I come round to it. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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jme701
| 23 Apr 23:37 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | Hi dont worry I have not forgot about posting, I have been on night shift for some time and am still doing my 3 miles to work and back,I am now down to 19st 9lbs so its coming off slowly but surely, I have a friend would is adding bits to a saracen frame for me which should cut the cost down a bit. The diet is still up and down but I am cutting the junk out on a night shift opting for more healthy food which is helping and drinking water whenever I get a hunger pang. The clip in pedals are still working well and I have bought some wider bars and some old click shifters instead of the twist shifters the bike came with many moons ago. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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sdwalker
| 24 Apr 09:48 |
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Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | Hey dude just to let you know my shoes are wrecked I think it might be a manufacturing fault as a peice of the sole has sheared off meaning the cleat now cant grip the sole. it weas quite a funny sight to watch me topple over but meant that I have retired the shoes to the bin and put cage peddals back on. I was using them on and off rad so prob not designed for really heavy use. heads up just in case you have a simillar problem. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Bedgebury Forest Red Route | |
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BusterG
| 25 Apr 04:37 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | Hey SD that happened to me too with a cheapy pair of Lidl shoes. cleat stayed on the pedal and my knee hit the handlebar, interesting getting home pedalling with my heel. Keep it up JME the TDF awaits. |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2013 Liss | |
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jme701
| 19 Dec 01:57 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Bike: My Profile | HAHA I'm back 2.5 stone lighter, my bike is now a mash of a frame with parts from other bikes, its amazing how much people just throw away and there is nothing wrong with the parts, I have 3 sets of wheels, with different tyres on, one set lighter for just road work with slick tyres, a set with part road part x tread, and a pair with chunky tyres on all quick release, I now plan routes and have at times jumped on a train and off I get and ride back. Have hit the 50 miles in a day just still at a steady plod. Even one day stopping with a guy who was riding along having a pint then setting off homeward bound. I love it great on cycletracks with radio playing in one ear. The weather have the council never heard of gritting cycle paths, doing a torvill and dean on a bike is canny hard. I changed to my normal peadals for the winter incase of sudden de busses in slippy condions and will go to clip ins next year. |
| My Latest Route: Mar 2012 Townsend road loop | |
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BusterG
| 19 Dec 04:57 |
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Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | Great to hear from you JME and good to see you are still loving it. Weightloss wont feel like hard work if you love what you are doing. Good to see your cycle collection increasing too and recycling too. Topman! |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2013 Liss | |
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