Getting a new bike methinks
18 October 2008, 12:47 AM
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Toying with the idea of buying an old snotter and having a go at the fixed gear thing, just to see what all the fuss is.
18 October 2008, 10:42 AM
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My only input is to treat transmission parts as disposable !
Quite a few years back I let the DHSS sponsor my training (!)
My Giant Escaper ate a full groupset every six months, covering about 300 miles a week.... then someone told me I was over-training LOL
TBH once you reach a decent level of fitness it's addictive. I used to do Hull to York and back for "fun" 76 miles ! And Hull to Scarborough and back once a week. Furthest day trip was to NEMBA in Robin Hood's Bay in 1990 a grand total of 112 miles in 18 hours.
Eee a grand day out !
DunxC
P.S. Yes I do know I could be faster/quicker on a road bike.....
DunxC
Quite a few years back I let the DHSS sponsor my training (!)
My Giant Escaper ate a full groupset every six months, covering about 300 miles a week.... then someone told me I was over-training LOL
TBH once you reach a decent level of fitness it's addictive. I used to do Hull to York and back for "fun" 76 miles ! And Hull to Scarborough and back once a week. Furthest day trip was to NEMBA in Robin Hood's Bay in 1990 a grand total of 112 miles in 18 hours.
Eee a grand day out !
DunxC
P.S. Yes I do know I could be faster/quicker on a road bike.....
DunxC
One time I got back from the 50 miler and thought "that was easy, I bet could do that again"
So I did - I got 20 miles out and collapsed!
Kind of limped back home after that one.... 
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