Hello,
I need some help! I'm pants on my bike!
I used to own a mountain bike and would cycle between 110-120 hilly miles each Saturday morning. I want to do a few triathlons. So I sold my old bike and have bought a Trek 1000 ordinary road bike - no I'm not rich and don't have a lot of money to spend on my bike.
I took it out at the weekend and 'Gordon Bennett' is it different or what. The set up and everything is correct - (the person/shop who sold me the bike has done so since I was 4, so he knows me quite well).
What I really need is to find a really good web-site with cycling tips - even better if I can find a local group who go out on a Saturday that know there stuff. If you know of any sites could you please let me have them?
Thanks :0)
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And you're not Pants, he'll be along in a minute (knows the odd thing or two about triathlon...)
Sounds like you need a bike club. Whereabouts are you ? And did you see any roadies whilst you were out ? Theres bound to be a cyclists cafe somewhere near you where they all meet. Just tag along there.
Yeah - the riding position is different, but you'll get used to it. At least you'll have the legs for it, which is the hard part.
120 miles on an MTB - blimey!!!!! And in a morning!
all bow chaps
I'm in the Cotswold Valleys - do you know of any where?
I occasionally see cyclists, but I don't cycle with them because most of them tend to be going too slow. I only cycle once a week (the rest of the time I'm too busy running and swimming) so I want a good workout from it - (LizzyB, I start out at around 5am, hence the mileage - it is correct I clocked it up in my car).
That will give you local clubs. Also as LizzyB says - buy the comic and see what they say.
Cotswolds very hilly - done some rides round there - lovely part of the world.
And kicking off at 5am ? I think we have a potential world champ here ! Ay caramba !
You'll prob need to fit another couple of rides in in the week though if you want to progress faster. (eeek)
A good club will bring you on in technique, training, and have races for you.
You need to add your distance to the 'how far can we go' thread as they are lacking good cycling miles!!!
I'm sure I couldn't do 100 miles at the moment !
120 miles would realistically take me 10 hours by by MTB - could fit it in saturday morning, but i'd have to get up bloody early to do so!!!
i wouldn't be worried if i were you
And Andy, I miss my mountain bike, but I don't miss the tricks and some times painful stunts I'd try to pull - painful arn't they? - last trick I tried I fell onto the cross bar v. painful and I'm not even a guy!