I think these two Groups need a reboot don't they?
cloggsy71
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I think this and the 'Cycling Challenges' group need a bit of a reboot don't they; they seem to have gone a bit cold...
Can we start using them to engage potential new cyclists again do you think or are they beyond fixing now?
Can we start using them to engage potential new cyclists again do you think or are they beyond fixing now?
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I'd like to see more activity!0
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I'd LOVE to see more activity in here - I only wish I still had enough time to generate the amount of stuff I used to in here...
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It's a shame as there are quite a few cyclists like me who chime in on the general forums (and bore everyone to tears probably!).
The monthly challenge thread I participate in also goes very quiet in the northern hemisphere winter.2 -
I'm new. No real interest in a century but I usually try to bike my age in miles once a year. Heading to New Zealand next week and will do two bike trips while there with Pure Trails NZ. I am also using rowing to cross train at the moment.2
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I actually just searched and found this group. I consider myself an enthusiastic cyclist that has experienced (Ahem) periodic lapses of fatness and inactivity. I'm currently back to maintenance weight after a year of weight loss and back in the saddle.2
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Just popping in after a 6mnth break. Am toying with the idea of getting an e-bike for the Spring. Age, over-weight and general unfitness is prompting this. My cycling activity fell away once the hip arthritis kicked in about 2010. If an e-bike gets me out and about for the same time that I spend indoors, it'll prove invaluable. I've read many reports and met a few people who readily sing the praises of these bikes so I'm willing to give it a go; and post my adventures on here should it come to that..I shall keep an eye on this page and hope it picks up..🚴🏻♂️👍1
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mogginsthemog wrote: »I shall keep an eye on this page and hope it picks up..🚴🏻♂️👍
Best way to get the group to pick up is to post something yourself - ask about the e-bikes... get advice on things... it'll only pick up if people participate rather than lurk - it's the same in any community
Good luck with the e-bike thing - I must be honest, earlier in my rehab after the heart problem I was tempted, but back then there was nothing that was proper bike shaped - they were all either dutch bikes or MTB's but with the new crop of road oriented bikes coming on stream, if I had the money, i'd be half tempted, just for a extra 100w or so for the hills - so I'm still working hard, but climbing at 10mph rather than wobbling up at just above walking pace.
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I'll definitely try and contribute to the page.✍️ 🙂 Another interest of mine is photography and I have a couple of projects to fulfill this year. The e-bike should help me with carrying the gear and traveling the distance. In fact my pic < was taken on the popular Exeter to Exmouth Walking/Cycling trail. I'd struggle to do that today.. I quite like the Giant range, especially where the battery pack is well blended with the down tube and the power unit at the BB. I'll get some demos/trials in soon and then I'll have a better idea..0
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I still trying to get my wife to get an e-bike so we can go out together but hitting the objection of "but it would mess up my hair".
(Not a problem I have as that's the one part of me that's well streamlined....)
Think they are also a great solution for many families to reduce car usage for some local journeys.0 -
Love it - I'm going to have to watch the video of Firestarter by The Prodigy now.
Personally I just have to try to avoid getting tan lines through the vents in my helmet......2 -
For cycling, I tend to post more on a dedicated cycling forum.
However, the Monthly Cycling Challenge is still going each month.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10724103/february-2019-biking-cycling-bicycling-bike-bicycle-unicycle-tricycle-challenge#latest0 -
I try to keep up with posting on the monthly cycling post but I think there are only about 3 of us who do now with any regularity. My biking at the moment is only on my trainer in the basement. Nothing too exciting to talk about. I have a fat bike but it's either been way too cold or icy to get out on it. I've got a bike trip planned to Moab mid April that I'm trying to stay in shape for though.0
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@Machka9 What dedicated cycling forum do you visit? PM me if necessary.0
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I have a couple of trips this year but now training toward cross country tour(southern tier - 58 days/8 rest days - San Diego to St Augustine) beginning March 2020. I also took the organizers at their word and will be doing the shortest distance of the Steamboat Gravel Race in August. They wanted more women and diversity...
Right now, much spin time but next week looks like it will be a great time to head outside. I also volunteer with an organization that work with jr & sr high students and will be biking with them next week as well.1 -
I have a couple of trips this year but now training toward cross country tour(southern tier - 58 days/8 rest days - San Diego to St Augustine) beginning March 2020. I also took the organizers at their word and will be doing the shortest distance of the Steamboat Gravel Race in August. They wanted more women and diversity...
Right now, much spin time but next week looks like it will be a great time to head outside. I also volunteer with an organization that work with jr & sr high students and will be biking with them next week as well.
That sounds amazing! I spent 2 months on a motorcycle trip once, but can't imagine doing that on a bicycle!0 -
I haven't been on here in a while either. I remember finding the group awhile back but it always seemed kind of dormant. I rode road and mountain. Just signed up for Ragbrai yesterday! Super nervous as it will be my first multi day event but I think I've been lucky enough to link up with a good group through the forum.1
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I haven't been on here in a while either. I remember finding the group awhile back but it always seemed kind of dormant. I rode road and mountain. Just signed up for Ragbrai yesterday! Super nervous as it will be my first multi day event but I think I've been lucky enough to link up with a good group through the forum.
One of my riding buddies does RAGBRAI every year. She's been trying to get me to join in. Maybe next year. Have fun!
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@Just_Ceci that's good to hear! I think we have an open spot on my team if you change your mind!1
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mogginsthemog wrote: »Just popping in after a 6mnth break. Am toying with the idea of getting an e-bike for the Spring. Age, over-weight and general unfitness is prompting this. My cycling activity fell away once the hip arthritis kicked in about 2010. If an e-bike gets me out and about for the same time that I spend indoors, it'll prove invaluable. I've read many reports and met a few people who readily sing the praises of these bikes so I'm willing to give it a go; and post my adventures on here should it come to that..I shall keep an eye on this page and hope it picks up..🚴🏻♂️👍
Did you get that ebike? I've heard lots of great things about them as well, and someone in one of the cycling groups i'm part of has an ebike and loves it!0 -
It's been a busier summer for me with cycling this year, and i've been loving the additional kms! Bigger rides: 80km road race in June, 100km road race in July, and this month trying a 20km road race as part of a sprint triathlon, and a 50km gravel grind! Just getting into gravel, and i'm loving it so far!
I also try my hand at MTB every now and then; there are some sweet trails locally.
Unfortunately, I have to stick to the trainer during the winter months, which means there's not usually much to talk about for about 6 months of the year here in Canada
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I haven't put in nearly as many miles this year. Mixing it up more with other stuff, and it's been wet a lot as well. If it's too soggy getting off the road onto the trails can still be done, but the sloppy stuff is noisy and then you have a dirty bike to clean up.
I did manage to get crazy close to a deer on a recent ride. I don't know if the thing was hard of hearing or what. But approaching it from behind on a trail, I got within a couple of feet before it bolted.
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To give you an idea of how long it was since I last rode a road bike, when I was buying my Giant Defy Advanced 1 last October, I pointed to the down tube and asked "where is the gear lever?".
I'm still not much better educated 9 months on, though my emphatic declaration of "I'm not wearing any of that lycra nonsense" lasted all of 1 ride, when I realised regular t-shirts become a sail at 20+ kph
Winter on a Turbo was a bit of a mental test, but I'd signed up for my first triathlon in the spring, so I had a reason to keep heading out to the freezing garage and getting it done. Netflix helped too.
My first 100km ride was at a hilly local velo in February. As cold as it was, I took a lot of confidence out of making it up all 6 climbs without being one of the ones pushing (not that I was going faster than them), and this was followed by the 100mile Birmingham (UK) velo a few months later, where I learned an important lesson about ensuring I ate enough.....the final hour of that ride was spent in a head fugue, praying for the end to come soon.
At least, I thought I learned a lesson. Come my first triathlon (half Iron Man) in June, I had a good bike leg (90kms), hitting my goals and felt really confident going into the 21.1km run, since I'd achieved a 15min PB at London marathon 6 weeks earlier (to which I credit cycling), the run was going to be easy. 5kms in, I learned the hard way that whilst I had eaten more, I hadn't eaten enough.......my energy just dropped off a cliff.
Reflecting on the bike segment, the experience of people go flying past me for the whole of my 3hr 15m bike leg of that triathlon, made me realise how important it is to be good on the bike, so I've just purchased some power meter pedals and hope to use that to build up my ability and shave 30 mins off next year.
Other than that, I'm blessed to be surrounded by some stunning English countryside and lots of quiet roads that have enabled me to explore the area I've lived in for 17 years, but clearly only discovered a fraction of. I love, love, love being out in the countryside on a nice day on the bike. I find the whole experience uplifting and it puts a smile on my face every time.
[edit: I'd love to get some more MfP cycling friends to share motivation with if any of you are willing, do please add me]1 -
Hi @cyndi2012. Sorry 'bout delay, been away and all that..No, didn't get e-bike but did hire one for an hour. Great for hills but somewhat restrictive when traveling over the 15.5mph assistance limit,(UK). That might not be so bad if I were fitter and stronger but for longer distances, I'd want that assistance limit to be raised; 20-25 mph be ideal. Gonna try a 3 hour hire soon and take the camera + pannier; real trip experience and then see how that pans out.0
