Mountain biking

[Elsa TLC]

WOW! I thought you were much younger!

Andy

I had just done my make up when I see you last.

 

[Mottie]

I still believe (maybe dreaming) that could still run around a football pitch impressing a bunch of 13 year old girls with my agility and ball skills (I know that sounds wrong)

 

[johnny2007]

My 12 year old is in a girls football team. She's one of the better ones but I know I've got to get her to improve so that she keeps being one of the better ones.

I'm trying to show her moves, passing and shooting. But my body really is up for it.

It's not the age. It really is that im unfit and not agile. I don't do my yoga as much as I should. I really y do think this bike I have bought can only but aid me in a positive gentle way.

I still believe (maybe dreaming) that could still run around a football pitch impressing a bunch of 13 year old girls with my agility and ball skills (I know that sounds wrong)

I've always been very bad at football and my knees for some reasons hurt next day if I kick a few balls.
So I can't comment on your skills, but if you get fit enough to run for 20 minutes and football doesn't hurt your joints, I don't see why you couldn't achieve that.
My friend is 61 and plays 5 a side once a week.
He's has a small frame though, so he never lost his agility.

 

[Elsa TLC]

I've always been very bad at football and my knees for some reasons hurt next day if I kick a few balls.
So I can't comment on your skills, but if you get fit enough to run for 20 minutes and football doesn't hurt your joints, I don't see why you couldn't achieve that.
My friend is 61 and plays 5 a side once a week.
He's has a small frame though, so he never lost his agility.

Me too. I'am agile (for my age) but not as I used to be and not as much as I still feel I can be.

A summer of bike riding i hope will get me into the rhythm of my yoga. I'm good at yoga if I do it regularly. I enjoy football, so as long as I dont get carried away then I hope to carry on with it in small doses.

 

[Elsa TLC]

First semi serious ride.

This really is a fantastic bike.

 

[Odds]

mudguards?

 

[Elsa TLC]

mudguards?

We are tough, down south. We don't mind a bit of mud.

 

[Odds]

never been a big fan of riding around wi' a wet ars meself, but crack on and enjoy.

 

[Elsa TLC]

never been a big fan of riding around wi' a wet ars meself, but crack on and enjoy.

I love it. And the electric makes it thet bit more enjoyable. I feel that I've really had a workout and as my first session out on maybe 3 or 4 years I went further than i would have donr with pedles alone.

 

[Odds]

measured your seat height?
I used the heel-to-toe method...

 

[Elsa TLC]

measured your seat height?
I used the heel-to-toe method...

I can adjust mine while riding. Push a lever and it adjusts to the situation. It's like learning to ride a bike again.

 

[Odds]

why would you need to do that?
Measure it; set it; sort it...off you go.

 

[Elsa TLC]

why would you need to do that?
Measure it; set it; sort it...off you go.

Because it does it
I'm new to it
If it fits then I'll do it.

There's alot of its but im loving it.

 

[motorbiking]

I converted my bike to electric about 4 years ago. I must have done near on a hundred miles on it since then. I sometimes use it to go to the allotment but half way there, I usually stop pedalling, sit upright and use the trigger. I must have had the bike getting on for 10 years now and it still looks like new. I’m not cut out for cycling and my undercarriage is too tender. If I’m wearing jeans, sometimes my knackers turn into clackers. I think I could do with a more comfortable saddle.

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I love the suspension seat post.

If ever there was an invention that made cycling up a hill harder, it is the suspension seat post. Lidl occasionally do bike seats designed for extra fat women. You could try one of those.

You do have to watch the plums. I had to have surgery due to damage caused by ultra endurance cycling.

 

[motorbiking]

I can adjust mine while riding. Push a lever and it adjusts to the situation. It's like learning to ride a bike again.

That is a dropper. Not an adjustable seat post.

why would you need to do that?
Measure it; set it; sort it...off you go.

The idea is you set your seat correctly and "drop" it for down hill to allow you more control.

You can make a mudguard here:

Super Lightweight Fixie and Single Speed Bike Mudguards

Super Lightweight Fixie and Single Speed Bike Mudguards: This instructable takes a huge chunk of inspiration from a pre existing lightweight rear mudguard that is already commercially available. I have adapted the design slightly and, in addition, created a small guard for the front wheel...

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