Introductions - tell us about yourself

[Reillo09]

Hi there. I'm Chris. I'm a keen cyclist and have been for over 30 years. I have been a member for about 15 years but never active on the forum. I have started going out on rides with my local group and am planning on a big ride towards the end of the year, so hoping to get some useful info from here. I am also looking to sell my wife's bike tonput towards an e-bike for her

[cheese]

Hi all,

New member looking to get back into cycling after 25+ yrs

My name is Chesray and I am an ops manager based in Suffolk.

[Cowsham]

Hi all,

New member looking to get back into cycling after 25+ yrs

My name is Chesray and I am an ops manager based in Suffolk.

Hiya Chesray welcome to the slower but hopefully more mature side of cycling.

[Reeber]

I’m Paul, mid 50’s, never really cycled much before apart from when a child to get around when at school.

I enjoyed taking out a hire bike last week and now I want build up to longer rides.
Will be a little while before I get hold of my own bike, but my goal is to have a 50 mile ride under my belt by sometime next year.

[Rob112]

Hi I'm Rob.

I just turned 50.

Decided to take up cycling.

I'm hoping to do London to Brighton next year.

[BikerNL]

Hi there!
My name is Peter, recently retired and took the time to refurbise the 40 year old bike from my father.
Spoiled it with a new handlebar, grips, freewheel and chain. Regreased all the bearings and it is running fine by now.
To overcome some small hills (only having 6 rear gears) I'm trying to replace the crankset with a 2x.
Hope it wil work!

[Qalborough]

Hi

Alan here (Age 61)

Have an orange Ribble CGR

Joined a local group a couple of years ago, we organised a tour to Burgundy this year and I’ve done a couple of 100km Audax

Looking for advice!

[beachcomber]

Hello, I'm Andy, I use the name beachcomber on this forum. I joined years ago but haven't posted for some 10 years.
I worked in a couple of bike shops from 2016 until 2024 when the last shop closed and I retired.
I haven't ridden hardly at all for three years due to injury but I intend to get back in the saddle this year, although I don't think I will take up audax again. I still have a garage full of bikes which I really should slim down.

[Marike]

Hello,

My name is Marike.
I'm Dutch and live in the north of the Netherlands.
I bike around 100km in a week.
Mainly for going to work or doing some grosseries and ofcourse for fun.
Even in wintertime when its not to bad weather.

Ive joind this forum beceause i have a question about biking in the UK.
And this year is the first time i visit the UK.
So it might be usseful to occasional look here for information for the next times i visit the UK.

(mind my spelling and grammar it isn't perfect)

[Bob the biker]

Hi all, just joined this morning, I do a mix of road and MTB getting on a bit but ride most weekends, from Ayrshire.

[Shredhead]

Hi, I'm Andrew. I live in Brighton. I cycle around town on a converted 26" wheel steel MTB, on the South Downs on a steel 26" wheel MTB and have just bought a steel tourer as I want to get into that. I also own a 1990s Nigel Dean road bike and an aluminium Dawes CX bike but I'm thinking of selling one or both as I want to get to n-1.

I'm a member of the local Local Access Forum and also the Rough Stuff Fellowship.

[Cowsham]

Welcome to the forum

Peter and Paul ( sorry couldn't resist )
Rob and Bob
Andy1 and 2
Marike
And Alan