tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post7019582425878595622..comments2023-06-14T14:39:58.384+01:00Comments on journeying: Adventures on a BicycleRoseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-3382723587163736652013-05-13T08:26:15.447+01:002013-05-13T08:26:15.447+01:00I totally understand what you mean about the empty...I totally understand what you mean about the empty road.<br /><br />And no, there's no way I'm biking around this city. <br /><br />It's not nice, pleasant and people are nuts!Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-83748836301886756522013-05-11T11:25:00.697+01:002013-05-11T11:25:00.697+01:00I got back on a bike last year for the first time ...I got back on a bike last year for the first time in about 20 years too. We cycled around the New Forest and I loved it, after initially being terrified. But I'm very wary of cycling on the road - through a forest where the only traffic is horses isn't the same - so I haven't taken it up again properly.SandDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-43101975522725855882013-05-10T18:58:18.528+01:002013-05-10T18:58:18.528+01:00I am truly not worthy. 19 miles! With your painful...I am truly not worthy. 19 miles! With your painful hip! <br /><br />You are amazing. We were supposed to be going out this weekend, it looks like it'll be too windy for baby bikers. Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-67593292979141459022013-05-10T18:50:04.990+01:002013-05-10T18:50:04.990+01:00Hello CList!
Well done for learning and for being...Hello CList!<br /><br />Well done for learning and for being able to indicate. I daren't even let go of the handlebars.<br /><br />Umm...not so sure about stylish. Visible is the best that can be said.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-21295123156146592182013-05-08T22:43:29.556+01:002013-05-08T22:43:29.556+01:00Cycling to Bungay is a perfect distance, about a m...Cycling to Bungay is a perfect distance, about a mile and a half. Even I'm not puffed at that! Once, I did 19 miles. It was when my hip was really bad, admittedly, but it took me a week to get over it!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-44853476587105777642013-05-08T22:17:03.373+01:002013-05-08T22:17:03.373+01:00I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was abou...I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was about 30. My daughter had reached the age where just cycling round the park while I watched wasn't enough and I had to get on a bike so we could cycle places together.<br /><br />I don't mind cycling in the countryside. I hate cycling on roads. I can't indicate without wobbling alarmingly and I am sort of convinced that I am just going to keel over sideways into the path of an oncoming bus.<br /><br />Well done, you! Both for cycling and managing to look stylish in a high-visibility vest.C List Celebrity Workoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535227647836450955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-870860884666295852013-05-07T08:24:10.255+01:002013-05-07T08:24:10.255+01:00It always sounds so exotic when you describe the G...It always sounds so exotic when you describe the Great White North. <br /><br />I bet if you told me the miles you go, I'd fall over. Ah well. Baby steps.<br /><br />Now the snow's buggered off, I hope you enjoy your biking expeditions. Will you take your camera out?<br /><br />No cop will ever be pulling me over for speeding. Apparently, my balance is really good. I went so slow Dave struggled to stay upright on his bike! ;/Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-15644920996822931042013-05-07T08:20:34.018+01:002013-05-07T08:20:34.018+01:00Cruising suits my way of thinking. I'm not at ...Cruising suits my way of thinking. I'm not at all a speed freak.<br /><br />Nothing chasing me, why go fast?<br />xxxRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-58278634204019878732013-05-07T08:19:36.529+01:002013-05-07T08:19:36.529+01:00Tell me about it! That joke never gets old. Appare...Tell me about it! That joke never gets old. Apparently, the same company makes another type of bike called Hand Job. I kid you not.<br /><br />I'm beginning to be able to say "I'm getting a lot of mileage on that joke"....waka waka waka!<br /><br />Yeah, I know what you mean. We didn't think about it zooming around and around when we were small. I'm pretty sure I wasn't fit then either.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-43719200613800547522013-05-07T08:17:40.903+01:002013-05-07T08:17:40.903+01:00The way my butt feels, it's not at all impress...The way my butt feels, it's not at all impressive. I'm sticking with it though.<br /><br />I suppose I'm lucky living here, we're 5 minutes away to winding country roads with little traffic. I would not be so amenable if we were very urban. I don't have the nerves for it.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-6586211472264841532013-05-07T08:14:52.915+01:002013-05-07T08:14:52.915+01:00Well, they look the biz. I don't know enough a...Well, they look the biz. I don't know enough about bikes to know how good (or bad, or indifferent) they are. <br /><br />I'd have loved an electric motor on the way back...Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-70337832477914979072013-05-07T08:12:25.783+01:002013-05-07T08:12:25.783+01:00Yeah, I know. Me on a bike. Who'd have thought...Yeah, I know. Me on a bike. Who'd have thought eh?<br /><br />Go on, get on yer bike...if it's been that long since you rode it...you'll be stiff for sure! ;)<br /><br />xxxRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-78126108837909039482013-05-07T04:21:43.347+01:002013-05-07T04:21:43.347+01:00Good for you! Now that the snow is finally gone fr...Good for you! Now that the snow is finally gone from the Great White North, I will get my bike out of the shed, pump the tires and hit the road. There's a lovely ride on River Rd (along the Red River) to Lower Fort Garry that's great on a Sunday morning going for breakfast at the Fort restaurant.<br /><br />I once saw a guy get pulled over for speeding on his gazillion speed bike in the city. Ha! Guess he figured because he wasn't motorized, the cops wouldn't ticket him. ;-)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-14113775712899842632013-05-07T01:55:55.375+01:002013-05-07T01:55:55.375+01:00i want a bike, too! but i think it'll just be ...i want a bike, too! but i think it'll just be a beach cruiser for easy riding around here. xoxoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-37667551942447416122013-05-06T23:42:57.003+01:002013-05-06T23:42:57.003+01:00I can't get over the fact they actually called...I can't get over the fact they actually called it a Stiffee!<br /><br />I used to ride a pushbike when I was a kidlet. I lived on it. Pretended it was a horse. Tied baling twine to the handle bars as reins. ;)<br /><br />About 10 years ago Mboy thought we needed to get fit, and went and bought us 2 mountain bikes. Well! I think I rode that thing once!<br /><br />Can't believe how fit I must've been as a kid.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16686599680060644339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-23005444846270589412013-05-06T21:39:16.634+01:002013-05-06T21:39:16.634+01:00Very impressive! I haven't ridden a bike for d...Very impressive! I haven't ridden a bike for decades. It's great exercise and I'd quite like to take it up again but Jenny is convinced I'd be mown down by a lorry and is putting up stiff resistance.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-87346041582026784862013-05-06T20:49:08.326+01:002013-05-06T20:49:08.326+01:00One day I will be able to afford a Patria, with a...One day I will be able to afford a <a href="http://www.patria.net/en/bicycles/" rel="nofollow">Patria</a>, with a little electric helper ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-59116664248428171392013-05-06T20:31:24.408+01:002013-05-06T20:31:24.408+01:00Crikey!
I mean: Bloody well done! You've almo...Crikey!<br /><br />I mean: Bloody well done! You've almost got me thinking that I should pull by dusty old bike out of the shed. Sadly its not a stiffee...Inexplicable DeVicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187364843729214996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-64529702116324378262013-05-06T19:52:51.922+01:002013-05-06T19:52:51.922+01:00Yeah, there are some cyclists around here who thin...Yeah, there are some cyclists around here who think they're bloody immortal and that the rules of the road don't apply. They cycle around in dark clothing, no lights, run red lights, hop from pavement to road and back again. I swear often about them.<br /><br />I don't want to end up under the wheels of a car either.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-85251235674722995382013-05-06T19:30:34.217+01:002013-05-06T19:30:34.217+01:00I'd say most (98%+) of the bicyclists around h...I'd say most (98%+) of the bicyclists around here largely ignore traffic rules. Especially driving in the wrong lane, running traffic lights, ignoring stop signs. But then again, since this is the home of Lance Armstrong, they must think the rules don't apply to them.LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-55391852004965793652013-05-06T19:10:22.623+01:002013-05-06T19:10:22.623+01:00Thanks very much. I think Marriots Way is on the l...Thanks very much. I think Marriots Way is on the list, but my roadcraft has to improve lots before I get to go on the Drayton Road.<br /><br />Yes, well, I'm not even going to talk about your experience or Z's son-in-law. I'd be tempted to stay in bed and never get out of it. <br /><br />You guys are scary good.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29905191.post-75510360213932570582013-05-06T18:43:18.716+01:002013-05-06T18:43:18.716+01:00Very good - and most amusing. Biking is brilliant ...Very good - and most amusing. Biking is brilliant at whatever level you do it. I thought I was quite bike fit but Z's son in law does 100 miles in about 5 hours.<br />You could cycle the Marriots Way next.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.com