New 2 wheeled toy :) (no Porsche content!)

[pmjt]

I have a CAAD3 mountain bike, old and in need of the odd bearing, but still a lovely thing!

It's the road version I'm after

[911hillclimber]

Road Racers are so very technically appealing, but on a rough ole Mountain thing with balloon wheels etc you can wear jeans rahter than skin-tight stuff!

Doubt Mrs Hillclimber will allow a bike even from Halfords.

some fab stuff on ebay...

Too old to cycle, only if you have a physical prob. Cycle somewhere with a good camera early on a sunday.
will be a Retired hobby I think (next to going back to model aeroplanes.)(and re-building the 911)(and selling the Lola)...

[jb]

?...very tatty hetchins.....

Curly?

The Magnum Opus was always the one

Yes curly but not magnum opus.
In fact you would walk past it and not even notice it unless of course you are one of the few like you two!

[Tosh]

Always fancied a Hetchins - mainly as I am a huge fan of the Moultons (I have a couple of APBs and wife a TSR)

[Gary71]

First ride out today

I think I could hear the bike laughing at my miserable efforts

It's just begging you to go quicker all the time, which I can't keep up for long!

Still starting at the bottom means I don't have as far to fall...

My toe is coming off at the end of the month, so I've started to wonder if you can fit an SPD cleat to the bottom of an Orthopedic shoe...

[Rustbucket]

The Magnum Opus was always the one [/quote]
Yes curly but not magnum opus.
In fact you would walk past it and not even notice it unless of course you are one of the few like you two![/quote]

My dad has had a few Hetchins, I think the last was sent out to the owner of the Hetchins website, who bought it.
Its gold/brownish, I can remember him selling it even now ;-(
Second To None

[hot66]

First ride out today

I think I could hear the bike laughing at my miserable efforts

It's just begging you to go quicker all the time, which I can't keep up for long!

Still starting at the bottom means I don't have as far to fall...

My toe is coming off at the end of the month, so I've started to wonder if you can fit an SPD cleat to the bottom of an Orthopedic shoe...

nice one Gary I've started road biking again recently after 23 years of mtb'ing .... really enjoying being back on a road bike, but I am definitely more of a tourer than a racer. Still don't know how people can average 20mph +

[Mick Cliff]

nice one Gary I've started road biking again recently after 23 years of mtb'ing .... really enjoying being back on a road bike, but I am definitely more of a tourer than a racer. Still don't know how people can average 20mph +

Good one Gary, little and often is the secret at first, until you've built up your 'base' then you'll want to go further and faster.
Average speeds? The curse of the cycling computer! Once you've got the base mileage then you'll 'just know' if you've had a good ride, or not.
I believe you're better off with a computer that measures cadence (pedalling rate) or a HRM.

[Gary71]

I use the Endomondo app on my iPhone, it shouts your mileage, time for the last mile and various other things you'd rather not know.

...and you can send messages that it then reads out. So you can send 'pedal harder' messages to your wife whilst she is out riding...

[jb]

Forget the computers - just enjoy being on your bike.
I just amble about normally and occasionally tuck in behind the lycra mob which gives them a bit of fright when they see an old grunter behind them.

[sng45]

I've got quite a few road bikes including 3 Cannondales -

a Giberto Simoni Saeco team bike,which is now about seven years old, I ve been using it as a winterbike with Crud slim line guards on

A white Super six "High-Mod" which I got in New York, full dura-ace

and an ex" Liqui- Gas" Super six High Mod which was Ivan Basso s personal team bike in 2010 ( I bought it from a friend of Peter Sagan - Bassos team mate), Campag throughout and weighs just under 15lbs ! Fantastic and a lot lighter than my other bikes.

[Robster]

Great to see some fellow bikers on here!

Pride & joy is a Canyon Ultimate CF SLX, but still have my old Vitus 979 (sean Kelly's Favourite) and it is still a hoot to ride. Old style gearing can be abit of a challange though (42 x 21 bottom gear).

[GP911]

Have not ridden a bike for about 25 years, that is until today, took my e bay bought s/h Claud Butler San Remo for an outing. Glad I changed those clip on pedals for ordinary cages or would have fallen sideways on every hill. Lungs were on fire when I got back home but have made a start.