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I was doing that before kids came along. I trained hard after our daughter was born premature, until one day I collapsed they had to break the door down and cart me off to hospital. What was left was the fat ex-cyclist you see before you today 😥
Nowadays I need the 4X4 everyday, though I'm trying to change that, and actually commuted again just before the holidays.
It's great being fit, rather than being a bitter and twisted fatty.
Strange comparison. You're certainly bitter and twisted (and also quite deranged), whereas I'm none of the above. To borrow your sad mantra - "Have we met"?
Basically I, like most others on here am a little tired of you being such an insufferable idiot. But I guess that's life, we all have to put up with idiots on a daily basis. Perhaps the mods should let rudepaddedfred back so you can both talk rubbish together in your own sad little thread.
Zokes - What is idiotic about starting a thread to see how many miles people did in the last year? I thought this was a site full of enthusiastic cyclists, so would have reasonably expected there to be a number of people that rode more miles than I did. People that come on here ride bikes dont they? Or do they just pretend they do - so they can pretend to be cool.
I'm surrounded by eejidts. You are my new hero, it used to be SIR Rannulph Fiennes or SIR Chris Bonington (Lance Whatshisname & Chris Thingy are up there too mind)but now it's you as you seemed to have achieved so much. Can I have your autograph please before you win something important. I'm now 53 yrs old & only managed something like....I dunno, 800 miles (all off road though) last year, I'm also a right flabby t*at so you give me inspiration. I'd love to meet you someday & snap your nose off cos it must be really long by now. Ta ta.
I love the sheep mentality on here.
How fast can you ride a reasonably flat solo 10 miler on your road bike?
22 mins or thereabouts why?
So that's 27.3 mph average then, on a road bike, not a tt bike. I am now seriously impressed. How have you ever lost a race?
On the mountain bike - no more than 100.
Road bike commuting - approx 3000
Running - approx 2500 as i had a hernia op which kept the miles down for 2 months.
Have a big year planned for the running so not much time for the mountain bike again, although it is good cross training for the running.
And whats wrong with that Dasha? 22 mins for a 10 mile TT is nowt special.
njee - kids are in bed by 7. i have lights - go figure. I can ride on great quiet roads and world class trails right from my door. it makes a huge difference...
I'm talking about these group rides that do 26mph average with perpetual tail winds though, not the odd night ride.
You have just contradicted yourself again though, you've gone from saying that you are training for LEJOG in as little time as possible (and obviously aiming for a quick time) and yet you're only doing it because you enjoy riding your bike!
[i]22 mins for a 10 mile TT is nowt special. [/i]
Depends on the course TBH, there's a few courses where you'd struggle to do 22 on a proper TT bike, equally there's some where it's actually quite easy (much as I really hate to give any credence to the lies and trolling that he's coming up with otherwise...)
Having said that, 22 mins is getting into the "very good club rider" territory.
NJee - explain where I have contradicted myself?
I was trying to source an average ride stat from you. I wasn't talking about a TT on a specific bike. Still 22mins is still a good time for a 10 even on a TT for your "normal" rider.
How long would it take you?
21:50.
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The only thing I can use to compare is a solo 40 mile road ride I did in the summer, it covers about a 1000m of elevation and it took me about 2hrs. It's on the connect site somewhere. I'm obviously far far slower than you. Incidently why have you got a garmin that you dont use the facilities of?
Clearly with all the training he does he does not have the time to play about on the internet 😉
[i]Incidently why have you got a garmin that you dont use the facilities of? [/i]
Cos then it'd be up on the net for all to see and it'd blow his mileage claims out of the water! 😉
Junkyard-lol
Again, your race results certainly do not suggest someone who can do a 22 minute TT, that's not exactly slow!
Three kids and busy job = a fairly mediocre 800 miles and 37,700 mtrs of climbing...more to do in 2010 methinks!
Where are his results?
NJee - race this race that - change the ****ing record will you.
LOL! You're asking me to change the record? Well done, that's the most I've laughed in ages!
250
And just worked out I did 4542 miles and 392 hours of riding last year. November and December were a disaster - working away then 2 weeks of snow - so fell quite short of 2008.
Maybe I will manage 5000 in 2010...
EDIT - Smee/Glupton/Goan - these were 18,000 miles of pedal bicycle riding weren't they?
Yes I'm asking you to change the record - you've said you dont believe my mileage from last year - I dont really give a **** what some **** on the internet, who i've never met thinks, now shut the **** up and stop ruining my thread.
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Well - he's being a ****.
I think a bit of responsibility may lie with you for that GL. How old are you by the way?
Considering they are meant to be an adult - their ****tishness is their responsibility. I'm 33 - how old are you?
A person starts a thread asking how many miles people have done in the last year, gives their own genuine mileage, and gets slated for it. Great place this is.
Pot kettle and black Mr Smee!
" and stop ruining my thread"
ffs
TJ - you're an arse too.
Getting offensive now? A sure sign you have lost it 🙂
I'm 38. I think the idea of the thread is a good one, well done.
The problem is your lack of modesty; surely by 33 you've realised your talent must put you in the upper quartile of most subscribers to this site and the last thing any body likes is a willy waver who is unwilling to verify his extraordinary claims-and they are extraordinary!
TJ - calling someone a liar is offensive therefore you must have lost it right at the start.
Dasha - In my book there is no character trait worse than false modesty.
And point out where I called you a liar? I merely cast doubt on your claims.
BTW - when did you learn to drive? On the million mile thread you claimed 17 ys driving and now you claim to be 33. Which is correct?
TJ - there is no tone in internet communication - you would do well to remember that.
To answer your other question - both - you do the maths.
[In my book there is no character trait worse than false modesty.]
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7 miles a day commute, although being a teacher that's not 52 weeks a year! Fun riding at weekend, could be 50/60 on the road or 25/30 off road. A long time ago when I was 20 I won my first 10 in 22.40 on a Carlton Criterium (Cardiff 100 Milers). Just thought I'd do a bit of bragging too..
He is correct hubris/vainglory/arrogance is so much nicer than modesty 🙄 😯
For me about 5000 on the road + offroad which I never measure in miles, just time and fun..Back in the day , well nearly thirty years ago I was a bit of a racer...21 min for a ten, 55 min 25, 1hr 55 for a fifty and 4hrs 3 mins for a 100 all on a std road bike of the time....
33-17 = 16 years old? Hmmm, again, where did you learn to drive?
On ruining your thread, it's impossible to ruin something already as shi'ite as one of your threads. However you losing it up there really improved it somewhat, so be grateful!