Singletrack 7 solo.
Go touring.

That’s it so far…

Continue running my FLAB social rides, and build it up for those in my group who are riding the FLAB sportive in May.

Help get the local council Cycle for Health rides up and running.

Get out more with the new club and get fit enough to lead the fast inters groups

Ride 5000 miles.

Ride a 200k audax

Beat whatever shockingly bad time I post in the clubs inaugural hill climb event on Boxing Day.

Find time around my new home arrangements to get out on the bike.

Have fun.

Maybe finally get around to visiting the local BMX track to have a go.

Use the track bike or sell it.

Do more nights away.

Probably won’t try and do as much distance as this year – a bit weary now 😳
Faster time on the HT550
A couple of other ITTs

My aim is to have no targets lol.
I am going to start riding for fun only again,not worry about strava segments,average speeds,mileage etc.
Basically learn how to bimble and enjoy being out on the bike again as I think the above have sucked a lot of the fun out of it for me this year.

I’ve entered the tour of Wessex. So I better start training….

Actually I did start training in October, but got three consecutive calf strains running and now Christmas is getting in the way, so the new year is about hitting it hard!
Most I’ve done so far is 70 miles in the yorkshire dales.

Have a discussion with my mates as to where we will go for our 3-4 days at the end of May ..MTB stay.
Arran has again been mentioned and I wouldn’t be too unhappy with that..as has The Cairngorms again ..
My personal choice would be to go back to Torridon as there are a couple of rides in the area that I haven’t as yet done ( Poolewe being one ) ..so a bit of talking to do in January ..
Other than that our regular Saturday rides somewhere in the north ..another fairly local bothy stay over ..we have 5 within striking distance local to each other ..and a mid week ride which is mostly solo ..
No targets in terms of mileage ..but it will be fairly substantial ( off road mileage )
Oh ..and to show a few of the forum members that have been in touch by PM some of our local trails ..

I did this in 2017, its great!

Trip to Norway, learn tuck no handers, maintain teeth in current condition.

What are my goals? To ride more.

This year has been plagued by injury from a race in May & a smashed up shoulder. Hopefully the CT scan this Friday will confirm I’m good to go properly.

Subsequently to race a bit more. I’ve entered 8 races already for next year – I go up an age category this season so if I have a good winter of riding (rather than boring myself on a turbo) I should win a few.

A year of change for me – I’ll be glad when it’s over & starting again, as it’s not been easy on many levels.

Most of all, I’m excited to be riding again, which is best bit 🙂

Generally just to keep riding as much as possible and most importantly, keep enjoying it.

Though I’m going to have a crack at the Peak District Lord of the Loops, do another century on the road bike and do as many enduro’s as possible. Unlike Hob Nob I won’t be anywhere near the podium or top half for that matter 😀

I’d also like to get to the top of some more proper mountains.

1. Ride more than this year
2. Take part in the G-Form Enjoyro

Ride more, have fewer excuses for not riding – get my bike mojo back!

Just the thread I was looking for, and will follow with interest … Got my Singletrack 2018 calendar to fill up! 🙂

I turn 50 this year, so was wanting to do some new ‘challenges’ … and have a new bike on the way to put through its paces.

Balancing what I want to do, with what time I will have available, will be the trick / challenge, and it may well be that it will have to become a decade of challenges! And the money – available cash has bought the new bike, but I still need bike-packing gear / entry fees etc!

So far, musing on:

1. Dirty Reiver – done it the last 2 years, so not sure I will enter again;

2. Turin-Nice in September – would be a great trip, trouble is I think I’ve probably spent my air-fare on the new bike,. so funding this might be the problem …

3. 3PCX – first time last year, definitely got unfinished business! Only takes a day out so would fit in well with other commitments

4. The ‘This is not a tour’ Welsh Audax bike rides in the spirit of Mike Hall – possibly the 400km event.

5. One or some of the ‘Racing Collective’ Cross-duro events

6. Possibly a 24 hour or a marathon MTB event?

7. One or two weekends away with the lads, playing on MTB’s in the mountains (North Wales, Lakes), enjoying beers and having laugh’s.

2017 goals I’d made for myself:
1/ cycle an average of 10km per day (3650km)
2/ learn how to leave the ground and be confident to land on my pedals every time (thanks Tony and Tom for helping with this)
3/ build a bike for the first time
4/ get an app on the app store

Only achieved #3 at 100% – close on 1 and 2, but I dumped 4 and started learning python instead.

2018 has the potential to be brilliant:
1/ cycle an average of 5 hours a week – time is a better measure than distance,
2/ enter a mtb cycling event (probably singletrack 7),
3/ do a multi-day gravel bike ride from home and the get the train home,
4/ get hitched and get a house / stop renting.

Put medical problems/injuries behind me. Train small and steady. Build it up. Am already two years behind in cycle touring/bikepacking plans owing to stubborn inguinal tears and other stuff currently under investigation.

Also – think more about riding and less about bikes.

i’d just actually like to ride my bikes a bit. don’t care where really.

Came into 2017 with plans to do loads of miles and get away with the road bike more. Ended up riding 80% or more MTB this year and really loving it.

Am actually gonna do more base miles this winter, but other than that I’ll probably just see what I fancy.

I’d be up for doing this with you Andy, if we could find a flattish but interesting route.