tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190090153914400044.post6596571825087751806..comments2023-12-28T02:35:17.193+00:00Comments on race-pace.net: Cycling can be expensive....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939215981235016467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190090153914400044.post-33782017217938125872009-11-16T11:56:00.544+00:002009-11-16T11:56:00.544+00:00I'm trying to do things on the cheap at the mo...I'm trying to do things on the cheap at the moment and it's not working. I dread to think how much cycling actually costs once you add in all of the 'hidden' expenses. That extra slice of cake at lunch, having to constantly put the washing machine on / take showers. The clothes, driving the bike to places to go riding, entry fees...Red Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286933264663629749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190090153914400044.post-6406604874192288102009-11-14T11:53:36.486+00:002009-11-14T11:53:36.486+00:00Yes, once you get the bike, that's just the st...Yes, once you get the bike, that's just the start!<br /><br />The best thing I've bought (after my bike!) is a turbo trainer. For building a base fitness level and getting the legs cycling fit there's nothing better when the weather is rubbish through winter. Of course you do need a spare wheel, special tyre etc, but it's definitely worth it. <br /><br />I'd never cycled before last january...well not since I was a teenager...but I'm amazed at how much fitter I've become and how I managed LEJOG with little pain.<br /><br />When the weather is good, the roads quiet and you're out on your bike there's no better release and I find I get into an 'empty mind' zone that I fail to achieve doing anything else. <br /><br />Now I'm on to planning the next long ride - the Tower2Tower in May 2010 - Blackpool to Paris visiting, and hopefully ascending, a tower each day :)<br /><br />-pc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com