New Rider

"Mike Jury" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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just thought I would post a quick intro on this group as I have only
recently found it.

I have recently got back into cycling and have discovered mountain
biking with some colleagues from work, its brilliant 🙂

I currently ride a Claude Butler Torino MTB and have just gone over to
clipless pedals on it too, they are great

Mike

Welcome. Congratulations on discovering the sport; stick with it, it can be
painful at first (hell, it's always painful) but after you get over the hump
it can become like an addiction (cue troll). Never heard of the brand of
bike you have, doesn't matter as long as you ride it though. Good choice on
going clipless.

Post some RR's (Ride Reports)

Have fun,

CG

Chris Glidden said:

Good choice on going clipless.

Says you.

JD

Chris Glidden said:

"Mike Jury" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

just thought I would post a quick intro on this group as I have only
recently found it.

I have recently got back into cycling and have discovered mountain
biking with some colleagues from work, its brilliant 🙂

I currently ride a Claude Butler Torino MTB and have just gone over to
clipless pedals on it too, they are great

Mike

Welcome. Congratulations on discovering the sport; stick with it, it can be
painful at first (hell, it's always painful) but after you get over the hump
it can become like an addiction (cue troll). Never heard of the brand of
bike you have, doesn't matter as long as you ride it though. Good choice on
going clipless.

Post some RR's (Ride Reports)

Have fun,

CG

Just had to follow up this post. Painful at first? 🙂 My shins look
like I was attacked by a cheese grater and lost. Good news is they
look the best since I started riding a few months ago.

Remember Most Boo-Boo's heal and go away, but the fun and memories
live on.

Good luck,

tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com

"JD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Chris Glidden said:

Good choice on going clipless.

Says you.

JD

Yes, says I. Not for everyone I know, Mr. Toe Clip.

Hey, Chippie mentioned you guys are planning a UT, ID excursion next year.
Do you have your route planned out yet? I'm trying to get it together to go
to Oregon with those guys in Aug., but the wife may be pulling out the veto
pen on it (too much vacation time this year), but if I plan something far
enough in advance, I MAY be able to swing it.

CG

"Tom The Great" wrote >

Quoted message said:

Just had to follow up this post. Painful at first? 🙂 My shins look
like I was attacked by a cheese grater and lost. Good news is they
look the best since I started riding a few months ago.

Remember Most Boo-Boo's heal and go away, but the fun and memories
live on.

Different sort of pain depending on experience. When you're learning, lots
of crashes and such. When you get over the crashes the pain is endurance,
trying to make it up that hill you've never made it up, etc.

CG

Quoted message said:

Good luck,

tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com

Chris Glidden said:

Do you have your route planned out yet?

I have several routes planned out in my mind.

JD

"JD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Chris Glidden said:

Do you have your route planned out yet?

I have several routes planned out in my mind.

JD

Excellent.

CG

Chris Glidden said:

"Tom The Great" wrote >

Quoted message said:

Just had to follow up this post. Painful at first? 🙂 My shins look
like I was attacked by a cheese grater and lost. Good news is they
look the best since I started riding a few months ago.

Remember Most Boo-Boo's heal and go away, but the fun and memories
live on.

Different sort of pain depending on experience. When you're learning, lots
of crashes and such. When you get over the crashes the pain is endurance,
trying to make it up that hill you've never made it up, etc.

CG

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Good luck,

tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

"Paladin" wrote >> >

Quoted message said:

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

"Come on baby, make it hurt so good..."

Until I started mountain biking, I never thought I could love something so
much that caused so much pain.

CG

Chris Glidden said:

"Paladin" wrote >> >

Quoted message said:

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

"Come on baby, make it hurt so good..."

Until I started mountain biking, I never thought I could love something
so
much that caused so much pain.

CG

Obliviously never dated a nymph <g>
____
Slack

Chris Glidden said:

Welcome. Congratulations on discovering the sport; stick with it, it can be
painful at first (hell, it's always painful) but after you get over the hump
it can become like an addiction (cue troll). Never heard of the brand of
bike you have, doesn't matter as long as you ride it though. Good choice on
going clipless.

Post some RR's (Ride Reports)

Have fun,

CG

Thanks everyone for the welcome 🙂

I think Claud Butler generally make road bikes, and the odd mountain
bike too.

I did have some wellgo pedals on it, but all these did was cut my legs
to shreds. I went clipless as someone gave me some pedals, and have
got on with them quite well except for the odd 'clipless moment', were
I have not been able to unclip properly.

Mike

JD said:

Chris Glidden said:

Do you have your route planned out yet?

I have several routes planned out in my mind.

JD

Lots of extra room for that?

R

Sorry, slow day ....

Paladin said:

Chris Glidden said:

"Tom The Great" wrote >

Quoted message said:

Just had to follow up this post. Painful at first? 🙂 My shins look
like I was attacked by a cheese grater and lost. Good news is they
look the best since I started riding a few months ago.

Remember Most Boo-Boo's heal and go away, but the fun and memories
live on.

Different sort of pain depending on experience. When you're learning, lots
of crashes and such. When you get over the crashes the pain is endurance,
trying to make it up that hill you've never made it up, etc.

CG

Quoted message said:

Good luck,

tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

Yeah, I've got a few scars that look like big cat attacks.

I saw one girl on a trail that got a 'crank bite' that looked like it
would heal into a scar that would look like a shark bite.

later,

tom

Chris Glidden said:

"Paladin" wrote >> >

Quoted message said:

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

"Come on baby, make it hurt so good..."

Until I started mountain biking, I never thought I could love something so
much that caused so much pain.

Not Married are you?

:p

tom

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CG

Tom The Great said:

Chris Glidden said:

"Paladin" wrote >> >

Quoted message said:

And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.

CDB

"Come on baby, make it hurt so good..."

Until I started mountain biking, I never thought I could love something so
much that caused so much pain.

Not Married are you?

:p

tom

Married, but happily. Not alot of pain there. I do anticipate some
pain in the future when my two girls reach dating age. That's around
35 or 40 isn't it?

CG

Chris Glidden said:

Tom The Great said:

Chris Glidden said:

"Paladin" wrote >> >
> And then, once you feel like you've got the endurance thing down fairly
> well, you're ready to ride like a young idiot, push the envelope, and
> take on some pain (like I did the other night), hitting something too
> hot to weave through the trees, and let my right arm take on a new,
> real tattoo. My tattoos are scars with better stories.
>
> CDB
>
"Come on baby, make it hurt so good..."

Until I started mountain biking, I never thought I could love something so
much that caused so much pain.

Not Married are you?

:p

tom

Married, but happily. Not alot of pain there. I do anticipate some
pain in the future when my two girls reach dating age. That's around
35 or 40 isn't it?

CG

Good luck.

My family goes to a water park weekly now, a good size one. Well I've
come to the conclusion, if I ever have a daughter I will control what
she wears. I thought maybe a Burka till she's 30?

:p

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com

Chris Glidden said:

"Mike Jury" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

just thought I would post a quick intro on this group as I have only
recently found it.

I have recently got back into cycling and have discovered mountain
biking with some colleagues from work, its brilliant 🙂

I currently ride a Claude Butler Torino MTB and have just gone over to
clipless pedals on it too, they are great

Mike

Welcome. Congratulations on discovering the sport; stick with it, it can be
painful at first (hell, it's always painful) but after you get over the hump
it can become like an addiction (cue troll). Never heard of the brand of
bike you have, doesn't matter as long as you ride it though. Good choice on
going clipless.

Post some RR's (Ride Reports)

Have fun,

Claude Butler aren't seen much outside of the UK I don't think.
From memory the original company folded (ISTR being told in the 60s)
and the name is now owned by Falcon Cycles. I don't know their line-up
well but the Claud Butler Cape Wrath seems to have been well rated as
an entry level bike for a number of years.
--
Tim.

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