in message <[email hidden]>, Pete Biggs
(') said:audrey said:Since the Bike Events brochure came in the post, I've been thinking
about doing the Manchester 100 ride in September.I'm a very overweight 30-something who mainly uses her bike for
pootling to the shops and such. The furthest I usually ride is about
5 miles. Oh and my bike is [censored] (tho there is a possibility I might
be getting a shiny new one in July).How realistic is it that I could be able to cycle 62 miles in one day
by September?Highly realistic, almost 100% chance of success.
I've known people who haven't cycled at all for years who went on to
complete charity rides of similar distances after just a couple of
months
of "training", on cheap mountain bikes.
Yup, that reminds me. Read this ride report:
<URL:http://www.stewartry-wheelers.org:80/wheelers/story/article_26.html>
Jim aged mid forties, hadn't ever ridden more than 25 miles on a bike
before this trip and hadn't done any serious training. He completed the
trip and was happy at the end. And this one was no easy ride!
If he could do it, so can Audrey.
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