This Sunday is round three of the SE QLD cyclocross series and the clouds are looming. Is it weird that I'm hoping for rain so there will be mud?

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As I were younger I did a lot of riding, mostly mountain biking but also road or trials riding.. Life takes over and the kids grow, now its time to get back on the bike. It's been road bikes for th... Lire la suite

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I bought my first road bike 4 months ago and have fallen in love with it/cycling. Up till recently I have been overweight, and at school was often bullied about it. I have struggled to get rid of t... Lire la suite

I never used to get out of my third gear but since getting a new bike, i cant get enough, high energy music and clear roads are unmatched.

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I ride to work through rain and shine I use to ride 20 miles a day when I worked constant nights.I now ride alot less miles to and from work but I ride nearly all the time. I've always loved 2 whee... Lire la suite

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I've always loved bikes but been afraid to go out on the roads, I've spent months building myself up to it and I finally cycled to work for the first time last week. It's a small achievement but it... Lire la suite

I have been commuting to work via Bike since October 2018. I was advised by bike veterans on the improtance of washing your bike but didn't take much notice. After a months of riding i decided my... Lire la suite

I managed to make it to the landmark age of 40 in March, but thanks to having consistently been cycling to work since I was 33, I am fitter than I was at 30! I just wish i had started cycling mo... Lire la suite

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I,ve had my electric bike 18 months now and it has transformed my life. I have more energy, I,ve lost a Stone in Weight and I can get up those hills. Many people think you don,t have to pedal with ... Lire la suite

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Tracy Perkins well done, e-bikes are great fun, since owning mine i just want to get out and ride all the time, ive ridden places i would... read more

well done, e-bikes are great fun, since owning mine i just want to get out and ride all the time, ive ridden places i would never usually go and the distance has doubled... shame alot of people are negative towards them, like you said you still have to pedal so can be hard or assist with those hills, mines the same 3 settings, and i dont use mine all the time except on hills when needed ;-). Me Too Love my bike

Janet H The most I have done so far at a time is 20 miles, I have found so many hamlets around where I live.😁

The most I have done so far at a time is 20 miles, I have found so many hamlets around where I live.😁

After 23 years, my bike finally gave up on me. This is the bike that I went for a burn on after I stuffed my GCSE science exam. The bike I rode to sixth form parties on, the bike I rode back to hal... Lire la suite

Andrew West Good one!

Good one!

Garreth Bridgman an old steel frame MT(B is virtually indestructable

an old steel frame MT(B is virtually indestructable

Steven Dodson old bike built to last

old bike built to last

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I've been biking seriously for about three years now, but my wife has only hopped onto a bike a few times in this period, mainly to get to work when the weather has allowed A couple of Christmas... Lire la suite

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My husband and I first tried a tandem bicycle around the Hawkes Bay Wineries in the early 1980's. We got married in 1984 and our first purchase as a married couple was a tandem bicycle. We have don... Lire la suite

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Mark Shanks Ride together and stay together!

Ride together and stay together!

A month had passed since my move to NZ and then another. I'd walked through a bike store and stared longingly as we spotted the pink path and bikers on the streets. I picked up a few Auckland Trans... Lire la suite

Nick Kendall I Cycled around quite a bit of the South Island. Stunning landscapes and brilliant Summer weather.

I Cycled around quite a bit of the South Island. Stunning landscapes and brilliant Summer weather.

No, I really do not love my bike. If it were human, people would say we had a ‘dysfunctional relationship’. We’d need a lot of counselling. Although we share a home it has its own space, its own cu... Lire la suite

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Darrel Hofland Love love love this... so cleverly done :)

Love love love this... so cleverly done :)

In 2015 I had a heart after a 6km swim, fortunately I survive the attack, they don't know how. A year later I had a defibrillator put in, in February 2017 I won a gold medal in an open water swim ... Lire la suite

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Kerry Roger Your story is inspirational!

Your story is inspirational!

My gorgeous fiancé- who is a runner not a cyclist- has shown what a true romantic he is. He has arranged for us to cycle the Hebridean Way for our honeymoon. All he is own idea and all to make me ... Lire la suite

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My now husband proposed to me on a bike ride from Marazion to Lands End whilst we were holidaying in Cornwall. He had planned to do it over a Cornish cream tea but by the time we got there they had... Lire la suite

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I am not a cyclist, but I do want to be. I try to make sure I ride when I can around town. I just got a "beach cruiser" in addition to my now dusty hybrid. I am loving it so far. It's a great yello... Lire la suite

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Drew Brown when you stop loving it, you stop riding. Don't stop loving the ride

when you stop loving it, you stop riding. Don't stop loving the ride

I never imagined I would actually write about why I ride, but here it is. At university in London, I commuted by bike using my dad's old Peugeot from the 70s. It was a proper retro machine, and... Lire la suite

I had been wanting to start cycling for a while when I met my (now) fiancé. He was fit and active and took me to buy my first bike. We started cycling together for fun, and then gradually incorpora... Lire la suite

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My cycling story began when I became a hobby widow as my husband approached his mid-40’s. He started riding every weekend, scrutinising his stats, raving about his bike, groupsets and ratios, doin... Lire la suite

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I’m you’d told me a couple of years ago that I’d become a cyclist and be commuting to work each day there and back , I’d of laughed my head off! I work in A&E and felt a tad anxious about cycli... Lire la suite

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I remember buying my first commuter bike four years ago, a cheap and cheerful single speed to get to and from work. But oh how the addiction grew... First came SPDs, followed by lycra, followed by ... Lire la suite

I started cycling about 15 years ago. It was when I first moved to London from the countryside of Suffolk for university. I loved it and cycled a great deal. However, after a few years, some ill he... Lire la suite

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I started my romance with cycling a few years ago when I first bought a bike under the cycle to work scheme. I used to cycle from home in the Purbecks to Bournemouth Airport Business Park one day ... Lire la suite

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This is Toulouse (yes I name all my road bikes.) I found this bike as nothing more than a somewhat used frame in an old, small bicycle shop about 24 years ago. The frame on Pepe, my Peugeot, had cr... Lire la suite

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I met my wife in the summer of 2001 in New Plymouth. Through mutual friends we met and the four of us went to a party together. I brought a spare bike along for her to ride, and when her eyes lit u... Lire la suite

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My husband is so romantic and came for 3 evening bike ride dates in a row. It was so special and I appreciate my husband biking with me. When I have been out biking and he sees me through the win... Lire la suite

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Sharon Lea My hubby is the same, its pretty special to be with someone so considerate and thoughtful.

My hubby is the same, its pretty special to be with someone so considerate and thoughtful.

My passion for cycling lives deep within, but what do you do when one challenge was a step too far? Answer = Change your spec! A challenge too far? Coast to Coast in a day, (not the normal spo... Lire la suite

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Before you were mine, you carried my mother while she tried to keep up with my youthful energy. Upon graduating to intermediate school at the age of 11 I adopted you; seat low and feet barely able ... Lire la suite

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Fiona Wadmore So sad! But you have such a positive attitude! I hope you have a D-lock now to protect your new love. My daughter had the s... read more

So sad! But you have such a positive attitude! I hope you have a D-lock now to protect your new love. My daughter had the same experience with her first bike in the city.

My husband and I met on a Friday night at after-work drinks - which we’d both quite naturally biked to. Many of our subsequent dates, leisure and general life together involved biking. I wasn’t z... Lire la suite

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Nick Kendall NZ again...Great country for cycling

NZ again...Great country for cycling

Lisa Wilde Love your story. Lucky you living in a city with a safe bike route through your CBD. All the best for your baby.

Love your story. Lucky you living in a city with a safe bike route through your CBD. All the best for your baby.

I love to cycle...really really love it! I started cycling to work two years ago on a very rainy Monday morning after my mother in law lent me a bike that she didn't use anymore. Around the sam... Lire la suite

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It was a blustery spring day in April 2016 when I found myself preparing for a second date. I had met Alex the Easter bank holiday in our home town. We both grew up in the town and both ended up in... Lire la suite

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