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Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:31 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
I have dropped two jean sizes. I feel awesome :)

I was curious so I weighed myself, now going to cry into my old fat clothes :DD


:D So, feeling awesome > whatever you weight.

Throw the scales out...

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:32 ]
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I know bugger all about bikes, so, if anyone would be kind enough to look at these and tell me if any of them would be even remotely good I'd be very grateful!

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list? ... xPrice=100

(I narrowed it by ladies bike - otherwise there were 3,000 results!)

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:37 ]
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Trooper wrote:
12st 8 for me at the moment, which considering how much I ate over xmas, isn't too bad!
:'( I hate you :kiss:

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:39 ]
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TheFireFaerie wrote:
I know bugger all about bikes, so, if anyone would be kind enough to look at these and tell me if any of them would be even remotely good I'd be very grateful!

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list? ... xPrice=100

(I narrowed it by ladies bike - otherwise there were 3,000 results!)



What height are you as this well help with frame size. MsKov is 5'3 and has xs, I am 6'2 and have large.

Author:  Trooper [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:39 ]
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TheFireFaerie wrote:
I know bugger all about bikes, so, if anyone would be kind enough to look at these and tell me if any of them would be even remotely good I'd be very grateful!

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list? ... xPrice=100

(I narrowed it by ladies bike - otherwise there were 3,000 results!)


Are you likely to ever be riding wearing a skirt?
If not, then ladies or gents is immaterial. Size of frame is what matters.

I'm not an expert by any means, but I would expect a "mens" bike to be better than the equivalent "ladies" as they are generally designed that way first, aren't they?

Author:  myp [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:40 ]
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You probably want a frame size of 20" or 22". Something like this would be good, but it's in Stockport:

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/ ... ke-20.html

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:41 ]
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The geometry is different on women's bikes due to longer legs and shorter upper body or something. Just find one that is comfortable for you for the time being

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:51 ]
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Trooper wrote:
TheFireFaerie wrote:
I know bugger all about bikes, so, if anyone would be kind enough to look at these and tell me if any of them would be even remotely good I'd be very grateful!

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list? ... xPrice=100

(I narrowed it by ladies bike - otherwise there were 3,000 results!)


Are you likely to ever be riding wearing a skirt?
If not, then ladies or gents is immaterial. Size of frame is what matters.

I'm not an expert by any means, but I would expect a "mens" bike to be better than the equivalent "ladies" as they are generally designed that way first, aren't they?


Ladies road/hybrid bikes normally have a narrower handle bar, as shoulders are narrower. Just more comfortable. Only difference really.

Make sure wheels are 26" or you will have more work to do.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:52 ]
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MaliA wrote:
The geometry is different on women's bikes due to longer legs and shorter upper body or something. Just find one that is comfortable for you for the time being



Not always. MsKov is a ladies bike, just XS frame and handle bars other than that same as mine.

Author:  myp [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:53 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
MsKov is a ladies bike

Lesbian, eh? Better you find out now, I guess.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:54 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
MaliA wrote:
The geometry is different on women's bikes due to longer legs and shorter upper body or something. Just find one that is comfortable for you for the time being



Not always. MsKov is a ladies bike, just XS frame and handle bars other than that same as mine.


Ah. Dunno where I got my idea from then.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:00 ]
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MaliA wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
MaliA wrote:
The geometry is different on women's bikes due to longer legs and shorter upper body or something. Just find one that is comfortable for you for the time being



Not always. MsKov is a ladies bike, just XS frame and handle bars other than that same as mine.


Ah. Dunno where I got my idea from then.



There are lots of different geometry, choosing my bike was difficult.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:02 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
MsKov is a ladies bike

Lesbian, eh? Better you find out now, I guess.



:DD

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:06 ]
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Okay, so a ladies bike is probably a good idea as I'm long legged / short bodied (5ft 5 height) and have narrow shoulders!!

So what size frame does that put me at needing?... and how come the 26" wheels Kov?

Thanks for the advice guys!!

Author:  myp [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:08 ]
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Oh no, I appear to be on the ignore list.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:09 ]
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Saddle can be raised, I would look at a small or medium frame.

26" each wheels are standard, smaller wheels means toy will have to pedal more :)

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:09 ]
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700c wheels are standard road bike. 26 are mtb standard.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:11 ]
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Rough idea. I would get a smaller frame and raise the saddle when comfortable.

Author:  Trooper [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:41 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
Saddle can be raised, I would look at a small or medium frame.

26" each wheels are standard, smaller wheels means toy will have to pedal more :)


If toy doesn't pedal, toy gets the hose again.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:46 ]
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bloody auto correct... ffs :)

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 17:10 ]
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21 mins 8 seconds for my first ever 10k on a bike (static, but still 10k!).

I have no idea where that sits in the range of good / bad but I'm just happy I did it! I'm not dead, but I did almost vomit - I'll call that a mostly-win.

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 17:11 ]
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ohohoh and my friend's girlfriend is selling her bike (convenient!) so just waiting for pics and measurements :)

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 18:10 ]
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And the bike?

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 18:12 ]
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:D

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 20:02 ]
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I can now comfortably run 1km in under 6 minutes. Steady pace, recovery in about 3 minutes. Happy with progress

Author:  Mr Russell [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 20:25 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I can now comfortably run 1km in under 6 minutes. Steady pace, recovery in about 3 minutes. Happy with progress

Being raised in that weird time between imperial and metric I can comfortably say I have no idea if that's a good time for that distance.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 22:19 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I can now comfortably run 1km in under 6 minutes. Steady pace, recovery in about 3 minutes. Happy with progress


Brilliant. That is good.

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 22:28 ]
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Thanks man. I quite like running in sub zero temperature

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 22:46 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I can now comfortably run 1km in under 6 minutes. Steady pace, recovery in about 3 minutes. Happy with progress

Being raised in that weird time between imperial and metric I can comfortably say I have no idea if that's a good time for that distance.

0.6miles in a kilometer, near as damnit. (60mph = 100kmph).

Author:  Cras [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 22:49 ]
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5/8ths, I believe. So what's that, 0.625? Yeah, near as dammit then ;)

Author:  myp [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:10 ]
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Grim... wrote:
100kmph

It's km/h or kmh-1

Author:  KovacsC [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 22:26 ]
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I have just had a Bupa Medical, Since my last medical June 2012, my BMI has dropped from 33 to 25, Currently at 16st 12 so need to shift more 6lbs.

Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 21, 2015 22:33 ]
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Nice work!

Author:  asfish [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:49 ]
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I'm about 6lbs off my fattest weight on record when I dieted and exercised before my wedding 5 years ago.

Used to do a lot of running with my wife and she was always the driver of us going and doing it, now we have a son we never go together and I never go at all.

Has a back op a year ago so that held me up and I also have been making excuses as well.

So now I have joined a group at work, we all weighed ourselves and will be running just over 2 miles 3 times a week at lunch time

Hope that I will do more at weekends as well, I'm lucky that generally once I start up exercise I find I have soon get fit again and can increase my distances

Author:  KovacsC [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:12 ]
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Do you use Strava? it is good for achievements and kudos, and it seems to help.

Author:  asfish [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:21 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
Do you use Strava? it is good for achievements and kudos, and it seems to help.


Not used anything like that, my wife has a old Garmen watch that I don't think does that much very easily with SmartPhones

Was thinking that if I can keep it up I might invest in something to see how may miles you have to run to get rid of all the weight, hopefully that will start me thinking the next time I drink beer or eat shit food!

Author:  KovacsC [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:28 ]
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Strava, is a web app, there is a mobile down load.

I have my garmin connect software connects to strava.

Author:  JBR [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:48 ]
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Strava's useful not so much for the recording - though that's interesting - but because you can compare yourself with locals running/cycling the same route, and see what others have been up to that week. If your group were on it would put your joint runs together, but also perhaps give you the quick 'oh, they've just done a sneaky 3 on Saturday' motivation. You can log exercise with a GPS watch and connect it up or directly from the app using your phone.

Plus you can link it to your parkrun profile, so it has become quite the social thing for me.

Author:  KovacsC [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:52 ]
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Oh, not linked it to park run yet..

Author:  KovacsC [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 20:36 ]
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Bought a new heart rate monitor strap. As my old one says my BPM was 240 all the time.

A selling point for new one is 'one size fits most'

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 14:25 ]
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Future Warrior wrote:
You probably want a frame size of 20" or 22". Something like this would be good, but it's in Stockport:

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/ ... ke-20.html


Have found a brilliantly priced bike with 19" frame 26" wheels - is that too small a frame, though?...

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 14:42 ]
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Depends on leg length :)

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 15:02 ]
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I would go to your local bike shop and try a few for size.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 15:02 ]
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I would go to your local bike shop and try a few for size.

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 15:02 ]
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*goes to fetch a tape measure* to hip?

Author:  TheFireFaerie [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 15:32 ]
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Right, I have a 32" inside leg, which should put me at 5"10', but I'm only 5"5' - this does not make choosing a bike the easiest task... *goes to cycle surgery*

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 15:33 ]
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No true. I have 34 leg and 6'2. I would go and sit on a few :)

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 16:02 ]
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I was thinking about getting a fitness band for the missus for Valentines (ever the romantic, me). Any suggestions as to the best?

Author:  Mr Russell [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 16:54 ]
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DavPaz wrote:
I was thinking about getting a fitness band for the missus for Valentines (ever the romantic, me). Any suggestions as to the best?

I got Mimi the Fitbit for Christmas and it seems to have gone down well. Auto syncs with the phone and computer, and tracks steps and sleep patterns.

Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 17:00 ]
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I use a garmin 910xt, but that might be overkill. I records multisport activites.

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