Unfit & Heavy

Big Al your Pal

Finding my (electric) wheels
Jul 11, 2018
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Hi

I live not too far from a monument to WW1 cyclists.

I haven't used my mountain bike in anger for some considerable amount of time and haventh been bike fit since my stduent days around about 1992, when Huddersfield's somewhat brutal hilliness didn't seem to phase me.

These days I face hills wherever I go out of the house. So I haven't gone out with my bike. The only way I envisage building up any fitness is to get an eBike and work from there.

I'm also extremely heavy, have a dodgy knee and have the opportunity (letter of collection burning a hole in my pocket) to get a bike for a max of £1k under the cycle to work scheme.
 

Fat Rat

Esteemed Pedelecer
Jun 7, 2018
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UK
Hi welcome to the site

Bad knee I can associate with
Ebike helps a lot allthou I do ride mainly eco and tour mode (Bosch mid drive) so the two lowest setting in an extremely hilly area but it’s nice to know it’s there if needed mid ride if it starts playing me up :)