Hello- Introduction

You're starting a blog..?

Thanks to a little more than gentle push (thank you) from my girlfriend and her Dad this blog has come into existence. I am a cyclist, those who are snobbish and only believe that their particular form  of cycling (mountain, road, basket on the front) is the best and that you have to be 'something' to call yourself a cyclist, I have no time for. Rather, I believe that anyone who picks up a bike, any bike, and rides it, for fun or competitively, is a cyclist. I am part of the road cycling 'clan', clad in lycra and attempting to go faster and further than everyone else and attempting to look as 'cool' and professional as possible whilst doing so. However, I am not what you would consider 'serious' though, and am not some older gent, sage and wise in the art form of road cycling, with a bank of infinite knowledge and experiences to share. Nevertheless, I ask too many questions, talk a little bit too much and have the capacity to become a little bit obsessed by something when I have decided I am interested in it. 

For me that obsession is cycling. As a quick note, I have not been interested in cycling for all that long, around seven years, and I feel that if I have questions, surely others do too?  The aim of me whittling on about cycling on this blog is to (try) and answer some of those questions that I have, and hopefully you do too, and I would like to start creating the afore mentioned bank of knowledge and experience and telling you all about it along the way.

On recent rides with friends and especially a charity ride, I was struck by how many people participating were fans of cycling but thought they didn't have the time or money to expend on making it into a fully fledged hobby/pursuit and how many of them were new to the sport and just starting out and were riding on their own, trying to work out things for themselves because they were too nervous or they thought they weren't good enough to join in group rides or join a club. I also hope with this blog to dispel the rumours that cycling is a very expensive sport and also to help any who are like the latter of the people on the ride with me, those who were nervous to ask the first questions.  

So, for any questions I find myself asking in the future andd writing about or if you find yourself having some that aren't covered in 'Cycling Weekly' or any other sources of information you have, please do read this blog and maybe you'll get some answers. Thanks.

Author: Michael Evans