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@bothwell
Good thread, spybot (and good epic long post, too).
It's been a good year for me, cycling-wise - got my Langster in March and retired the shitty hybrid I'd been commuting on previously. Loved every second of being on the new bike. I would not have gone single speed if I hadn't encountered LFGSS and I'm really glad I did both. Fondly remember taking the langster out for a test ride at the shop and coming back in pissing with sweat and grinning like a fool going "I MUST OWN THIS BICYCLE" with such starry eyes the dude in the shop burst out laughing at me.
According to my cateye velo I've done just over 1300 miles since I started recording which isn't really that much compared to others here but is a decent amount for a chubby fuck who only took up physical activity in 2010.
Did Epping, Cambridge and Brighton as my only 'proper' forum rides this year - it's taken me over a year to grow the balls to actually come out and meet you people and I'm glad I did. I'm a more confident and stronger rider for doing it and it's given me the yen for doing more, harder and faster.
Like others I've also joined AudaxUK and hope to see some of you on some of those rides as well as forum ones throughout this year. 2011 gave me a little more of a sense of some of the things that I might want to achieve with riding, so 2012 will be my opportunity to try them out. Am looking forward to it.
And I swear I'll flip that flip-flop hub to fixed soon. Soon.