Newly Obsessed From South Wales

Mad_Angler1

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Hay folks, I am Ian from South Wales, I am an overweight 45 year old who spent his child hood on bikes a LOT as parents could not drive right up to the point I leant to drink, then drive, then ride bikes with engines. Since then Life has stolen my youth, Wife, kids and a desk job that has afforded me A waist line I really need to loose.

I am a person with a few hobbies the biggest being FPV Drones, 3D Printing and electronic repair and have been around these worlds since it started in late naughty's. Big into tech and am a little known in the FPV world especially as I have a small YT channel.

Earlier in the week the 10yo boy wanted to go riding his bike off-road so I ended up at a local place that has some routs and tracks. Hired a MTB for the day and while it literally nearly killed me spend the day smiling. Been in sooo much pain for days since but sill smiling :LOL:.

Tbh I need to get my fitness back up but I don't have a lot of time, I also have no and mean Zero interest or hunger for exercise for the sake of it, I like to walk but jogging, running ar4e complete no no. I need a driver to get me to do something away from the work bench and the few hours that almost killed me in the week reminded me of how much I loved bikes.

Since the ride I found my self spending an insane amount of time watching EMTB videos and info, I am a fast learner and got my self fairy back up to speed and am now trying to work out what to jump in on as I have set my hart on a full suspension EMTB. I feel its going to give me more drive to get out there than just a standard bike.

As a side note I have been using product by DJI since they started and infract I actually used to Beta Test for them and also help run their Facebook groups so its been quite interesting to see the AMFLOW thing, there is a LOT I could say and warn you about that in its self but that's a whole other conversation.

Anyhoo

Hi
 

Tooks

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Hey, welcome! You’ve found the right place ref EMTB, IMHO of course!

We’ve already met in that ‘whole other conversation’ and found your insight into DJI interesting.

In a small coincidence I’m also an Iain (albeit with the extra i!), and also have a lifelong interest in bicycles. Summer holidays for me as a child were point the bike somewhere and return when it was dark and I couldn’t see where I was going.

Also like you, life has made me a bit bigger than I used to be, and EMTBs got me back into cycling after wife and child came along.

There’s some good folks on here, maybe even somebody near you will be organising a group ride sometime.

The tech knowledge is also very widespread. Enjoy!
 

Mad_Angler1

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Yea Im down in Pembrokeshire so right on the west end. Not that many trails around but there are a few to try to keep me going without traveling to far.
 

Zed.

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I thought I'd loose wieght with an mtb, actually managed to loose 1 1/2 stone BUT that was due to injuring myself & getting starved by my mrs because she had access to the food supply 🤭

I'm not sure a broken heel was worth the loss but I am sorta below 16 stone now:p

as to loosing a few pounds, it's easier to spend the pounds;)

Rich.
 

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