Cycling for Noobs

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MazzyH Oct 2021 3:35pm, 25 Oct 2021 11,470 posts	MazzyH exactly that AL!
Dillthedog Oct 2021 5:00pm, 25 Oct 2021 4,210 posts	Dillthedog And maybe a cycle touring thread?
fetcheveryone Oct 2021 5:13pm, 25 Oct 2021 26,646 posts	fetcheveryone What's cycle touring? Is that where you go from place to place, like a holiday type thing?
MazzyH Oct 2021 5:31pm, 25 Oct 2021 11,471 posts	MazzyH What's cycle touring? Is that where you go from place to place, like a holiday type thing? no such thing as a stupid question.... yes Fetch, i believe that is the case.... I'd love to have a wee bike adventure to myself sometime....! maybe next year
MudMeanderer Oct 2021 10:12pm, 25 Oct 2021 2,162 posts	MudMeanderer Touring typically refers to multi day rides, carrying everything on the bike, and either using hotels or campsites. The term bikepacking is also used, though that more typically refers to wild camping excursions, often off-road. It also covers ridiculously long unsupported races such as the Trans-Continental.
Dillthedog Oct 2021 7:39am, 26 Oct 2021 4,211 posts	Dillthedog Yes Mr Fetch. Can also be a single day away, more a case of riding to go see somewhere as opposed to just riding to get a few miles in. But anything from one day to a round the world trip. Not sure I could get that permission from Mrs Dill though, so mor likely a night or two away in a tent/b&b/ hostelly type place
um Oct 2021 8:28am, 26 Oct 2021 5,320 posts	um So can I count my 2-day Kent excursion? Staying in a hotel in Margate (Walpole Bay) for my sister's birthday bash (pre-plague). We rode the Kent / Viking / Thanet coast path to Pegwell Bay to see the Viking long ship one day (and back), then to Reculver to see the towers the next day. I never knew I'd done cycle touring, till now. The power of a noobie site! Is there a badge for it?
Dillthedog Oct 2021 1:06pm, 26 Oct 2021 4,212 posts	Dillthedog I would say so Um!
fetcheveryone Oct 2021 1:27pm, 26 Oct 2021 26,650 posts	fetcheveryone I've got a noob question. This is something I've noticed throughout October, so I'm assuming it's related to the cold air - but I'm finding that my nostrils are getting full up with moisture on a regular basis. Is this common? And are there any strategies for stopping it? (Like maybe a buff over the face - but that feels like it'd just get wringing wet) It's not too much of a pain really, and I've perfected the snot rocket, saving them for when cars get too close
Meglet Oct 2021 3:28pm, 26 Oct 2021 22,072 posts	Meglet No. Accept the labrador nose! Mine constantly runs when I ride and is worse in the cold. I have thought I get some reduction by using a hayfever nasal spray regularly, so I try to continue that through the winter if I remember.