Katie you are an inspiration. This video made me cry. I’m an overweight 55 yr old woman and I just started cycling to help improve my fitness. I find any climbs very difficult but you have inspired me to keep trying. Thank you.
THIS!!! Honestly when I started I was so much heavier and it felt so much harder. Stick with it, even when you feel frustrated because what's the alternative? That's what I always told myself when I felt discouraged. Go and enjoy my friend x
i weigh about220 pounds 100 kg, and have a triple chainring on my "normal" bike. just got a "race bike" ...nooo i don't race, and no way i can make it up the same climbs... just do what your gears allow. diet is 90 percent of the weight loss journey if that is your goal... personally i have yoyo'd but always optimistic... losing weight again. all the best from Canada
Any climb difficult ? Perhaps your bicycle is undergeared ? If I may, I’d recommend that you get yourself acquainted with « Gear Inches » (there’s a Wiki) or Meters of development, if you’re in a metric country. This way you can seek advices from a bike shop mechanic in a language that the two of you understand with figures. With a properly geared bike, you’ll spin your way up climbs, should it be at a walking pace, it doesn’t matter, with far less effort.
I was an age group triathlete and since Covid a raving lazy alcoholic..... But small steps forward....... Your video really helped and only 3mins as currently my span of attention is limited. So thankyou ❤
Katie, I found your channel after I started my cycling journey, I’m so glad I did. I have developed a love for cycling, to the point I’ve surprised my love ones and myself, as I don’t know where the passion came from, but I know it burns bright I too have lost weight as a result, it’s also healed a back issue. many of your videos have given me tips to improve and maintain my love of the sport, and for that I thank you. Forever ride safe
I absolutely love your video. I have gone through a very similar experience with running and ED and right now I was looking to start cycling, but it felt quite scary because I couldn’t see myself fit in. So glad you shared your experience online. 😊
WOW! What an amazing journey. You really are inspiring me to get back onto my bike again. Sadly I lost weight though cancer and as a result haven`t got the energy to cycle far at least at the moment. I did however cycle nearly to Portugal (on my exercise bike) while trying to get fit before my op. Your videos are amazing and really encouraging. Thank you and wishing you many happy miles of cycling.
Andrea! You absolute trooper - going through cancer you are one strong ass woman!!! Just do a little bit here and there if you feel up to it. Wishing you all the health and love! Xxx
Brilliant ! Giant make great bikes. They're like Toyota's ... well engineered, reasonably priced. Can't fault them. But like someone once said .... it's not about the bike.
WOW ! caterpillar -> biking -> beautyful butterfly ! Thanks for giving me inspiration and motivation. I am a biker since 13. As a young man i climbed the hills and left my mates behind. My weight was 70 Kilos. But i played (european) football too, got some injuries and some weight, but it was no problem at all. Then the corona-time hits me hard. Sportfields had been closed and with a knee injurie i could not bike. After corona was over i broke my arm. Wiight went to 88 Kilos. Then i was near to give up, because the hills had become mountains. I set myself a goal. I will go bikepacking from germany to the southwest of france in September. I am biking every day to get fit. It works. Im loosing weight. Its a very hard time for me and it needs to allways focus the goal. You are the best example for the lifechanging power of biking. When i suffer, i will think of you. You did far more than me, so how can i give up... One time i would like to meet you in the alps.
Katie you are indeed an inspiration. now i am sluggish this afternoon... no excuse time to hop onto my bike... getting a few flats recently. so i stuck some gatorskin tires on my everyday ride. despite having a TINY under seat bag
Wow Katie, you’ve come a long way I’m very inspired and very impressed. Very happy for you. You had fitness goals and you ran with it or can we say rode with it !!!! ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻😀😀😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Very inspirational. I sort of did what you did but let it slide to the point where I need to do the whole thing again. Year 2001 I decided to do a solo LEJoG in 2002 so I rode 200 miles from home to my Father in Law's in 2 days with no training. I couldn't walk up or down stairs for a few days after. After a bit of training I did a B&B LEJog in 9 days, so I'd already bagged several 100 milers. I did a few years of social rides on Sundays but, in 2008 I got the AUDAX bug and completed a 200km. It totally wiped me out but I met some people who had done 2007 PAris-Brest-Paris (which seemed impossible). Long story short, I found myself completing 2011 PBP. 2015 was my last PBP (I bailed on the return leg, I'd just had enough of Long-distance). Then I got into serious WATTBIKE training and, at the age of 54 I got my best ever power:weight numbers. I was light, I had lots of power ... The whole World felt flat. Anyway, I moved to France in 2019 ... Covid ... no cycling .....food ...wine ...... weight ..... lack of fitness. 2024, very overweight, very underpowered, but I'm about to start the long road back. I'll never get my best numbers back. The World will never feel that flat again (I only ever rode Single-Speed at that time. No point having gears). Wish me luck. Having done this before I know how painful it's going to be.
Inspiring! Can't believe I was riding with you on Zwift last night Women Only monthly ride and had no idea who you were!!! 😂 Thanks for a great ride. Will hopefully join you on Alpe du Zwift :) some point...
thanks Katie. ❤. you made me want to ride a bike for fun and health. First mountain bike, now road and both between summer and winter seasons. not the same results as you but better on weight and pride in doing something good for yourself. friends from France. kisses.
Fantastic Katie 👊 👍 There is something about riding a bike even steady away, because your not gonna do the TDF in the 1st year. It takes time and a few frustrating rides before you start thinking to yourself that biking is great. I've always ridden a bike and mostly to work too, but when the BS kicked in 2020 that's when me and my mate Jacko started every other day then most days on a MTB and hybrid. We got the fitness, the thighs and a bit of weight loss but mostly weight distribution, to the thighs and calf muscles and loss of top end, but we weren't bothered because we were flying and climbing without a 2nd thought, and to top it off we had the company of each other talking bollo* like we do, and still do. I'm so happy that you stuck at it Katie and look at you now 🎖🚵♂️ I'm thinking of retiring as I type and a new mtb xc for my retirement. Keep it going lass and I doff my Yorkshire flat cap to you, sorry no emoji for doffing, or one I can find 😊
I am not proud to say that I threw up on the Isle Skye road (Dovestones)...twice. And then threw my malt loaf up on my return ride from Compo's cafe. Did you ever ride 'Cragg Vale' up to Blackstone Edge? I don't know how true it is but I was told that 'The Cragg' is the longest uninterrupted climb in England, and it sure felt like it!. I did that ride several times and thought I was going to die every time! All these years on I still ride a bike...but now I ride a Honda :)
Yessss!! He’s the friend who told me to buy a bike in Adelaide. He got me a discount too and was SO good at helping me learn about the bike. Proper nice bloke 🙂
Is there really such a big difference between an MTB and roadbike in terms of speed? I've been using a hybrid between an MTB and touring bike for the past 10 years. Great allround bike and except for fading framepaint it still looks like new because I do all maintenance myself. I use it mostly for commute during the week (about 25km/day) and sometimes trips in the weekends. Average speed slowly crept up from 19km/h to 23km/h (includes waiting at traffic lights). But now I wonder what averages I would get on a road bike...
Great transformation. Did u actively try and lose the weight? Or did it just naturally fall off over time due to a good healthy non-restrictive diet and the consistent activity?
@220 nice job, but I am curious why it was initially hard to do 5k on the bike when you had just recently been training for a marathon? Different muscles?
Just a completely different sport - could run for hours but trying to get used to a heavy mountain bike up a hill took some getting used to. Also I did the marathon but not particularly fast - ran it all but defo not fast :)
After my first heart attack at age 56, I quit smoking and started biking. At the age of 61, I had a second heart attack, but after a year of recovery, I was back on the bike! Even now at age 67, still cycling!
THIS THIS THIS!!! Soooooo many bike channels on RUclips are pushing the whole "ride like a racer" to wannabes and posers instead of pushing the message that really matters: Be HEALTHY, be HAPPY and have FUN. Your bike weight doesn't matter. Having the newest and greatest $10,000 bike is irrelevant. You don't need bibs that cost $400. Buy a bike you enjoy riding, ride the wheels off the thing, and push yourself in a fun way -- not to beat anyone, but to improve yourself.
@@MikeOrazziI’m glad you shared your thought with us. I just talked with a person who has a 30 year old TREK bike and told me he would never trade it for another bike.
I love this story , love that your not bothered about coming last . I am slower then anyone I know yet I can get to the top of hard knot with out putting a foot down . Love that it just keeps getting better x well done Katie
My cycling story is very similar. I had a big accident and damaged my back and neck. I didn't work for 3 years and after two operations I had to lose weight and get fit. I was 128kgs (2 meters tall), so pulled the old mountain bike out of the shed and started cycling 6 miles twice a week. Fast forward 13years and I now weigh 96-98kgs and cycle 200 miles a week. I have cycled all over the world and have about 1,300 KOM's and just love cycling. I live in Norfolk (UK). It's great when people change their lives for the better though cycling and it's not easy but so worth sticking at it and after a couple of years you can do anything! Well done Katie.
When I was fifty, very unfit, overweight and a smoker my wife and I bought cheap mountain bikes, we lived in Melbourne, Australia. Started off in the local park, worked up to days then weekends. Every summer we spent two weeks in New Zealand with panniers and tents, did all the passes (we stopped smoking and lost weight). When we retired we went to Europe every year for three weeks with our bikes, a different country each year. Moved to France and now live in Switzerland. Now 78 years old, we cycle in the hills and mountains for a couple of hours just about every day, we also ski and hike.
Katie, As a 220 lb .. 56 year old man, You have gave me encouragement to ride more and to improve my fitness. Actually, you put a tear in my eye. Encouragement !!!! You reach people from across the world with your inspiration. I live in the US .... North West Georgia and love your videos. My short term goal is to ride a Metric Century then next year a full 100 Mile Century. My fitness is slowly getting better and I Thank You ,,,,, for helping me get off the couch and on the bike.
I myself forget that you weren't born on a bike as you seem so at ease riding and climbing and taking on whatever steepness is in front of you. I will always encourage you to be yourself, I will always support you to do your best; I'm proud of all you've done and achieved, I'm proud of you Katie K! 🤗 😄🙂 👋🌝
Thank you! This is exactly why I made this video. I did one a few years back but know there are lots of new people here so always want to show I was pretty dreadful at the start - questionable now even haha. Thanks for the lovely words x
Your face totally changed when you shed the pounds Katie, couldn't see your cheekbones. You obviously changed your diet too which is a big part of weight gain and loss.
We have a saying in Manchester/West Yorkshire, Hebden Bridge my old training grounds " THE BICYCLE 🚲 IS MANKIND'S GREATEST INVENTION " , looking at it this way on few bananas 🍌 drinks maybe MARS BAR you can travel 100 plus miles, 160 kilometres, if brave enough do 60 mph down hills, know people that have lapped the Planet, I did LENGTH OF BRITAIN 🇬🇧 in 1982 for charity MS, 1100 miles in 12 days, remember it weekly so much to see, rode in France 🇫🇷 Spain 🇪🇸, Isle of Man, living in Australia Byron Bay NSW cheers have fun keep fit 😊
I lost 55kgs in college thanks to running. I’ve now been a runner for almost 15 years but have recently gotten into triathlon sports. I love cycling and seeing what I can do on 2 wheels. Congrats on your weight loss journey. I think anyone who has been on this journey knows how great a feeling it is hitting, then exceeding, your goals.
Katie, that was such a beautiful story... It's comes at a perfect time because I have female friends who I've suggested cycling to, who want to lose weight and feel better physically... and have at least started by indoor cycling. I can't wait to share this with them. I know they'll absolutely appreciate it. You, Juliet, and Dave Noakes are a huge influence on me as why I still ride. Dave got me into tackling climbs with a fixie! 😅Thank you for your wonderful video.
Thank you for mentioning the weight gain from your eating disorder. It can be a very normal part of recovery but it isn’t often mentioned. I’ve been cycling for years now and have tried a road bike but can’t seem to get used to it. I go pretty fast on my hybrid but hearing your story makes me want to go further on my bike. Thanks for being so open and for sharing your story.
At 66, 19stone 8lbs, 5ft 11, high bp, asthma, left knee replaced, was heading downhill fast, biggest problem was gluttony, my wife slim fit has always stood by me encouraged me so we bought e-bikes from orbea, expensive but got us out there, now after 3months I’m doing 20 mile hill circuits, on bike 6 days per week, will buy a ‘ordinary’ road bike for next year as I’m exceeding battery assisted speed and not riding on max battery power anymore. Just found your channel today, have subscribed. P.S. I’v lost 2stone but still wear baggy showerproof top but love my proper cycle gel Lycra shorts.
Katie, you continue to be an inspiration! You work to include everyone and your videos reflect that. You even share the less than fun times you experience. You keep inspiring and I’ll keep watching!
I'm 71 been riding for 61 years but these days not so fast or so far. With 4 bikes I've got one for every occasion. Here's looking forward to the next ten years,
Hi Katie good video when you ride alot you will drop wait l now you love cycling nice too be fit ever back in Australia would like too do a ride with you take care
Thanks for the update on your biking history. It's always been a curiosity of mine. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and have often wondered how did this "newbie" become so enamored and expert at everything cycling. Well, now I know and it is a terrific story. I have been biking my entire life having completed my first century in 1968 at 16. It seemed that during the sixties, seventies and even into the eighties, one never met an adult who began cycling as an adult. It seems that there existed only a few categories: kids, and bike racers. Now of course, folks from 30 to 70 are embarking on their own bike journey. Your channel and your history provide a wonderful peek into the world of non-competitive cycling for everyone. I often suggest your channel to friends who want to give biking a go but are a bit intimidated by all the jargon and tech info that dominates us today. Silly concerns such as: Do I need an power meter?, OMG my new bike is 18 pounds!, do I really need a carbon whatever bike frame?, I can only afford a 105 grupo. This is all meaningless and overwhelming trivia to non-cycling folks and tends to be a turn-off. Although, I love GCN, I never, ever suggest it to a friend who is becoming interested in cycling. Way too much emphasis on racing and out of control amateurs who envision them selves the next Primoz Roglic or Tadej P. So thanks for the channel, you have done more for "civilian" cycling than Trek, Cannondale, Orbea, Canyon, etc etc combined. I hope you keep going.
Ahh what a story Katie! just found your channel. Amazing journey and fair play to you. I love your enthusiasm and I 100% know that feeling of getting on a road bike for the first time and you're instantly hooked. The way it felt, the precision, the control and the speed. It's truly one of the best ways to get fit. Im a PT based in Dublin and now I hope to encourage some of my clients to buy a bike and get out into those mountains with me! It just might change their life in the same way it's changed ours. I'll share your channel with them for some inspo! Keep up the great work. Respect from Dublin :)
I once whinged at a weekly article in the newspaper that exercise is not the answer because I was 14kg over weight despite commuting to and from work 10k each way wind, rain or shine. They said see your GP. Turns out I was diabetic and burned the sugar in my blood stream and ran on empty the rest of the way but still did the 10k in 20 min. Cycling gives you health tips, just pay attention.
Well similar thing I had. I started with cycling in 2018. and I lost 20 kilos since then. I enjoy cycling and I enjoy it when riding alone, just bike and myself.
Very inspirational and I hope your story reaches a broad audience. Cycling has been part of my life since teenage years and it continues to be the bedrock of my physical, mental, and spiritual health. May your journey continue!! Cheers!!
Woot woot Katie very good 🙂 !!! As a 59 year old cyclist I can testify that overall, road or mountain biking is unbeatable for fitness maintenance / weight control. Mix in some light weights & Isometrics + walking and you'll be the fittest person in your circles...
100% agree. I'm a 55 yr old mtb'r. I've been cycling for about 20 yrs but just this year committed to weight training. I never wanted to do that part but wonder of wonders, I like it and I'm a better cyclist now! Cheers!
this is an inspiring story, focusing on stayin healty having fun the way everyone prefers. but, listening to all your trips around the world, there must be also an economic-working situation not that common...it would be great to travel abroad for weeks, but not with all jobs you can really do something similar.
Hi Katie I am so glad you got fitter as you continued your cycling journey. I thought you were/ are attractive at any size. I could also lose at few pounds but my goal is to start running marathons again after having a knee replacement 10 months ago and cycling is a great way of cross training until I can start running on a regular basis. I did have a serious bike accident as a teen which kept me from riding for about 40 yrs, but I did my 1st century ride with my son, and daughter in law. And as far as fancy outfits to prove I am a cyclist, it’s just a waste of money, I just need to be stronger and faster than the rest, just like when I ran full marathons.
Congratulations Katie! You're a great example of perseverance and determination, you proved what hard work and a love of cycling can do for each and everyone.
That was an interesting story. I’ve always run but turned to cycling at 50 as it agreed with my joints and ageing body. I’m really interested to know if your diet has changed. I used to be able to train and eat everything. Now considering intermittent fasting to stay lean. What’s your advice?
Katie you are an inspiration. This video made me cry. I’m an overweight 55 yr old woman and I just started cycling to help improve my fitness. I find any climbs very difficult but you have inspired me to keep trying. Thank you.
THIS!!! Honestly when I started I was so much heavier and it felt so much harder. Stick with it, even when you feel frustrated because what's the alternative? That's what I always told myself when I felt discouraged. Go and enjoy my friend x
i weigh about220 pounds 100 kg, and have a triple chainring on my "normal" bike. just got a "race bike" ...nooo i don't race, and no way i can make it up the same climbs... just do what your gears allow. diet is 90 percent of the weight loss journey if that is your goal... personally i have yoyo'd but always optimistic... losing weight again. all the best from Canada
Any climb difficult ?
Perhaps your bicycle is undergeared ?
If I may, I’d recommend that you get yourself acquainted with « Gear Inches » (there’s a Wiki) or Meters of development, if you’re in a metric country.
This way you can seek advices from a bike shop mechanic in a language that the two of you understand with figures.
With a properly geared bike, you’ll spin your way up climbs, should it be at a walking pace, it doesn’t matter, with far less effort.
Keep going and just enjoy it. It wont happen overnight but it WILL happen.
Dont eat shit food
I was an age group triathlete and since Covid a raving lazy alcoholic..... But small steps forward....... Your video really helped and only 3mins as currently my span of attention is limited. So thankyou ❤
Katie, I found your channel after I started my cycling journey, I’m so glad I did.
I have developed a love for cycling, to the point I’ve surprised my love ones and myself, as I don’t know where the passion came from, but I know it burns bright
I too have lost weight as a result, it’s also healed a back issue.
many of your videos have given me tips to improve and maintain my love of the sport, and for that I thank you.
Forever ride safe
I absolutely love your video. I have gone through a very similar experience with running and ED and right now I was looking to start cycling, but it felt quite scary because I couldn’t see myself fit in. So glad you shared your experience online. 😊
Lovely story. Thank you for sharing.
WOW! What an amazing journey. You really are inspiring me to get back onto my bike again. Sadly I lost weight though cancer and as a result haven`t got the energy to cycle far at least at the moment. I did however cycle nearly to Portugal (on my exercise bike) while trying to get fit before my op. Your videos are amazing and really encouraging. Thank you and wishing you many happy miles of cycling.
Andrea! You absolute trooper - going through cancer you are one strong ass woman!!! Just do a little bit here and there if you feel up to it. Wishing you all the health and love! Xxx
@@KatieKookaburra Thank you so much. I may start somewhere flat like Cambridge (not too far ish from me) and build up. xx
Brilliant ! Giant make great bikes. They're like Toyota's ... well engineered, reasonably priced. Can't fault them. But like someone once said .... it's not about the bike.
Incredible story thanks for inspiring us, this video gives us hope
WOW ! caterpillar -> biking -> beautyful butterfly !
Thanks for giving me inspiration and motivation.
I am a biker since 13. As a young man i climbed the hills and left my mates behind. My weight was 70 Kilos. But i played (european) football too, got some injuries and some weight, but it was no problem at all. Then the corona-time hits me hard. Sportfields had been closed and with a knee injurie i could not bike. After corona was over i broke my arm. Wiight went to 88 Kilos. Then i was near to give up, because the hills had become mountains. I set myself a goal. I will go bikepacking from germany to the southwest of france in September. I am biking every day to get fit. It works. Im loosing weight. Its a very hard time for me and it needs to allways focus the goal.
You are the best example for the lifechanging power of biking. When i suffer, i will think of you. You did far more than me, so how can i give up...
One time i would like to meet you in the alps.
Katie you are indeed an inspiration. now i am sluggish this afternoon... no excuse time to hop onto my bike... getting a few flats recently. so i stuck some gatorskin tires on my everyday ride. despite having a TINY under seat bag
Wow Katie, you’ve come a long way I’m very inspired and very impressed. Very happy for you. You had fitness goals and you ran with it or can we say rode with it !!!! ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻😀😀😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Amazing! I am buying my first bike tomorrow and this is so encouraging
Enjoy :) x
Kudos to you, both for making the effort and for posting the video. Keep it up and keep on going.
great work miss!!
Yay im in Adelaide and getting back on the bike just very recently.
Katie, thank you! I’d say that vid is the most inspirational 3 minutes (almost) on the internet.
You are amazing Katie! Keep up the good work and keep on riding!😊
A true inspiration, and now an ambassador for the sport. So much ❤for you and what you do!
Very inspirational. I sort of did what you did but let it slide to the point where I need to do the whole thing again.
Year 2001 I decided to do a solo LEJoG in 2002 so I rode 200 miles from home to my Father in Law's in 2 days with no training. I couldn't walk up or down stairs for a few days after.
After a bit of training I did a B&B LEJog in 9 days, so I'd already bagged several 100 milers. I did a few years of social rides on Sundays but, in 2008 I got the AUDAX bug and completed a 200km.
It totally wiped me out but I met some people who had done 2007 PAris-Brest-Paris (which seemed impossible). Long story short, I found myself completing 2011 PBP.
2015 was my last PBP (I bailed on the return leg, I'd just had enough of Long-distance).
Then I got into serious WATTBIKE training and, at the age of 54 I got my best ever power:weight numbers. I was light, I had lots of power ... The whole World felt flat.
Anyway, I moved to France in 2019 ... Covid ... no cycling .....food ...wine ...... weight ..... lack of fitness.
2024, very overweight, very underpowered, but I'm about to start the long road back.
I'll never get my best numbers back. The World will never feel that flat again (I only ever rode Single-Speed at that time. No point having gears).
Wish me luck. Having done this before I know how painful it's going to be.
Katie I love your story & enthusiasm, you keep going, enjoying it all & I look forward to hearing more from you.
Inspiring! Can't believe I was riding with you on Zwift last night Women Only monthly ride and had no idea who you were!!! 😂 Thanks for a great ride. Will hopefully join you on Alpe du Zwift :) some point...
Wow. Way to go! You’re quite svelte now! You look great. Congratulations.
Thank you so much!
great video & inspirational stories. And, go Adelaide ! (my hometown)
A beautiful story Katie. You’re an inspiration!
thanks Katie. ❤. you made me want to ride a bike for fun and health. First mountain bike, now road and both between summer and winter seasons. not the same results as you but better on weight and pride in doing something good for yourself. friends from France. kisses.
Fantastic Katie 👊 👍
There is something about riding a bike even steady away, because your not gonna do the TDF in the 1st year. It takes time and a few frustrating rides before you start thinking to yourself that biking is great. I've always ridden a bike and mostly to work too, but when the BS kicked in 2020 that's when me and my mate Jacko started every other day then most days on a MTB and hybrid. We got the fitness, the thighs and a bit of weight loss but mostly weight distribution, to the thighs and calf muscles and loss of top end, but we weren't bothered because we were flying and climbing without a 2nd thought, and to top it off we had the company of each other talking bollo* like we do, and still do.
I'm so happy that you stuck at it Katie and look at you now 🎖🚵♂️
I'm thinking of retiring as I type and a new mtb xc for my retirement.
Keep it going lass and I doff my Yorkshire flat cap to you, sorry no emoji for doffing, or one I can find 😊
Awesome stuff,never stopped riding from the moment I learnt. Also , I'm from Adelaide.
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Just watched your video, what an amazing lady you are! An inspiration 💪👍
THANK YOU!!!
Brilliant! Well done. Love our content.
I am not proud to say that I threw up on the Isle Skye road (Dovestones)...twice. And then threw my malt loaf up on my return ride from Compo's cafe. Did you ever ride 'Cragg Vale' up to Blackstone Edge? I don't know how true it is but I was told that 'The Cragg' is the longest uninterrupted climb in England, and it sure felt like it!. I did that ride several times and thought I was going to die every time! All these years on I still ride a bike...but now I ride a Honda :)
Ahhh Keith!!! Yeah I do Cragg a fair bit :) it’s defo just practice!!!!
That's quite a journey! 👏🏻🏆
Jealous of the ability to go abroad so much though. 😂
Love this. How did you go about making cycling social and cycling abroad?
Love Dovestones, it almost feels like a spiritual place whenever i walk or jog round it. Have you done the Digglejiggle ?
Hell yeah, Katie!
Another great video Katie. Did you ever meet Durianrider on Norton's Summit?
Yessss!! He’s the friend who told me to buy a bike in Adelaide. He got me a discount too and was SO good at helping me learn about the bike. Proper nice bloke 🙂
Brilliant, I have sent this on to my daughter, who could do with a little inspiration, as mine hasn’t worked.
Well really hope it helps :) we all start somewhere and I started at the very bottom :)
way to go Katie. love your videos.
Love your story.
Well done, thanks for sharing.
Absolutely beautiful person. Great job young lady..
Love it - I want to strait sowing more adventure riding and less triathlon
Is there really such a big difference between an MTB and roadbike in terms of speed?
I've been using a hybrid between an MTB and touring bike for the past 10 years.
Great allround bike and except for fading framepaint it still looks like new because I do all maintenance myself.
I use it mostly for commute during the week (about 25km/day) and sometimes trips in the weekends.
Average speed slowly crept up from 19km/h to 23km/h (includes waiting at traffic lights).
But now I wonder what averages I would get on a road bike...
Utterly brilliant.
You look awesome Katie. I've lost 30 lbs so far, 50 more to go......
OK, that deserves a sub.
Amazing achievements congratulations 👏
Go for PBP! You can do it!
Nahhhhh all those people… just doesn’t interest me. I like Audax because they are so small :)
Great transformation. Did u actively try and lose the weight? Or did it just naturally fall off over time due to a good healthy non-restrictive diet and the consistent activity?
Great story, thanks for sharing.
Great story. Chapeau
That was a lovely video! Thanks!
@220 nice job, but I am curious why it was initially hard to do 5k on the bike when you had just recently been training for a marathon? Different muscles?
Just a completely different sport - could run for hours but trying to get used to a heavy mountain bike up a hill took some getting used to. Also I did the marathon but not particularly fast - ran it all but defo not fast :)
2 wheels....simple pleasure (s), but have the power to transform and create one's journey.
How many hours a day are you cycling? I am currently attempting to cycle 4-6 hours a week and climb as much as possible due to my hate of climbing.
Respect Katie.👍👍👍
Wonderful story 😍
Bravo!
A journey is most difficult to complete without first starting it.
AWESOME AND INSPIRING!
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Superb ❤
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After my first heart attack at age 56, I quit smoking and started biking. At the age of 61, I had a second heart attack, but after a year of recovery, I was back on the bike! Even now at age 67, still cycling!
THIS THIS THIS!!! Soooooo many bike channels on RUclips are pushing the whole "ride like a racer" to wannabes and posers instead of pushing the message that really matters: Be HEALTHY, be HAPPY and have FUN. Your bike weight doesn't matter. Having the newest and greatest $10,000 bike is irrelevant. You don't need bibs that cost $400. Buy a bike you enjoy riding, ride the wheels off the thing, and push yourself in a fun way -- not to beat anyone, but to improve yourself.
Wish I could double heart this… but yep EXACTLY what I’m about 🥰😎
True, I have a 30 year old Trek 950 MTB that I ride as often as I can.
@@MikeOrazziI’m glad you shared your thought with us. I just talked with a person who has a 30 year old TREK bike and told me he would never trade it for another bike.
@@davidtodd3435 I'm still riding mine, no plans to replace it. I needed some new rear cogs last fall and a chain.
I recommend having a boss bike though. Loads of fun
I know of a few you have inspired, and I am sure 1000’s of people round the world are inspired by you and your infectious love for cycling.
I love this story , love that your not bothered about coming last . I am slower then anyone I know yet I can get to the top of hard knot with out putting a foot down . Love that it just keeps getting better x well done Katie
... story,* love that you're* not bothered (...).* I am slower than* anyone ...
My cycling story is very similar. I had a big accident and damaged my back and neck. I didn't work for 3 years and after two operations I had to lose weight and get fit. I was 128kgs (2 meters tall), so pulled the old mountain bike out of the shed and started cycling 6 miles twice a week. Fast forward 13years and I now weigh 96-98kgs and cycle 200 miles a week. I have cycled all over the world and have about 1,300 KOM's and just love cycling. I live in Norfolk (UK).
It's great when people change their lives for the better though cycling and it's not easy but so worth sticking at it and after a couple of years you can do anything!
Well done Katie.
When I was fifty, very unfit, overweight and a smoker my wife and I bought cheap mountain bikes, we lived in Melbourne, Australia. Started off in the local park, worked up to days then weekends. Every summer we spent two weeks in New Zealand with panniers and tents, did all the passes (we stopped smoking and lost weight). When we retired we went to Europe every year for three weeks with our bikes, a different country each year. Moved to France and now live in Switzerland. Now 78 years old, we cycle in the hills and mountains for a couple of hours just about every day, we also ski and hike.
Katie, As a 220 lb .. 56 year old man, You have gave me encouragement to ride more and to improve my fitness. Actually, you put a tear in my eye. Encouragement !!!! You reach people from across the world with your inspiration. I live in the US .... North West Georgia and love your videos. My short term goal is to ride a Metric Century then next year a full 100 Mile Century. My fitness is slowly getting better and I Thank You ,,,,, for helping me get off the couch and on the bike.
I myself forget that you weren't born on a bike as you seem so at ease riding and climbing and taking on whatever steepness is in front of you.
I will always encourage you to be yourself, I will always support you to do your best;
I'm proud of all you've done and achieved, I'm proud of you Katie K!
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Thank you! This is exactly why I made this video. I did one a few years back but know there are lots of new people here so always want to show I was pretty dreadful at the start - questionable now even haha. Thanks for the lovely words x
Your face totally changed when you shed the pounds Katie, couldn't see your cheekbones. You obviously changed your diet too which is a big part of weight gain and loss.
We have a saying in Manchester/West Yorkshire, Hebden Bridge my old training grounds " THE BICYCLE 🚲 IS MANKIND'S GREATEST INVENTION " , looking at it this way on few bananas 🍌 drinks maybe MARS BAR you can travel 100 plus miles, 160 kilometres, if brave enough do 60 mph down hills, know people that have lapped the Planet, I did LENGTH OF BRITAIN 🇬🇧 in 1982 for charity MS, 1100 miles in 12 days, remember it weekly so much to see, rode in France 🇫🇷 Spain 🇪🇸, Isle of Man, living in Australia Byron Bay NSW cheers have fun keep fit 😊
I lost 55kgs in college thanks to running. I’ve now been a runner for almost 15 years but have recently gotten into triathlon sports. I love cycling and seeing what I can do on 2 wheels.
Congrats on your weight loss journey. I think anyone who has been on this journey knows how great a feeling it is hitting, then exceeding, your goals.
Katie, that was such a beautiful story... It's comes at a perfect time because I have female friends who I've suggested cycling to, who want to lose weight and feel better physically... and have at least started by indoor cycling. I can't wait to share this with them. I know they'll absolutely appreciate it. You, Juliet, and Dave Noakes are a huge influence on me as why I still ride. Dave got me into tackling climbs with a fixie! 😅Thank you for your wonderful video.
Thank you for mentioning the weight gain from your eating disorder. It can be a very normal part of recovery but it isn’t often mentioned. I’ve been cycling for years now and have tried a road bike but can’t seem to get used to it. I go pretty fast on my hybrid but hearing your story makes me want to go further on my bike. Thanks for being so open and for sharing your story.
Of all the people I took to Giant Adelaide you definitely ended up the star pupil KK! hehe :)
Awwwww haha Harley!!! It’s all the great advice I got… some Aussie raving about cadence, climbs and carbs. Legit the BEST advice out there! 🚵🏼♀️🍚🍌
At 66, 19stone 8lbs, 5ft 11, high bp, asthma, left knee replaced, was heading downhill fast, biggest problem was gluttony, my wife slim fit has always stood by me encouraged me so we bought e-bikes from orbea, expensive but got us out there, now after 3months I’m doing 20 mile hill circuits, on bike 6 days per week, will buy a ‘ordinary’ road bike for next year as I’m exceeding battery assisted speed and not riding on max battery power anymore. Just found your channel today, have subscribed.
P.S. I’v lost 2stone but still wear baggy showerproof top but love my proper cycle gel Lycra shorts.
Katie, you continue to be an inspiration! You work to include everyone and your videos reflect that. You even share the less than fun times you experience. You keep inspiring and I’ll keep watching!
I'm 71 been riding for 61 years but these days not so fast or so far. With 4 bikes I've got one for every occasion. Here's looking forward to the next ten years,
Cool, keep it up.
Hi Katie good video when you ride alot you will drop wait l now you love cycling nice too be fit ever back in Australia would like too do a ride with you take care
Thanks for the update on your biking history. It's always been a curiosity of mine. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and have often wondered how did this "newbie" become so enamored and expert at everything cycling. Well, now I know and it is a terrific story. I have been biking my entire life having completed my first century in 1968 at 16. It seemed that during the sixties, seventies and even into the eighties, one never met an adult who began cycling as an adult. It seems that there existed only a few categories: kids, and bike racers. Now of course, folks from 30 to 70 are embarking on their own bike journey. Your channel and your history provide a wonderful peek into the world of non-competitive cycling for everyone. I often suggest your channel to friends who want to give biking a go but are a bit intimidated by all the jargon and tech info that dominates us today. Silly concerns such as: Do I need an power meter?, OMG my new bike is 18 pounds!, do I really need a carbon whatever bike frame?, I can only afford a 105 grupo. This is all meaningless and overwhelming trivia to non-cycling folks and tends to be a turn-off. Although, I love GCN, I never, ever suggest it to a friend who is becoming interested in cycling. Way too much emphasis on racing and out of control amateurs who envision them selves the next Primoz Roglic or Tadej P. So thanks for the channel, you have done more for "civilian" cycling than Trek, Cannondale, Orbea, Canyon, etc etc combined. I hope you keep going.
What an incredible journey, Chapeau.
@chrisbloodknot2380 I bet you're a right laugh at parties.
Ahh what a story Katie! just found your channel. Amazing journey and fair play to you. I love your enthusiasm and I 100% know that feeling of getting on a road bike for the first time and you're instantly hooked. The way it felt, the precision, the control and the speed. It's truly one of the best ways to get fit. Im a PT based in Dublin and now I hope to encourage some of my clients to buy a bike and get out into those mountains with me! It just might change their life in the same way it's changed ours. I'll share your channel with them for some inspo! Keep up the great work. Respect from Dublin :)
I once whinged at a weekly article in the newspaper that exercise is not the answer because I was 14kg over weight despite commuting to and from work 10k each way wind, rain or shine. They said see your GP. Turns out I was diabetic and burned the sugar in my blood stream and ran on empty the rest of the way but still did the 10k in 20 min. Cycling gives you health tips, just pay attention.
Well similar thing I had. I started with cycling in 2018. and I lost 20 kilos since then. I enjoy cycling and I enjoy it when riding alone, just bike and myself.
Very inspirational and I hope your story reaches a broad audience. Cycling has been part of my life since teenage years and it continues to be the bedrock of my physical, mental, and spiritual health. May your journey continue!! Cheers!!
Woot woot Katie very good 🙂 !!!
As a 59 year old cyclist I can testify that overall, road or mountain biking is unbeatable for fitness maintenance / weight control.
Mix in some light weights & Isometrics + walking and you'll be the fittest person in your circles...
100% agree. I'm a 55 yr old mtb'r. I've been cycling for about 20 yrs but just this year committed to weight training. I never wanted to do that part but wonder of wonders, I like it and I'm a better cyclist now! Cheers!
this is an inspiring story, focusing on stayin healty having fun the way everyone prefers. but, listening to all your trips around the world, there must be also an economic-working situation not that common...it would be great to travel abroad for weeks, but not with all jobs you can really do something similar.
Hi Katie I am so glad you got fitter as you continued your cycling journey. I thought you were/ are attractive at any size. I could also lose at few pounds but my goal is to start running marathons again after having a knee replacement 10 months ago and cycling is a great way of cross training until I can start running on a regular basis. I did have a serious bike accident as a teen which kept me from riding for about 40 yrs, but I did my 1st century ride with my son, and daughter in law. And as far as fancy outfits to prove I am a cyclist, it’s just a waste of money, I just need to be stronger and faster than the rest, just like when I ran full marathons.
Love this! So glad we both started cycling or we’d have never met! Love you lots and can’t wait for our upcoming adventure! 💗💛🧡
Well done Katie. Thanks for sharing that. Your story is inspiring. Keep up the great journey..
Congratulations Katie! You're a great example of perseverance and determination, you proved what hard work and a love of cycling can do for each and everyone.
Thank you Katie. I’m hoping to get back into it again as I’ve stopped cycling over the past year…and gained 20 lbs. Ugh!
Me, a fellow Katie, recovering from a running injury and just bought a road bike… 😂
Katie, Dovestones is a great ride....pop over to Blackstones and Cragg vale while you're at it....again awesome climbs. I'm local to it also!
I didn’t know this was the video I needed when I woke up today, but it was! Thanks for sharing.
That was an interesting story. I’ve always run but turned to cycling at 50 as it agreed with my joints and ageing body. I’m really interested to know if your diet has changed. I used to be able to train and eat everything. Now considering intermittent fasting to stay lean. What’s your advice?
Why Katie, why!?! It could have been six minutes. Bother.