A bit about me

I'm Mark, (aka Wellsy) and I'm 45 years old. I've always been pretty active in my life. I grew up in the bush and as a kid I played representative footy, hockey and various other sports. I also rode a bike everywhere. Not the Malvern Star that many of my mates had though. I rode a big steel framed fixed wheel racing bike that once belonged to my father from his cycling days. It was big and heavy but I loved it. I clocked up plenty of miles on that old bike.

I met my High School sweetheart T, (aka MBW - My Beautiful Wife) in 1982 and we married in 1986. Two and a bit decades later we're still together, (patient woman that one) with a couple of kids, J (18) and S (14).

I am the king of unfinished projects and hobbies so when I told MBW a couple of years ago that I was going to start cycling again she responded with the aptly appropriate comment "that's great babe, how much will that cost". A pretty acceptable thing to say in my case so I copped it on the chin. A quick glance at my Ebay history will give you an insight into some of my abandoned hobbies.

Anyway 3 years later and I'm still at it. I have four bikes, a commuter (to ride to work), a roadie, a Dually MTB and a Hard Tail MTB.

I'll post more about the bikes later but suffice to say they get plenty of use. I'm a member of Logan City Cycling Club and Brisbane South MTB Club and I've competed in plenty of Road and MTB races. Not really enough though so I've decided to really step it up this year.

A small part of my reasoning for this blog is the challenge to myself.

This year I will get my finger out and get out there!