Most of my neighbours thought I was mad. Took a while but I made the offer to one of them to come and join us on a Sunday. He ran in the other direction as there was no way he was going out with nutters like us as we were too fit but I set a bike up for him in the shed and told him to take it out anytime on his own. Took 2 years before he took up the offer and 18 months later--I don't ride with him as he is too fit. Another neighbour wanted to get into cycling and I loaned him a bike. He is a gym fanatic and his 3rd ride was a 65 miler with hills. He said it killed him but looked at his computer and no wonder he was tired. 3hrs for a metric is good in anyones eyes. He has his own bike now but only rides in the summer when he is not playing Rugby or Football or running for the local athletics club.

The other neighbours still think I am mad but I now have friends.