OK, first proper ride out...

[Dibs]

8 miles...

Had to get off and push the bike up some of the longer steepish hills, so my time of 57 mins maybe isn't tTHAT bad... C- ?

Fitted my toe clips and straps to try out, but my outside of right ankle and up is killing me - presume this is from having my foot unnaturally placed due to the straps? Sound about right?

Anyway... long way to go to get the weight shifted... but I suppose we all start somewhere!!!

D.

 

[valetillidye]

8 miles...

Had to get off and push the bike up some of the longer steepish hills, so my time of 57 mins maybe isn't tTHAT bad... C- ?

Fitted my toe clips and straps to try out, but my outside of right ankle and up is killing me - presume this is from having my foot unnaturally placed due to the straps? Sound about right?

Anyway... long way to go to get the weight shifted... but I suppose we all start somewhere!!!

D.

good on ya fella !

Hope your backside isn't too tender tomorrow - I still remember my first ride out, it was about 5 miles and killed me

 

[coffeejo]

8 miles...

Had to get off and push the bike up some of the longer steepish hills, so my time of 57 mins maybe isn't tTHAT bad... C- ?

My first ride was 7 miles and I had to get off and walk up all the hills!

 

[Dibs]

My first ride was 7 miles and I had to get off and walk up all the hills!

The hills I didn't walk up were 'slight'...







I reckon i'll be sore tomorrow... need to get the practice in, I've signed up for a 20 mile 'fun ride' in 2 weeks... (mostly flat/downhill!)

 

[coffeejo]

Mostly flat? I saw something like that on a documentary, once...

 

[Bluebell72]

Well done Dibs!

 

[DTD]

Good man

 

[BlackPanther]

Give it a month.....it gets easier and easier until you suddenly realise that you're knocking off 10 miles without breaking sweat.

 

[Klaus]

Well Done !!!

First time I did about 8 miles I had to get off at very slight inclines in the road - just couldn't do it. When I got home my legs nearly went on strike going up the stairs to the bathroom. That was about a year ago. Ok, now I do regularly 25 - 30 miles on Sundays and another 20 miles total over the week. I get up a lot of hills without stopping, though some are still beyond me but I am trying ...

Anyway just goes to show, practice and perseverance is the way to go....

 

[Phixion]

Good on ya, nice to know I'm not the only one going through this pain at the moment!

My issue is that I haven't yet had my cages/water bottles delivered, so I don't like venturing far.

 

[Benthedoon]

I got my 1st road bike about a year ago, 8 miles was a struggle but now I commute just over 30 miles a week on a single speed and do 20-30 twice a week.

Keep going because it gets easier and ultimately more rewarding, every 'new longest ride' feels awesome.

 

[Scotmitchy]

8 miles is fab for a first ride out, I did five miles my first one. I still have yet to get beyond 25 miles, but spring is here, so who knows. And I still avoid hills, and walk up several!

It helped my weight loss too.