Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Stonechat]

Did a good ride this afternoon and some of it on new terrain for me
Loop with 44.3 miles 14.4 mph, accrdoing to Strava 1400 feet - should be about 1600 feet
Not that wam but managed with short s/s top and a gilet

Middle third was some nice country roads around Pirbright, but later hit traffic and school run so slowed a bit
Also managed to loose the route once but sorted that

 

[SpokeyDokey]

@Exile

What Marathons did you get?

I have 32mm Supremes but have some 35mm Deluxe on order that will get here once the much vaunted German efficiency machine known as Rose gets into gear.

I am hoping they will dig in a bit more on the iffy roads I ride on.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Oops

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Right, armed with this knowledge I think it's time to regain the use of all gears again.

first time failed, having a cup of tea and a think.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Probably not as fast as you now, never mind when I am 78. Is that a 40 tooth ring or the fortieth ring you have fitted

I have probably fitted 78 rings

It were a bit wicked out.

 

[Stonechat]

Just thought of something when I used an exercise bike I used calories burnt as away for seeing if I had improved. As I used lots of different programmes on the bike it was the only comparable way to measure improvements. The greater calories consumed the greater the improvement.

Calories used on a ride or exercise bike are only an estimate

 

[brand]

I don't care what anyone thinks I ride Marathon Plus. Before anyone comes up with the crap they normally come up with try having a puncture come back from the pub at 2am on a pitch black country lane when it is bucketing down.
Of course there are disadvantages with them. It was so long since I had a puncture I forgot how to disengage the Rohloff.

 

[brand]

Calories used on a ride or exercise bike are only an estimate

That isn't relevant. As long as it is accurate in its inaccuracies!! If it is always out by 10% ie you do 250 calories an hour but it says 225 and you improve to 300 but it says 270 why would it matter. There only numbers. A measurable improvement is an improvement. Remember you are trying to measure an improvement when there are variables that can not be measured. The weather

 

[brand]

Bloody cheek just been asked if I want some home made burgers and loaves dropped of at my house by people I will see in the pub in an hours time. Just in case you crash and squash them on the way home. My answer was simple do you think I always crash on the way home from the pub? No but you mainly do! Bloody cheek its badgers running out in front of me that cause me to crash. Gas them gas the lot of them!

 

[welsh dragon]

I feel like I'm 78. Does that count?

 

[BrianEvesham]

Right, armed with this knowledge I think it's time to regain the use of all gears again.

first time failed, having a cup of tea and a think.

Given up before I loose my temper

I have got the middle and big ring working again without horrendous grating noises so I'm quitting while I can still ride it!
I have my new wheels here waiting to be fitted ( I wonder what I can cock up on that ) but don't want to start replacing until after tomorrow's ride out with the local club (H-Bug).

 

[Mo1959]

I feel like I'm 78. Does that count?

Lol. I'll be 55 on Monday. Starting to feel scarily close to 60!

 

[welsh dragon]

Lol. I'll be 55 on Monday. Starting to feel scarily close to 60!

55? Pah. Im closer to 60 than you are. Happy birthday for monday Mo.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That isn't relevant. As long as it is accurate in its inaccuracies!! If it is always out by 10% ie you do 250 calories an hour but it says 225 and you improve to 300 but it says 270 why would it matter. There only numbers. A measurable improvement is an improvement. Remember you are trying to measure an improvement when there ate variables that can not be measured. The weather

You want to be reducing calories over the same work rate to show an improvement as your body is becoming more efficient, using more just shows you worked harder, a good way to work out how hard you worked and this will include everything, divide your avg hr by your max hr for example, I have a known max of 183 (work out my age from that if you want) this is from a couple of readings over time so is not a spike, so todays riding of
39.9miles avg sp 14.93mph 1624ft elev 40.7ft/mile 10-12mph n or ne winds avg cad of 82rpm avg hr 140.25 % of max hr 76.64% cals 2341 cals/mile 58.67
wed
53.23miles avg sp 15.66mph 1525ft elev 28.65ft/mile wind 5-6 mph s/se avg cad 85rpm avg hr 143 % of max 78.14% cals 2784 cals/mile 52.3

So I actually worked harder on wed than today but was more efficient, is this due to the wind probably, plus I was carrying extra weight in panniers for 10 miles today

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Lol. I'll be 55 on Monday. Starting to feel scarily close to 60!

I bet your hr would say different though Mo.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Not that I am aware of Nigel. Chain's a bit manky with the grubby roads at the moment, but I woulnd't imagine that would cause it.

Mine seems a bit out today, it came off, the reach of the cage is going to far, so i will adjust the stop tomorrow. I cant really comment if the lower gearing helped as the wind was a bit evil at times (or rather wasn't dressed for the ne wind) though the last bit up through Darrington seemed better, but could have been helped by the wind, I was on a higher rear gear than normal, and that was the object of the exercise.