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

[Deleted member 18052]

Just took delivery of a nice 2nd hand garmin 810, with everything cadence/Speed, HR / Europe maps.

Just need to find a new cadence pedal magnet because unfortunatley that was the only thing missing from the box.

Keep hearing about these Neo earth magnets, any idea what size i'll need??

Cheers

Daz

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Just took delivery of a nice 2nd hand garmin 810, with everything cadence/Speed, HR / Europe maps.

Just need to find a new cadence pedal magnet because unfortunatley that was the only thing missing from the box.

Keep hearing about these Neo earth magnets, any idea what size i'll need??

Cheers

Daz

any magnet will work... but obviously not the spoke type because of the spike....
I am running my cadence meter on a standard cateye pedal magnet on my garmin edge 500...
£2.69 from wiggle http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-comp...m_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5360111148

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Went out! Did a quick experiment with the dog round the field and she was really well behaved (surprisingly). Maiden voyage for mountain bike. No mountains but I tried to stick on the long and wet grass to give it a go. I quite enjoyed it, but did find myself at the bottom of a wet, grassy hill and not being able to get up it! Oops - ah well, learning curve starts somewhere.

 

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Just took delivery of a nice 2nd hand garmin 810, with everything cadence/Speed, HR / Europe maps.

Just need to find a new cadence pedal magnet because unfortunatley that was the only thing missing from the box.

Keep hearing about these Neo earth magnets, any idea what size i'll need??

Cheers

Daz

Measure the diameter of the flat face of the pedal thread on the inside of your cranks. Get a magnet very slightly smaller than that. Job done without the need for the godawful looking cable tie thing that comes with the Garmin performance set.

 

[Eribiste]

I've just signed myself up for the Beacon Road Club's Cotswold Outing in June. I had a go at this last year, my first Audax, and enjoyed it a lot, so here I go again.

 

[Mo1959]

Rain during the night and more to come. Really can't be bothered, but tomorrow looks worse. Why do I persist in entering these stupid Strava challenges

 

[matth411]

Same here! Been on nights so watched the rain and wind progress all night. Looked at forecast, heavy rain and 23mph gusts.... coming from where I have to get to! Ah well, extended route home again. Want to harden myself up to the weather so got to MTFU and get on with it I suppose. Happy riding!

 

[Stonechat]

Today's forecast good here so will be out later, and I think a few fellow Cyclechatters

 

[L14M]

ME thinks a nice day to ride to school 14 mile roound trip.

Liam

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

looks interesting out. Rained all night, but there was a lovely patch of light around 6-7am. looks like it is going to rain again right now though. Have to get out to the dr's for some fasting blood tests, so no choice on timing and then cycle over to my grandfathers 33 miles away (breakfast is going to the dr's with me!)... then if I am really lucky, gardening and a 30 mile cycle ride home... should be about 105km if my guess is correct, still I guess that gets this months 100km challenge out of the way! think it could be a day to carry full waterproofs with me! ....

 

[matth411]

Well that was much ado about nothing! Rain held off so only had to contend with head and side winds. However, I have learned that I need to brake earlier in the wet. Approached roundabout squeezed the brakes and..... slid. Sideways. Towards a car that belting it around the roundabout. Even the driver grimaced for me as I looked confused and panic stricken. Ah well live and learn.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

look at the rain radar and decide from that! www.raintoday.co.uk

Edit: it shows what has happened - not what to expect... you have to guess but it can be quite useful!

Accuweather do a real-time version - I use this:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/kendal/la9-7/weather-radar/322476

 

[Venod]

The Met office is very good too.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/...&fcTime=1399590000&zoom=8&lon=-1.31&lat=53.69

 

[Mo1959]

Well, I think that's the climbing challenge done, although it has only shown a 50% completed badge ??
Had a go at a couple of segments earlier in the ride which resulted in tired legs before I even got to the real climbing. Pretty sure that will be my slowest time up that hill then a breeze got up just to make it worse.
http://app.strava.com/activities/139098963

I think a few easy days are in order. Next few days are looking pretty awful anyway.

@SatNavSaysStraightOn Sounds like you have a very busy, and tiring day ahead. Take it easy.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@Mo1959 You need to post another ride for the 100% badge to kick in. Turn your garmin on and leave it for 20 minutes or so, you will get a small movement of distance, just upload that as a ride and the 100% badge will pop up, then delete the ride.

Wind today helped me hit 42.3mph, twice this week I have broken 40mph