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

[Supersuperleeds]

Agree with Nigel.....that sounds an excessive amount to lose per day, unless they are latex?
I am inclined to just go by feel but usually top up anywhere between one and two weeks apart.

Same here. I tend to top up when I feel like the cycling has got harder - so every five minutes

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well just rung Evans (Castleford) and they have no R.D. in stock, so looks like Chainreactions.

 

[Mo1959]

Going out at Mo-Time has reaped dividends in the Velobici Challenge as I was the first of the female riders logging early/late rides so according to the email I have won a Knog light

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Same here. I tend to top up when I feel like the cycling has got harder - so every five minutes

Thought with you that might be 30's the distance you do
@Mo1959 nice one.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Thinking about Biggler's tyre pressure poser, I check the tyre pressures on my road bike every couple of days. I keep the pressures at 110 psi using a track pump with a gauge. The tubes on my bike lose about 10 - 15 psi a day, so I think it's worth checking them quite frequently.

I keep my tyre pressures at around 110psi as well. I only top them up, perhaps just maybe, once a month when they are down to 90psi...

 

[matth411]

Just call me James May. A lack of direction took me off my 20mile route and I ended up with 31.1. That is now my 3rd longest ride, and it was a fricken commute! I'm going to bed. Have a good day guys!

 

[Biggler]

I am looking forward to my ride home in the wind and rain, Does this make strange or a hardened athlete?

Strange!

Thinking about Biggler's tyre pressure poser, I check the tyre pressures on my road bike every couple of days. I keep the pressures at 110 psi using a track pump with a gauge. The tubes on my bike lose about 10 - 15 psi a day, so I think it's worth checking them quite frequently.

I'm just going to make sure they're topped up before every ride, it's no trouble with a track pump. I did do the age old scientific method of giving them a squeeze before riding out and they seemed fine

 

[Cold]

Just went out for a 2 hr ride very windy and it appears that today is The offical lets see how close I can get my car to you day.

 

[L14M]

Sorry guys if i haven't been commenting in here, still remembering ya! I just have exams nd stuff to do, awell as getting as much gliding in the logbook as possible. (7hrs 40mins) since the start of march. Roll on the summer :P

So I cycled in to school again yesterday, in the morning with a headwind it was tough, but going home was damn fun with a tailwind.
Set a few PR's, though they were not on roads I usually go down (apart from the top one :P ) apart from my commute which i've done twice before!
http://www.strava.com/activities/139414438
http://www.strava.com/activities/139414430

So today planning a 20mile ride. First leisure ride in a while :P

Liam

 

[BrianEvesham]

Nearly finished putting the bike back together.

Forget to check the length of the new chain, oops. Now run out of time as guests are arriving any moment.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@L14M if you have exams its totally understandable, as is any other reason. Its meant to be fun unless your training

Nearly finished putting the bike back together.

Forget to check the length of the new chain, oops. Now run out of time as guests are arriving any moment.

Looks nice especially with the red stem and logo on the wheels.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@L14M if you have exams its totally understandable, as is any other reason. Its meant to be fun unless your training

Looks nice especially with the red stem and logo on the wheels.

and the red bottle cages. think he really needs to do the spacers as well

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nearly finished putting the bike back together.

Forget to check the length of the new chain, oops. Now run out of time as guests are arriving any moment.

Way too much red on that bike for me

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just went out for a 2 hr ride very windy and it appears that today is The offical lets see how close I can get my car to you day.

I had one of those yesterday. Caught him up at the next set of lights, so I tapped on his window and politely (honestly I did) pointed out how close he had come to knocking me off, he must have got within six inches of me, and suggested he gave bikes more room next time, he acknowledged it but didn't apologise!

I used to go apesh*t but now try and have a rational conversation if I get the chance.

 

[L14M]

So I set out to do a 25 mile loop with the route planned into my garmin. Well, got 7 miles in and it rained like a biblical monsoon.. Cut it short at 13.8miles, the rain doesnt bother me its the brakes are cr@p in the rain, i only had sunglasses and i didn't have anything waterproof.. Soaked is not the word, tbh i'd have continued but since I have a exam on Wednesday I don't want a cold !
http://www.strava.com/activities/139505670