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

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Effyb4

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@Nigelnaturist I think boys (men) are still absorbed in their own lives at that age, if mine are anything to go by (almost 20, 17 and 13) Even the eldest doesn't seem to have matured at all yet.
 

BrynCP

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Hull
Managed 43 miles today after yesterday's 60. Total for the week 159 miles, biggest yet!

Seemed every direction I travelled today the wind was in my face. However I am getting more comfortable riding in the drops so this helps. Just need to lose my belly so that breathing in the drops isn't a challenge!
 
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Pontefract
Intended to go for a ride today, but woke up this morning with really, really sore forearms. Seems I might have Handlebar palsy or whatever its called, similar to tennis elbow. Some numbness in the hands too. It appears I still don't have my bike setup sorted properly. So going back to basics and taking the measurements necessary to do this.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp
I have never had my bike setup up, until you get use to riding you will always get some niggles, it really does take a long time to get use to riding, its took me nearly two years to get things right, and even now I am looking at ways to improve, I still get numb hands, but nothing like the numbness that lasted days when I started, I was climbing a short climb today and I was looking at my arms and thought how different they looked to two years ago, not so much musculure but toned, where you see tendons when pulling on the bars, ask @Mo1959 sure she will explain better.
 

Trevor_P

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Hawkinge Kent
I have never had my bike setup up, until you get use to riding you will always get some niggles, it really does take a long time to get use to riding, its took me nearly two years to get things right, and even now I am looking at ways to improve, I still get numb hands, but nothing like the numbness that lasted days when I started, I was climbing a short climb today and I was looking at my arms and thought how different they looked to two years ago, not so much musculure but toned, where you see tendons when pulling on the bars, ask @Mo1959 sure she will explain better.
I Had similar problems with the forearms years ago when playing cricket. Lasted for months. The toning you mention is already happening, but my arms are quite muscular anyway. I'll never be a whippet. I was wondering if it had something to do with standing when climbing, as yesterday I put in some significant effort to make sure I did not have to stop on the hills, which involved throwing the bike from side to side quite a bit as I stood. Something I've not done much of before.
 

Trevor_P

Senior Member
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Hawkinge Kent
Think I just broke my garmin, oops. Annoyed me once to often!
Oh dear!
 

bororider

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I get numb hands every time I go out after a while. I have to ride no hands for a short while just to stretch them out a bit every so often.
My left butt cheek is always sore too but right is ok!! Must be the way i sit I guess
adjusting the cleats a bit I think
I have also since going clipless had some discomfort behind my left knee. Its been agony today after my 50 miles yesterday. I'll have to try adjusting the cleats I think
 
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