Stonechat
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Go for it. Take it easy to start off with you have to learn to pace your effort
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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Kins
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- Ystradgynlais, S. Wales
Max's birthday yesterday. His first road bike.
He loves it and can't wait to go out on a long ride with me. We did a short test ride last night but couldn't stay out as we had guests for his birthday party.
http://www.strava.com/activities/158289376
Nice, matching outfits! If he's not going clipless, I have some wellgo toe strap pedals I don't need, almost new you can have if you PM me your address. Free, Karma etc.
Actually, have a black pair of PD-M520s to if he's going SPD clipless.
Trevor_P
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Having done the 100k at the weekend, I'm going to settle back into 50 milers for the next couple, before entering a 150k audax on the 13th July. It's nearer 160k,so I'm tempted to ride a bit extra on the end just to get the 100 miles in. It's not as hilly as what I have been doing, what do you think? Too much? Too quickly?
Stonechat
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Unless you have been totally exhausted you should be OK - just get nutrition and fluid intake ok, more important over longer rides
BrianEvesham
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Very kind of you to offer. But for now I want him to get used to the style of bike he is riding. We may go clipless in the future depends how he fairs.
Cheers.
Stonechat
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Does anyone else seem to be always doing minor truing to a wheel?
Mine are the stock wheels not especially lightweight and with plety of spokes
However I seem to need preiodically on back wheel totrue a bit to stop brake rub
Today also pushed saddle back a small amount.
I will try to make some further small position adjustments. The small increase in saddle height is OK.
May need to rwist handlebar angle a bit,
Originally I found drop handlebars trickky and changed stem angle, flipped the stem, pushed saddle forward, However now I am more used and comfortable in ths position and sometime use the dropps epecially ondescents, I can optimise these better.
Planning an outing tomorrow and Saturday
Mine are the stock wheels not especially lightweight and with plety of spokes
However I seem to need preiodically on back wheel totrue a bit to stop brake rub
Today also pushed saddle back a small amount.
I will try to make some further small position adjustments. The small increase in saddle height is OK.
May need to rwist handlebar angle a bit,
Originally I found drop handlebars trickky and changed stem angle, flipped the stem, pushed saddle forward, However now I am more used and comfortable in ths position and sometime use the dropps epecially ondescents, I can optimise these better.
Planning an outing tomorrow and Saturday
puffinbilly
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Excellent photo @BrianEvesham - hope you have many happy rides together - my father used to take me to the football, scarred me for life, now I've got this lifelong afflicItion.... the trials of being a Newcastle fan. 
I'm still waiting for parts for the bike - chainring being the most important - so pushing a big gear everywhere but on target to hit 750 miles for this month.
@Mo1959 I had several plates and screws inserted in my leg - admittedly at a young age but everythIng knitted together beautifully. The medics were very concerned that I'd end up with one leg shorther than the other, this was when I was 5'10 and I grew to 6'3. I had a screw contraption that they turned to encourage my leg to growth- after the 500th...."don't worry we're only pulling your leg' the joke wore a little thin, I remember being worried by all the what if scenerios but it all turned out ok - so just trust in the NHS.
I'm still waiting for parts for the bike - chainring being the most important - so pushing a big gear everywhere but on target to hit 750 miles for this month.
@Mo1959 I had several plates and screws inserted in my leg - admittedly at a young age but everythIng knitted together beautifully. The medics were very concerned that I'd end up with one leg shorther than the other, this was when I was 5'10 and I grew to 6'3. I had a screw contraption that they turned to encourage my leg to growth- after the 500th...."don't worry we're only pulling your leg' the joke wore a little thin, I remember being worried by all the what if scenerios but it all turned out ok - so just trust in the NHS.
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Nigelnaturist
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Nigelnaturist
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My stock Weinmann XR18 kept breaking them afte 8 or 9 I had enough, the RS10 ran for nearly 7,000 miles without breaking (front) one but then noticed a crack in the rim, they got changed an now the RS11 broke a rear one before 2,000 miles. Speaking of which I am off to fix in finally after nearly a month
Nigelnaturist
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Having said they hurt however I didn't drop off the 40th middle ring but I was down to the 28th 37.5", for those riding a compact 50/34 thats a 34x24 any longer though and I would have been down a few more and spinning.
Kins
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Did a whole four miles today. Was planning on a little ride after work, but it was and is bucketing down. Road home in football shorts and top, looked like a drowned rat when I got in. Shower and cake is in order!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Nigelnaturist
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Now I need a new saddle I just want to 
Learnincurve
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17.2 miles today, kind of annoyed with myself because I left home too late and then turned round too soon. Not even remotely tired but it was mostly flat, breathing is getting easier every day as well. Bike is going well, fitted pannier rack and had a bag on it with some snacks and tools which weighed it down a bit and my tires work noticably better on gravel than tarmac, they are not awful on the road but it's certainly something to look at for next time.
Effyb4
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Warning: This post shows how much of a newbie I am.
I changed an inner tube on my son's bike (with help from son) today.
It's the first time I have had to change one since I've started cycling. I know I should have practised before hand, but we got there in the end. Fingers crossed we did it right. I hope it won't take an hour next time.
I changed an inner tube on my son's bike (with help from son) today.
It's the first time I have had to change one since I've started cycling. I know I should have practised before hand, but we got there in the end. Fingers crossed we did it right. I hope it won't take an hour next time.66.2 miles today, finally broke the 100KM!
Surprised myself that I did 15.2mph average over that distance, especially as the first 20-25 miles were into a headwind (i'm sure it felt worse than it was) being that I went out to the coast (Hull to Withernsea, down to Kilnsea then back to Hull via Patrington and Paull). The only problem with the route is that it's incredibly dull! It's almost entirely flat with very long single track roads that when you look ahead seem to go on for miles and miles and miles.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day! I've done 165 miles this week, and 225 since Saturday.
Surprised myself that I did 15.2mph average over that distance, especially as the first 20-25 miles were into a headwind (i'm sure it felt worse than it was) being that I went out to the coast (Hull to Withernsea, down to Kilnsea then back to Hull via Patrington and Paull). The only problem with the route is that it's incredibly dull! It's almost entirely flat with very long single track roads that when you look ahead seem to go on for miles and miles and miles.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day! I've done 165 miles this week, and 225 since Saturday.
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