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

[Nigelnaturist]

Well time to go a test out the new saddle, it took me 12 months to get the old one right

 

[welsh dragon]

Its going to be raining here all day, so no going out for me today. Have fun people.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

There seem to be two factions opening up here. Those of us who live in the hills and those who live on the flats. Those who live on the flats envy those of us who live in this hills, these people, in my humble opinion, are insane.

Hills may seem all exiting if you don't have any but trust me, they get old fast. Here are some examples: If I were to go from my house to chatsworth and back again, which is a 25 mile ride, just 14 times, I will have ridden the same height as Everest. To pop from my house to town and back again for milk I have to do 252 feet which includes a 13% climb. I have one and only one ride that's even remotely flat and it's on a gravel canal path and only goes in one direction.

I live in a flat area and I hate hills

 

[welsh dragon]

I live in a flat area and I hate hills

You lucky begger.

 

[Cold]

I live in a flat area and I hate hills

If I go right when I leave the house then it's nice and flat go left and it's all hills.
At the moment I'm enjoying the hills.

 

[beardy01]

am learning to like hills, you have to where i live, so far this week completed ide hill, toys hill and titsey hill................didnt like them at the top, i hated hills, but there good for the soul arent they????

 

[BrianEvesham]

Well the rain stopped, the sun came out and steam rose from the road surface. Now or never! Out I went for a short blast. I was planning on doing Saintbury again but had to make do with Offenham to get my hill fix.

http://www.strava.com/activities/158682580

Clouded over and looks like rain any minute. Well timed me thinks.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well the rain stopped, the sun came out and steam rose from the road surface. Now or never! Out I went for a short blast. I was planning on doing Saintbury again but had to make do with Offenham to get my hill fix.

http://www.strava.com/activities/158682580

Clouded over and looks like rain any minute. Well timed me thinks.

We are getting your rain now, tipping it down at the minute, needs to hurry up and stop as I want to go get a sandwich.

 

[Mo1959]

We are getting your rain now, tipping it down at the minute, needs to hurry up and stop as I want to go get a sandwich.

Nothing worse than soggy sandwiches!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nothing worse than soggy sandwiches!

True, it is slowing down now, so time to dash to the shop. How is the collarbone?

 

[Mo1959]

True, it is slowing down now, so time to dash to the shop. How is the collarbone?

Not much change. Not too bad when I sit still in a comfy position. I usually spend the first two or three hours of the night in my bed but my back starts to ache lying on it so usually move through here and sit on the couch with my feet up for the remainder of the night. I am sure the cat and dog think I am mad but they just come through too and we all get comfy again. Lol

 

[HLaB]

There seem to be two factions opening up here. Those of us who live in the hills and those who live on the flats. Those who live on the flats envy those of us who live in this hills, these people, in my humble opinion, are insane.

Hills may seem all exiting if you don't have any but trust me, they get old fast. Here are some examples: If I were to go from my house to chatsworth and back again, which is a 25 mile ride, just 14 times, I will have ridden the same height as Everest. To pop from my house to town and back again for milk I have to do 252 feet which includes a 13% climb. I have one and only one ride that's even remotely flat and it's on a gravel canal path and only goes in one direction.

I've lived in both environment (hilly and flat) and hills for me are definitely more interesting.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I've lived in both environment (hilly and flat) and hills for me are definitely more interesting.

agreed even if they can be a pain at times! Somehow I found a mountainous terrain much more stimulating.

 

[Mo1959]

agreed even if they can be a pain at times! Somehow I found a mountainous terrain much more stimulating.

That's good Emma......maybe you could do this year's Rapha climbing challenge for me?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

That's good Emma......maybe you could do this year's Rapha climbing challenge for me?

err... do you want a visitor for that week? Tis way too flat around here for 8,800m of climbing. If I don't correct my garmin error (houses doing vertical elevation whilst I am stationary at them) I average around 350-400m of climbing on my 'commute'... hey I have just checked my stats and for 305km (190 miles) I have managed an entire 2,000m of climbing in the last 5 days! tbh I haven't even considered entering that one... just looked it up and typically it starts just after my possible next mini-tour as well, so can't even include those figures....