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

[welsh dragon]

Rain is ok if your not stopping often.

I always stop often.

 

[Stonechat]

Picked up bike toolkit from Aldi this morning

 

[BrianEvesham]

Picked up bike toolkit from Aldi this morning

Some good bits in mine.
Are the cone spanners still made of plasticine?

 

[moo]

Took the short route into work today as I was running late. Got here in record time and even broke the 20mph duck - 5.2m in 15:32. A whole minute faster than one month ago, despite traffic and a canal path at start. Climbing the odd hill is definitely improving my stamina.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Took the short route into work today as I was running late. Got here in record time and even broke the 20mph duck - 5.2m in 15:32. A whole minute faster than one month ago, despite traffic and a canal path at start. Climbing the odd hill is definitely improving my stamina.

Well you would if you took a short cut. Well done.

 

[moo]

I was being considerate on the canal path tho. If I'd gone flat out like some of the muppets around here I'd have been even quicker

 

[Stonechat]

Some good bits in mine.
Are the cone spanners still made of plasticine?

Looks like thin blak metal

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Bike going in for a service on friday after work,couple of issues back wheel spokes are loose causing a weird noise (Well i hope its them) when i change down the cassette and the gears just ain't changing right

My gears started playing funny buggers this morning on the way to work this morning, gave the indexing thingy a couple of turns tonight and it seemed better when in the stand, will find out in the morning if I've made it worse

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My gears started playing funny buggers this morning on the way to work this morning, gave the indexing thingy a couple of turns tonight and it seemed better when in the stand, will find out in the morning if I've made it worse

Once the high and low limit screws are set these very rarely need adjustment, it is usually cable tension, which on the rear is done by two adjusters one on the RD where the cable goes through, the other either by the shifter or an in line adjuster, tighten if if doesn't shift down a gear (e.g. 3-2) or slacken if its not going up a gear (e.g. 2-3). it seems odd to tighten to go down a gear and vice-versa, this is what confuses people, because you think of going from 3-2 as going up the cassette range and 2-3 as going down but your going up and down the gears as you would in car.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Once the high and low limit screws are set these very rarely need adjustment, it is usually cable tension, which on the rear is done by two adjusters one on the RD where the cable goes through, the other either by the shifter or an in line adjuster, tighten if if doesn't shift down a gear (e.g. 3-2) or slacken if its not going up a gear (e.g. 2-3). it seems odd to tighten to go down a gear and vice-versa, this is what confuses people, because you think of going from 3-2 as going up the cassette range and 2-3 as going down but your going up and down the gears as you would in car.

If the in line adjuster is the knobbly bit at the back, that is what I adjusted

 

[fivepence]

Its raining here today. That really fine rain that seems to get you wetter faster than the big rain that goes plop. I think the Irish refer to it as soft rain. Not going out today....

That we do !! Nowt worst than soft rain

Only a short one for me tonight testing some more tech , last night HRM testing in the hills but still not sure on the zones for that, a 50KM route with max grade of 14% and overall grade of 2% covering nearly 1100 meters of elevation which on base settings gave me a 88 score. Will sort this out in time but tonight it was trying sort out the cadence meter which I clearly didn't setup right and about 5% of my ride was recorded by it, believe it is sorted now after a few test loops round the block and further tightened everything up for some more hills at the weekend.

http://www.strava.com/activities/161307962

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Sorry to hear about the cancellation @Mo1959 Hope you get it sorted soon x

 

[Stonechat]

That we do !! Nowt worst than soft rain

Only a short one for me tonight testing some more tech , last night HRM testing in the hills but still not sure on the zones for that, a 50KM route with max grade of 14% and overall grade of 2% covering nearly 1100 meters of elevation which on base settings gave me a 88 score. Will sort this out in time but tonight it was trying sort out the cadence meter which I clearly didn't setup right and about 5% of my ride was recorded by it, believe it is sorted now after a few test loops round the block and further tightened everything up for some more hills at the weekend.

http://www.strava.com/activities/161307962

That's some climbing and impressive speed. Yes I have some problem knowing if my zones are correct, but seem to be doing braodly right my endurance and hill climbing are better

 

[Harv]

Just cycled all the way to work for the first time (just shy of 13 miles). Will upload the ride later.

 

[Mo1959]

Just cycled all the way to work for the first time (just shy of 13 miles). Will upload the ride later.

Well done. Careful you don't turn into another Chris and start doing detours to cycle 50 miles to work. Lol.