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

[Nigelnaturist]

You made good time considering the gearing problems

Cheers it didn't feel like it at times, and all I really looked at were the Km's and the cad as the 705 was next to usless once i had reset it once, as for as miles ect were concerned just as well it primary use is mapping which it was naff at today re memory probs i think, and yea I did catch the sun too but more concerned with the number of mosquitoes we seem to have these days as they make a bee line for me any time i stop in shade

 

[morrisman]

Tomorrow I'm going to try something I've failed at twice so far, if it goes well I'll tell you, if not I may well cry

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Tomorrow I'm going to try something I've failed at twice so far, if it goes well I'll tell you, if not I may well cry

Come on spill the beans

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Tomorrow I'm going to try something I've failed at twice so far, if it goes well I'll tell you, if not I may well cry

Cry .. And then tell us Because we are lovely and supportive

 

[AndyWilliams]

Tomorrow I'm going to try something I've failed at twice so far, if it goes well I'll tell you, if not I may well cry

 

[Effyb4]

I couldn't believe the weather yesterday. It started out grey and drizzly, then turned very sunny and hot. Then, as I was arriving home it turned into a thunder storm. It was a very long day on the bike for me yesterday. I went on a canals ride around London, passing primrose hill, London zoo, Buckingham palace and Big Ben, to name only a few attractions. My husband decided he was going to cycle home, but my son wanted to get the train. A decision needed to be made. I decided to cycle home with my husband. It took us several hours and I finally arrived home around 7pm. At least I feel that I'm able to do the mileage for my London to Southend ride next week and yesterday's ride was done on my hybrid, not my road bike.

Here is the ride. http://www.strava.com/activities/165015251

It doesn't show the mile ride to the station, or about a mile after our lunch stop in Primrose hill, when I forgot to turn the garmin back on.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I couldn't believe the weather yesterday. It started out grey and drizzly, then turned very sunny and hot. Then, as I was arriving home it turned into a thunder storm. It was a very long day on the bike for me yesterday. I went on a canals ride around London, passing primrose hill, London zoo, Buckingham palace and Big Ben, to name only a few attractions. My husband decided he was going to cycle home, but my son wanted to get the train. A decision needed to be made. I decided to cycle home with my husband. It took us several hours and I finally arrived home around 7pm. At least I feel that I'm able to do the mileage for my London to Southend ride next week and yesterday's ride was done on my hybrid, not my road bike.

Here is the ride. http://www.strava.com/activities/165015251

It doesn't show the mile ride to the station, or about a mile after our lunch stop in Primrose hill, when I forgot to turn the garmin back on.

Good ride there - I was born in Dartford (many, many years ago) and I rarely go back to that part of the world.

Your route log made me remember how flat it is down there!

 

[creashor]

10th ride down and almost 2 stone lost

First ride
Last ride

I'm enjoying it so much; it's great to be on a bike again after years of doing nothing.

Cheers

 

[Leescfc79]

10th ride down and almost 2 stone lost

First ride
Last ride

I'm enjoying it so much; it's great to be on a bike again after years of doing nothing.

Cheers

Great improvement in a short time, well done on the weight loss too!

 

[welsh dragon]

10th ride down and almost 2 stone lost

First ride
Last ride

I'm enjoying it so much; it's great to be on a bike again after years of doing nothing.

Cheers

Well done. Excellent. Keep up the good work. And give yourself a pat on the back for the weight loss.

 

[Squid lips]

First 10 mile ride round the local villages around barrow yesterday .
Legs hurting a lot ,felt like my lungs were hanging out my ar** hole Lol
Did it in 1hr 15

 

[moo]

Grow your hair then
Dont ask, as far as I can make out part of the casing has broken making it very difficult to go down a gear ( i.e. from 5-4 4-3 ect) I can just get it to change sometimes with a lot of playing about, down tube shifters would have been easier. So much for seeing what a double was like having dropped the 16th and putting a 32th on (13/14/15/17/19/21/24/28/32) on a 52/42/30 but never used the 30 till the shifter ****ed up, I So I guess I better get the 8sp shifters back out.

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2990411

Might be similar to my shifter. The plastic which prevents the cable end from jumping out broke clean off. As a result the cable keeps slipping in and out of position, and after a while it won't shift at all because it gets jammed.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Might be similar to my shifter. The plastic which prevents the cable end from jumping out broke clean off. As a result the cable keeps slipping in and out of position, and after a while it won't shift at all because it gets jammed.

Something similar but I think it might have to do with the ratchet not engaging. By the end i had learnt how to get a couple more lower gears but it meant a lot of fishing around, just glad it was a triple. Well for the final hill anyway.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

18.3 miles @ 14.85 mph av' over fairly hilly route - legs felt iffy up one very steep but mercifully only 150m long bit. I would've scared the crap out of pigs living in flimsy houses had there been any nearby......

Long day in mountains yesterday made me feel like not going out but heroically I did and I am treating myself to a slab of home made ginger cake as a reward.

My new Endura FS260 Bib Shorts are very nice and no longer do I look like I have been assembled at the waist from two ill-matched parts.

They have less obvious padding than my old Maddison shorts which always felt nappy-ish but they were v.comfy nonetheless.

 

[Stonechat]

Bit off more than I could chew this morning
Had Planned about 56 miles with 4 good hiils

Set off over Hamptin Court Bridge - mistake- the flower show is on now
Lots of cars

After that good ride down to Box Hill and took it easy up the hill, not looked at the stats too much yet.

Went down and headed for a new climb for me Coldharbour Lane
To get to it went through the centre of Dorking.
It sarted not so bad but ramped up and seemed to go on for ever
Nice countryside but now the rain was starting
OK it weas not so bad but with a number of steep descents I had to be careful

Definitely a hard hill

THen go to Leith Hill
I did do this before
Rain was intermittent

I was already tired but made it up ok

Got to the junction after it and according to plan I should have been going for a shorter but tougher hill, which I did before.
Instead did a diversion through Dorking again and more or less retraced my steps.
I was tired and had to push myself to keep going
Shut up legs

58.9 miles @ 13.7 mph (Garmin)
3045 feet of climbing

http://www.strava.com/activities/165336206