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

[BrianEvesham]

Out with the boys yesterday and this morning out with OH

http://www.strava.com/activities/168812187

 

[Robjps]

Went on a ride yesterday in the heat and amazed myself by knocking 4 minutes off my previous time! Its only a 9 mile run but there are two good climbs and my av speed was 14.5mph my time was 33 mins. Legs feel stronger and I could have kept going unlike previous runs.

Really happy with my progress so far and I cant wait to get out again after work tonight!

 

[Leescfc79]

Not posted for a while but been getting out as much as possible, have the ridelondon 100 miles to do in 3 weeks so will be trying to get a couple of decent rides in over the next couple of weeks too.

My other half has taken a bit more of an interest recently and did her longest ride of 30 miles yesterday beating her previous best of 15 miles AND she wants to go out for 20 miles tonight!

Keep up the good work everyone!

 

[BrianEvesham]

and then out on my own for a short blast

http://www.strava.com/activities/168839423

I love going out with Family, it's great but it's not pushing me at all so enjoyed the blast on my own.

 

[morrisman]

Been out delivering posters to a pub for the morris men again. Not a fast ride but plenty (in a Chiltern's sort of way) of climbing. Particularly happy with the PRs on Frith Hill (Gt Missenden towards Chesham) last year I had to walk it, this year I'm in the top half for my age group and top half for the "Size 96 Extra Fat" group and not that far off top half overall

http://www.strava.com/activities/168897764

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Apparently I did 26h52m for this challenge Sufferlandrian National Day, not quite sure when I did that this weekend I know the bike set is pretty good now but I don't think even I could do it in my sleep.To be honest I don't think I did it as I only rode 3hr40min or so yesterday

 

[GreigM]

Got out for 14 miles this afternoon little test of the new wheels, was far too hot though! Need to start trying to get out at @Mo1959 time when its a bit cooler

New wheels felt good can't decide if I like the red stickers on them though as they don't really match the rest of the bike. Not sure if they would be easy to remove without making a mess of it though.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Got out for 14 miles this afternoon little test of the new wheels, was far too hot though! Need to start trying to get out at @Mo1959 time when its a bit cooler

New wheels felt good can't decide if I like the red stickers on them though as they don't really match the rest of the bike. Not sure if they would be easy to remove without making a mess of it though.

If you do remove them a bit of lighter fluid is good to get rid of glue, just make sure you give the area a good clean once done.

 

[welsh dragon]

I was going to go out this mornng,but then started to feel unwell, and thought it best to err stay close to home. Its dam hot out there now.

 

[Learnincurve]

got my 250km for July

Also figured out why my bike was a 9 speed and fixed it.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Apparently I did 26h52m for this challenge Sufferlandrian National Day, not quite sure when I did that this weekend I know the bike set is pretty good now but I don't think even I could do it in my sleep.To be honest I don't think I did it as I only rode 3hr40min or so yesterday

It's all fixed now, though how some people can do 75 hours when the challenge was only over 48 hours I don't know

 

[fivepence]

Yeah that Sufferlandrian National Day challenge is slowly beginning to rectify itself , will take a bit of time to get it but seen mine has now finally updated to 5h 5m.
Third installment on Rapha Rising chucked in tonight , including a wrong turn down a road which i doubt has seen fresh tarmac since the seventies - wont be going down there again

http://www.strava.com/activities/169040845

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Yeah that Sufferlandrian National Day challenge is slowly beginning to rectify itself , will take a bit of time to get it but seen mine has now finally updated to 5h 5m.
Third installment on Rapha Rising chucked in tonight , including a wrong turn down a road which i doubt has seen fresh tarmac since the seventies - wont be going down there again

http://www.strava.com/activities/169040845

It still shows me as having ridden 4 hrs
They have just top dressed what was one of the best road surfaces around here making it worse, it was so smooth before.

 

[cuberider]

I did 25 miles in the afternoon heat from Parsley Hay to Middleton Tops. I did most of it with no front brakes as I think I've killed the pads. Top speed downhill was 33.6mph ...... not bad I thought.

The Charge will be getting some new anchors in the next few days.

 

[matth411]

Well, am I glad I am bored in work! On my commute I could hear rattling as if something was loose. This turned out to be either: the bottle cage that was close to coming off, or all the mudguard bolts that were also close to coming off! Front reflector was quite loose too, but not to the extent of the others. Everything tightened and wiped down. When I get home I will clean and lube the chain etc. I really need to stop using the Wirral Way, keep having to clean mud from different places (on the bike! No ooeerr here)