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

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Nooooo. 50 is the new 35, so I am told and I only feel 'past it' over the last couple of miles of my ride when it's all uphill, I'm shattered and hallucinating about cups of tea.

Wow saluki. That means that I reality I'm now only 43. Brilliant. That'll do for me. I'll take 15 years off my real age any day I can.

so that has me in my middle 20's! wow, I finally feel young again

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I think this is by far and away the best thread on the whole forum. It tends to be very positive and welcoming unlike the misery and over earnest-ess of some of the forum sections.

@Nigelnaturist - I honestly think you have mis-interpreted the remarks by @Coggy. Time for a bit of this and make up?

I get what he was saying and it wasn't mean't offensively. So get back on here - your facts. figures and gear ratios would be sorely missed!

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FWIW - it is obvious that some people on here are far from beginners in terms of their current performance levels. However, they were beginners once (presumably when they joined the thread) and I think it is great to see how far they have come. I think they should definitely stick with this thread no matter what levels they achieve in the future as it is so inspirational.

 

[AndyPeace]

Title should be "Old and not quite past it"

Old? I'm a youngster, I believe Robert Marchand has set the standards for oldies, still track cycling aged 102yrs...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Been out in the sun all morning (not cycling) and currently I am sitting on my lovely shady balcony trying to muster enthusiasm to get on my bike in this heat!

Not sure whether to or not........

 

[welsh dragon]

Been out in the sun all morning (not cycling) and currently I am sitting on my lovely shady balcony trying to muster enthusiasm to get on my bike in this heat!

Not sure whether to or not........

I don't do well in this heat. I feel like a dead thing, so I'm not going out. The weather here is supposed to get cooler yayyyyyyy. I do hope so.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Old? I'm a youngster, I believe Robert Marchand has set the standards for oldies, still track cycling aged 102yrs...

You obviously wouldn't be welcome in the thread then

Neither would I, though my kids might disagree.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Been out in the sun all morning (not cycling) and currently I am sitting on my lovely shady balcony trying to muster enthusiasm to get on my bike in this heat!

Not sure whether to or not........

day off for me. though I may stretch my legs later this evening when it has gotten a touch cooler. Either walk my landlady's dog or get my mtb out and stretch her wheels a touch. tomorrow I have to wait in for BT to come and tell me they can't fix my landline - it went down in the storms at the weekend (along with blowing my laptop and router as well - sadly not being at home I could not unplug the laptop as I would normally have done and it is 6 months outside of it 3 year warranty & complete care... (just pressed the buy button on a new one after dismanteling it and finding no obvious fault - new motherboard needed to fix issue so given we were looking at replacing it in 6 months time, we have brought that forward...)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yep........sometimes I feel a bit horrified at my age when I think back to how I would have viewed someone my age when I was a teenager!

Well I guess you are 3 years younger than me Mo?

I quite like being this age as I am way more chilled than I ever was when younger.

Also my younger years were all about hard graft building for our future - and we are enjoying the fruits of our labour now. But I shudder to think how much time I spent in board meetings, strategy meetings, investor relations meetings, review meetings and meetings about meetings (honest!) - I do wish I could have some of that time back!

The only bummer of being this age is the nasty spectre of 'not so many years left' can occasionally hop onto your shoulder and refuse to budge.

I nag the kids incessantly about using their young years better - they don't listen but then neither did I at that age!

You only realise how precious time is when your stockpile looks a tad depleted!

 

[Saluki]

Old? I'm a youngster, I believe Robert Marchand has set the standards for oldies, still track cycling aged 102yrs...

Dear God! I am positively embryonic. Off to buy an ice lolly and possibly to do some skipping Should I put the stabilisers back on my bike?

 

[puffinbilly]

No - we all get a little irritated by others sometimes- remember that writing is an incredibly difficult form of communication so often comes over different than intended. There's no body language, no eye contact, no ability to determine the tone of speech etc - do often the intended message is lost.

I think most regulars on here are aware of the difficulties that you've been so open and candid about and appreciate your courage in doing so. However for some newer posters what is intended as light hearted banter can become unintentionally hurtful.

Please @Nigelnaturist reconsider- your views and experience are much appreciated.
Apart from that I need some help on gearing - so purely driven by self interest.


Also where's your ticker disappeared to? It was useful to me for measuring myself distance wise against the likes of yourself @Supersuperleeds
and @Mo1959 (can I catch her YTD distance before she's back on a bike and pedals off into the distance).

After yesterdays discussion I have decided i wont be visiting this thread very much from now on.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No - we all get a little irritated by others sometimes- remember that writing is an incredibly difficult form of communication so often comes over different than intended. There's no body language, no eye contact, no ability to determine the tone of speech etc - do often the intended message is lost.

I think most regulars on here are aware of the difficulties that you've been so open and candid about and appreciate your courage in doing so. However for some newer posters what is intended as light hearted banter can become unintentionally hurtful.

Please @Nigelnaturist reconsider- your views and experience are much appreciated.
Apart from that I need some help on gearing - so purely driven by self interest.


Also where's your ticker disappeared to? It was useful to me for measuring myself distance wise against the likes of yourself @Supersuperleeds
and @Mo1959 (can I catch her YTD distance before she's back on a bike and pedals off into the distance).

Where's your ticker?

 

[morrisman]

Nooooo. 50 is the new 35, so I am told and I only feel 'past it' over the last couple of miles of my ride when it's all uphill, I'm shattered and hallucinating about cups of tea.

So 35 is the new 50 so I'm only 46, when I reach the recalculated 50 again will I once again revert to 35?

 

[morrisman]

Seems the diet has worked, I have gone from 17 stone to invisible if this week is anything to go by. Dumped on my arse on a roundabout on Tuesday avoiding an artic, and nearly rammed today by the District Nurse (or whatever they are called nowadays) in her Ka pulling out of a road on my right straight across my bows, managed to stay upright this time. Fortunately her car windows were open so she heard my bellow of "Whoooooa!" and swerved out on the way and apologised.

Anyway; onwards and upwards, looks as if this month will be a bumper mileage month as I am already ahead of the previous best.

 

[puffinbilly]

Where's your ticker?

Hiding under a bush - honestly - never got round to sorting it, not on Strava and only use a cheap computer so not able to upload rides etc. So far I've managed 2500 miles out of 5000 target for the year.
Average speed on the hybrid seems to be creeping up to 22mph.......15 being the new 22mph

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Hiding under a bush - honestly - never got round to sorting it, not on Strava and only use a cheap computer so not able to upload rides etc. So far I've managed 2500 miles out of 5000 target for the year.
Average speed on the hybrid seems to be creeping up to 22mph.......15 being the new 22mph

the mycyclinglog ticker is a manual entry one, so you could use that...