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

[Nigelnaturist]

Just mowed the lawns and I am dripping! Roasting hot and very humid.

Day off from cycling methinks.

Supposed to be cooling down over the weekend.

I should be in the mountains on Sunday but its looking like a lot of rain is coming. We shall see....

Hope those who got out/are going out today had/have good sweaty, sticky, itchy rides!

Just done 100km. 3hrs50mins or so wern't to bad @Supersuperleeds with just over a 1,000ft beat that if you can.

@Coggy not at all you just made a relevant point about being a newbie, that got me thinking thats all it was.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just done 100km. 3hrs50mins or so wern't to bad @Supersuperleeds with just over a 1,000ft beat that if you can.

@Coggy not at all you just made a relevant point about being a newbie, that got me thinking thats all it was.

Bet your shower after that felt good! Good effort esp' on a hot day.

 

[Stonechat]

We were out for lunch and Mrs Stonechat had offered people lifts - almost too many s I volunteered to cycle
Halfway there and forgotten my lock went back to get it
Very hot and sticky
While we were having lunch the heavens opened
On the way back there was standing water and rain

Missed the return journey off Strava
Total was actually 15.5 miles at 17.2 mph (Strava has 9.5 mi)
http://www.strava.com/activities/170716051

 

[Stonechat]

I looked at the challenge but I've only managed 11k metres of climbing all year and I go looking for the only hills in Essex, I'd have no chance of doing 8800 metres in 9 days even if I had the fitness!

Its taken me until now to do 90,000 feet this year, you see I have sought out the hills, but the time window is too narrow too

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Its taken me until now to do 90,000 feet this year, you see I have sought out the hills, but the time window is too narrow too

I have 124,000 (rwgps corrected) 22,000 in the 1st Qrt nearly 81,000 last qrt and nearly 21,000 this qrt. (this month), shows how little i did in the first three months.

Todays ride was into wind for the first 20 miles or so, from there onwards I was into new territory so the new segments dont show as p.b.'s so i only ended up with one, I will check on VV later.
Having spent two years not getting out of Yorkshire, I have been to both Nottinghamshire (just) and North Lincs in the last two weeks, the shifters didn't fail on me today like Nottinghamshire's ride.
http://www.strava.com/activities/170759627

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just done 100km. 3hrs50mins or so wern't to bad @Supersuperleeds with just over a 1,000ft beat that if you can.

@Coggy not at all you just made a relevant point about being a newbie, that got me thinking thats all it was.

100 miles today (over three rides and a days work) and a massive 2452 feet, not as flat as your ride but not bad considering I threw a couple of hills in on it

 

[Nigelnaturist]

This shows the new roads I have done since getting the 705 in May (the red are this years rides) most of the red you can see are the rides with the garmin, the big loop to the right is todays ride.

 

[Harv]

Working away so not been on the bike "proper" for a while.

Might get out this weekend if the sun is out

 

[AndyWilliams]

Last night with a mate. Easy ride. Some reason the AVG. speed is way out according to the Garmin and his other device.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@AndyWilliams for some reason it continued recording moving time, the garmin may be to set to autopause (mine is below 3mph) I can't comment on the other device as I don't know what it is.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

For the record its the lowest ft/mile I have ever done at 19.57ft/mile

Edit

I have also found a solution to the missing 18th, it dosn't add it but lowers the whole range so my 17th is like an 18th on my current set up, lower than this chances are I am climbing, and that is to change the middle ring from 40th to 38th, just need to confirm it will go to 52 from there otherwise I will need to get both rings and get a 50th

 

[SpokeyDokey]

For the record its the lowest ft/mile I have ever done at 19.57ft/mile

That's pretty flat! I'd like to do a route that flat (although not as long) to see how quick I would be.

I have no route from the house where I don't have to climb at least 230' in the first mile.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That's pretty flat! I'd like to do a route that flat (although not as long) to see how quick I would be.

I have no route from the house where I don't have to climb at least 230' in the first mile.

Its not fun, your working all the time (well most of it) I should have been a bit quicker, but the n.e. breeze and the soreness sort of hampered things a little. Not sure if I will be out tomorrow or Sunday, which might make July's challenge a little difficult. with with 248Km's to do.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

The have took the baby into hospital, breathing seemed erratic earlier, but was fine when the ambulance crew were here, so I guess it's more for observation.

Edit

Dads home not sure about mum & baby

 

[Stonechat]

Having spent two years not getting out of Yorkshire, I have been to both Nottinghamshire (just) and North Lincs in the last two weeks,

Quite different around here
NEver know what county I am in whether to use old traditional or more modern
I live in historic Middlesex which s administratively Surrey
Rides will frequently enter Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire,Greater London.
Have reached Sussex (London to Brighton) not sure whether this was East Sussex or West Sussex