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

[SpokeyDokey]

@SpokeyDokey does your hiking gps track a route, I know some people have used those to record rides, as they would work pretty much the same as an edge 200, even get mounts for them.
The R20 gives on avg a reading of 312ft less than rwgps corrected or -37.24% the 705 on avg -45ft -4.15%

Yes it does - it's just a bit too big to take with me tbh plus I would need to use the GPS and my cycle computer which is a faff.

Good thought though.

Think I'll just grab the 200.

 

[bpsmith]

when there is nothing new left to learn

That's fine with me. Quite happy to still class myself as a newbie, even if I do feel like I have improved somewhat over a year.

 

[Stonechat]

Yes it does - it's just a bit too big to take with me tbh plus I would need to use the GPS and my cycle computer which is a faff.

Good thought though.

Think I'll just grab the 200.

 

[Stonechat]

Latest is that you will be able to synchronise Strava, endomondo, rwgps map my ride automatically from Garmin connect

Edit
Here is the link
http://road.cc/content/news/125936-garmin-partners-strava-mapmyfitness-and-endomondo

 

[jnrmczip]

so started cycling about 3/4 weeks ago this was my first bigger ride as I have only been commuting 7.5 km to work and back. Most of the way is flat and the climb is 32 m but 122 m uphill on the way home I am going to work in 18 mins and taking 28 mins on the way back. This is all on my Giant defy 5 which is an entry level Road bike.
link to my 20 mile trip http://www.strava.com/activities/174211065

I enjoyed the 20 mile route and would have done so more if it wasn't lashing down with rain and windy after the first ten minutes but I kept going. As I didn't plan the route I did stop a few times to figure out where to go next and wipe the dirt from my face (should really get mud guards).

here are my next 2 trips planned 30 miles on Sunday http://www.strava.com/routes/741110
and the following sunday just under 40 miles http://www.strava.com/routes/746101

fingers crossed the weather is on my side for these two!!!

 

[Stonechat]

So when do you guys stop calling yourself a newbie, as far as progress is concerned. I am now a year down from complete newbie.

Progress is as follows:

First GPS based Strava ride:

http://www.strava.com/activities/78905571

Latest Strava Ride:

http://www.strava.com/activities/174820747

Quite happy with that.

Well started sort of 18 months ago, but really only got going a year ago. Still improving, Perhaps at this time next year I won't be a newbie butwould not abandon this thread!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Halfords have Edge 200 @ £79.99

10% further reduction on my British Cycling card - looks like a good deal!

 

[moo]

Another 10% off at halfords if you use their vouchers. I'm tempted to get the garmin 1000 bundle for £330.

 

[Stonechat]

when there is nothing new left to learn

Never then

 

[Torvi]

well my first bibs arrived and they are too tight. now im thinking if i should keep em for the times i lose some weight or return them and get larger size.

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Just got out for a quick 12miler with a mahoosive (for me) hill that i'd not been able to get up without stopping yet.

http://www.strava.com/activities/176447545

This segment: http://www.strava.com/segments/766070

Today I managed it in 9mins, last time I attempted it was June and almost 15minutes to the top so i'm very happy at the moment!!

 

[RWright]

I went out for an evening ride on my regular bypass track and on my way home my stomach started feeling a little queasy but I remembered that near the end of the closed section of the new road that there is a Porta John for the highway construction guys. After I took care of business I noticed that there was more paved highway. I haven't been down near the end lately and didn't realize it. I found maybe two or three more miles of paved four lane, smooth and no traffic. I did see a lot of parked highway building machines so I will probably not go down there during working hours on week days but in the evenings and weekends, it's mine.

It is not finished and I hope it will not be for a while but I still have to be careful, you can be just blasting along and all of a sudden you see a big dirt pile in the middle of the lane and there is dirt on the road in some spots, still some earth moving equipment around. The bridges still have few of the seams that are not filled in too, so will have to pick my spots to cross them at. Besides that it is GREAT. I even saw a few houses back there that I never knew existed because they are down some roads I had never taken the time from my other rides to explore from the other direction. It was a fun ride even though I did some walking around on the bridges to explore them. I bet I am the first Garmin ride on it too but I am not positive. http://app.strava.com/activities/176575026 Everything I did to the west of highway 1 is closed and it looks like I have about double what I rode tonight if they have it paved all the way to the river, which I am thinking they probably do now. I didn't want to do much more because it was dark and since it is new construction I thought it might be best to explore it with a little sunlight for the first couple of times. If so it will be some great riding, nice asphalt, no traffic, no punctures and wide open views. I can put up with a little dirt on my bikes, oh yeah and convenient Porta Johns too.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I went out for an evening ride on my regular bypass track and on my way home my stomach started feeling a little queasy but I remembered that near the end of the closed section of the new road that there is a Porta John for the highway construction guys. After I took care of business I noticed that there was more paved highway. I haven't been down near the end lately and didn't realize it. I found maybe two or three more miles of paved four lane, smooth and no traffic. I did see a lot of parked highway building machines so I will probably not go down there during working hours on week days but in the evenings and weekends, it's mine.

It is not finished and I hope it will not be for a while but I still have to be careful, you can be just blasting along and all of a sudden you see a big dirt pile in the middle of the lane and there is dirt on the road in some spots, still some earth moving equipment around. The bridges still have few of the seams that are not filled in too, so will have to pick my spots to cross them at. Besides that it is GREAT. I even saw a few houses back there that I never knew existed because they are down some roads I had never taken the time from my other rides to explore from the other direction. It was a fun ride even though I did some walking around on the bridges to explore them. I bet I am the first Garmin ride on it too but I am not positive. http://app.strava.com/activities/176575026 Everything I did to the west of highway 1 is closed and it looks like I have about double what I rode tonight if they have it paved all the way to the river, which I am thinking they probably do now. I didn't want to do much more because it was dark and since it is new construction I thought it might be best to explore it with a little sunlight for the first couple of times. If so it will be some great riding, nice asphalt, no traffic, no punctures and wide open views. I can put up with a little dirt on my bikes, oh yeah and convenient Porta Johns too.

Breakfast - ruined. Thanks.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

well my first bibs arrived and they are too tight. now im thinking if i should keep em for the times i lose some weight or return them and get larger size.

Keep them - very motivational.

I bought one of those Second Skin high wicking mesh vests a couple of weeks back and they really are tight. Lovely Wife took a picture of me in it and it now spurs me on!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Edge 200 reserved at Halfords - will collect later on today. £72 - which seems like a good deal.

Beautiful day out there folks!