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

[welsh dragon]

I went for a nice slow bimble this morning. Beautiful weather. Distance? Don't know. Speed? Don't know. Just enjoyed my time in the saddle.

 

[Coggy]

I went for a nice slow bimble this morning. Beautiful weather. Distance? Don't know. Speed? Don't know. Just enjoyed my time in the saddle. View attachment 55647

Yeah but what was your cadence !!!!!!!!?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I went for a nice slow bimble this morning. Beautiful weather. Distance? Don't know. Speed? Don't know. Just enjoyed my time in the saddle. View attachment 55647

Not good enough, if you can't prove you achieved 20mph average and climb 10,000 feet over 100 miles then please don't post it here.

 

[Mo1959]

I went for a nice slow bimble this morning. Beautiful weather. Distance? Don't know. Speed? Don't know. Just enjoyed my time in the saddle. View attachment 55647

Hope you were going down rather than up that hill! Very similar to a lot of the little single track roads around here. I often think parts of Wales and Scotland are very alike.

 

[welsh dragon]

Hope you were going down rather than up that hill! Very similar to a lot of the little single track roads around here. I often think parts of Wales and Scotland are very alike.

Yes.i was going downhill thank god . And your right. I think wales and scotland do look alike in some areas.

 

[welsh dragon]

Not good enough, if you can't prove you achieved 20mph average and climb 10,000 feet over 100 miles then please don't post it here.

. In that case, i'll get me coat.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yeah but what was your cadence !!!!!!!!?

I have no idea. Bugger off you lot

 

[si_c]

I went for a nice slow bimble this morning. Beautiful weather. Distance? Don't know. Speed? Don't know. Just enjoyed my time in the saddle. View attachment 55647

Looks fantastic

 

[welsh dragon]

Looks fantastic

It it. But it's hard work. That's why I don't go far. I'm a poor old lady. I go for quality rather than quantity.

 

[Justinslow]

I signed up to the Ipswich Cycle Swarm 50 Miler yesterday. What is this Dedham ride you speak of ? Might be interested in that.

I really have enjoyed the two organised rides I have participated in so far. It's nice to ride in a group, meet others and also you discover that you really are starting to do quite well when you start overtaking people who at the start you thought to yourself "this lot all look very experienced and professional".

It's the St Helana Hospice charity bike ride, do a google and it will come up. 28 sep, there is an entry fee and you have to raise at least £15 for them. I think their longest route is 56 miles but there are shorter ones if required. I might do this one.
Isn't there a 100 miler on the swarm event? Didn't you fancy that!

 

[nobbyp]

44 miles tonight, 1265ft of climbing, 15 mph average, 1 lung coughed up on final 2mile climb - last 5 miles contained 2 emotional moments, approx 30 expletives

Still - is furthest I've ever riden in my life so feeling proper proud of my 42 year old slightly overweight self - 6 more miles and I'll have cracked a 50

Just need a new backside now (or better gel shorts - I was wondering why people spent so much hard earned cash on them - I know now!!)

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Hope you were going down rather than up that hill! Very similar to a lot of the little single track roads around here. I often think parts of Wales and Scotland are very alike.

Same here - I am esp' cautious crossing the grotty bit in the middle esp' on downhill bends!

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Out again tonight, Reminder to self! Don't go on hilly routes when having done squats at gym morning before - Absolutely blowing half way round, got scalped just before the segment OOOOOssssshhhhhhhhh after bloke on a mountain bike with slicks came down Givendale Hill (have a look at segment) I WAS NOT happy - Ride partner was saying we'll let him have this victory but I was having none of it, so went past him just before the start of the segment, Ride partner is a stronger rider than me, so he went past me too, so I wheel sucked him all the way back into pocklington - Just before the 30 sign I was out and past though as he'd blown all energy keeping a steady 26-28 MPH all way down the segment hehehe,

I have to admit, I was totally blown, after coming back into town, legs were starting to cramp, Ride partner went out on another shorter loop mind, so he'll be back home soon.

Do like Veloviewer when it tells you you've gone up on a load of segments.....

From 100th to 39th on "OOOOOssssshhhhhhhhh"
From 143rd to 49th on "The Mile Blast Pocklington"
From 145th to 50th on "Minimile"
From 250th to 72nd on "Huggate to The Mile"
From 144th to 136th on "Nunburnholme Back Lane"
From 193rd to 173rd on "Back lane hill"
From 286th to 174th on "Millington Dale Down to the Spring"
From 266th to 175th on "All about your bottle!!! "


But not so much when it tells you the other.....

From 202nd to 212th on "millington wood switch back up"
From 336th to 347th on "Up the Woodgate hairpin"
From 345th to 360th on "just the up hill bit.."
From 365th to 380th on "Millington Sprint"
From 369th to 384th on "Millington Wood Gate"
From 380th to 395th on "Wood gate feed zone"
From 641st to 659th on "Millingon Wood Hairpin"



Todays ride... http://www.strava.com/activities/192229642/

 

[Learnincurve]

I get to go cycling tomorrow!! Wooo hooooo!

Believe it or not Child A is still off school and will be till Thursday, but I got 4 hours of respite and Child B is at school so I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for the first time in nearly 7 weeks. I'm planning on going to sit by a lake and eat chips.

 

[Harv]

I get to go cycling tomorrow!! Wooo hooooo!

Believe it or not Child A is still off school and will be till Thursday, but I got 4 hours of respite and Child B is at school so I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for the first time in nearly 7 weeks. I'm planning on going to sit by a lake and eat chips.

Wow. That's a long time off the bike. Enjoy!