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

[Learnincurve]

I'm such a child http://www.strava.com/activities/196162996 (segments)

I would dearly have liked to have gone out for 2 hours but that whole 100ft of elevation per mile thing is average on the roads here in every direction so I'm going to be building up.

 

[nobbyp]

Proud of myself tonight - got back early to get a decent 2 hr ride in - before work raised it's ugly head and before I knew it - it was 5.15 and not much daylight left. Decided something better than nothing and knocked out a quick 8 mile loop at 17.8 mph. Could have been so easy to not bother so feel great for getting it in.

 

[morrisman]

Seemed to have successfully commenced negotiations with management to get n+1 winter bike. Didn't think I needed one as I still have my old Dawes hybrid that I rode prior to getting my Defy 2 but I rode it today and it is heavy and horrible so a new hybrid is needed, Trek 7.5 is currently the leading contender.

 

[Alasdair Geddes]

This week I've been doing 30 miles without stopping a day at an average speed of 16 mph. As soon as I get a new bike that'll increase because my current bike that I got for free is completely falling apart (it's 30 years old). I have to fix it roughly 4 times an hour.
Also, unrelated, but SPD pedals are awesome, I've just bought a set.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Rain and very heavy rain stopped play today. So out came the new Turbo Trainer. I rode for an hour but wouldn't have lasted that long if my wife hadn't set up the fan halfway through. Surprised that I enjoyed it, it's not a ride but a good replacement.

 

[Stonechat]

Good ride today - may not see another until Monday as Mrs S has a significant birthday over the weekend

Went over to Egham area via my usual circuitous Chertsey route, did 5 reps up the hill, by three different routes so I wouldn't get bored, a quick tour of the Great Park, and down through Virginia Water and Chertsey

40.2 miles @ 15.0 mph (per Garmin itself Strava always knowck a bit off) with 1677 feet of climbing
PLeased at that speed with the hills
Quite humid out - dripping now, and doggie is licking my legs!!!!

http://www.strava.com/activities/196616680
http://www.strava.com/activities/196623415

Will have to do a SNAP again on this as I felt my first ascent of Tite Hill was good my it has missed the interesting segment I wanted

SNAP done

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I set a 2nd best on the segment from here to the hospital, but never got a p.b on any of the segments
http://www.strava.com/activities/196645042
But I did get a pb on this after bike weight was 16Kg's
http://www.strava.com/activities/196645054/segments/4629134914
and this
http://www.strava.com/activities/196645054/segments/4629134932
and then nothing on the way home from my friends house, which is no surprise.

 

[dee.jay]

http://www.strava.com/activities/196607945/

Nearly 14 mile ride - 2nd time I've done this whole route and shaved 6 minutes off the 1st time

 

[Learnincurve]

I have a small but close circle of friends, instead of giving small individual Christmas and birthday presents, on someone's birthday we take the money we would have spent, put it in the pot, then buy a nice big present for them.

I have just been informed that mine this year will be... A posh exercise bike that has hill programs so I can do some training when I want instead of being tied to when the kids are at school (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2268675.htm)

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Sounds unpleasant! Hope it's a reasonably quick and painless procedure and you are back on the bike soon.

GWS @Phoenix Lincs , I hope it gets sorted satisfactorily.

I think @Mo1959 will back me up here, whilst you do lose fitness its not quite as bad as you think, what took months/years to acquire when we started it will come back much quicker having had a lengthy lay off.

@Phoenix Lincs I had nearly 3 years off the bike, as I said in an earlier post, once you have been fit, fitness comes back very quickly once you're back out there, good luck for the future and hope all goes well for you

Good luck.

Hope you are OK
YEs it is annoying - I have half a cold and New Forest Sportive 3 1/2 weeks off and having to postpone longer rides this week

Thanks everybody. Fingers crossed I'm soon back on the wheels. Certainly missing my lovely bike x
Stay safe xx

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

I have a small but close circle of friends, instead of giving small individual Christmas and birthday presents, on someone's birthday we take the money we would have spent, put it in the pot, then buy a nice big present for them.

I have just been informed that mine this year will be... A posh exercise bike that has hill programs so I can do some training when I want instead of being tied to when the kids are at school (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2268675.htm)

Fab idea

 

[Kastrol]

Well been riding now for just over a month. First ride was a 10 mile local loop avg 13 mph.
Went up to 15 miles on the next ride and uped my avg to 15.5
Cracked 20 miles last week then a 26 2 days later. This week i rode a 12 and a 14 mile with climbs and today went out and rode 53 miles with 4400 ft climbing. Avg spped was just under 13mph but as i'm not quiet off the smoking i'm pretty happy with that.
Did struggle with a couple of climbs as they ramped up in gradient so hopw i can make progress on this over the winter months
http://www.strava.com/activities/196618110

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well been riding now for just over a month. First ride was a 10 mile local loop avg 13 mph.
Went up to 15 miles on the next ride and uped my avg to 15.5
Cracked 20 miles last week then a 26 2 days later. This week i rode a 12 and a 14 mile with climbs and today went out and rode 53 miles with 4400 ft climbing. Avg spped was just under 13mph but as i'm not quiet off the smoking i'm pretty happy with that.
Did struggle with a couple of climbs as they ramped up in gradient so hopw i can make progress on this over the winter months
http://www.strava.com/activities/196618110

I have only ever done two days with elevation over 3,000ft one was 3227ft over 62.74 miles or 51.43ft/mile @ 15.8mph and a 100 mile ride with 4012ft or 39.43ft/mile @ 16.15mph, you can see from this how elevation rate i.e ft/mile effects your speed both theses rides were July and Aug last year, so that elevation may be to high, as it seems to be turning out the corrected elevation from the fit (edge 200/500/800 ect) file seems to be bit high, the corrected data from both the Rider 20 and edge 705 is much less, for a similar rides.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Going back on what I said earlier about the two p.b.'s the second one I had noticed a couple of lads on M.T.B's they were on the start of the climb i was still some way off, and I thought could I catch them before the top, well I did about half way, bearing in mind I had just set the previous one so didnt really have a great deal to accelerate with, however I just tagged behind them till the worst of the climb was over, its only quite short then on the brow overtook again this time they tried to respond but I beat them to the lights, which they then proceed to go through into traffic, though they did give way with me shouting something about RLJ'ing., I guess they were late teen's early 20's.

 

[Rustybucket]

http://www.strava.com/activities/196886983

Increased my route to 37 miles this week - however the new roads I added were awful, extremely bumpy!!! Will look to change that next week. My knee also started aching again, hopefully lots of ice today will help. No PB's on my favorite segments, wasn't really feeling that quick so didn't push myself. Used my fancy castelli shorts for the first time today which I got for my birthday - very impressed by the quality!!

Nearly finished all the upgrades on my bike - starting to look good now!!!
Pretty much replaced all the old components now! New Saddle next & then I think it will be finished. Then its time to upgrade the bike...

Have a good weekend everyone!!!