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

[Stonechat]

Short outing for prescription call at a couple of shops etc
Managed to take KOM for segment near our house (where we are not currently livng), I held it already for the other direction.
Really just a short ride but my wife might think I am makng up excuses for another ride, when I say it's the only think that clears my head and the remains of thius cold

http://www.strava.com/activities/197913595

Haha lost kom already, though I could go faster, it's not any great bother, oh well

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have changed my chainset to my touring set, 48/38/28, chain lain isn't perfect as it should be on 110mm crank, so is set 1.5mm to far out on the new bb of 113mm, but it selects all the gears with minimal rub on the out ring and the large rear and a touch on the inner on the same, if I get that right I get some on the outer and small, will probably need to adjust the saddle height as they are 172.5mm crank arms opposed to the 170mm on the other chainset, I haven't reduced the chain length because I will be changing the chainset, to a outer of 50th, just need to watch it on the 28th and the three smaller rear, but as I wouldn't normally be on those it shouldn't be an issue I might take a link out as that would most likely still be long enough.

 

[Stonechat]

I have changed my chainset to my touring set, 48/38/28, chain lain isn't perfect as it should be on 110mm crank, so is set 1.5mm to far out on the new bb of 113mm, but it selects all the gears with minimal rub on the out ring and the large rear and a touch on the inner on the same, if I get that right I get some on the outer and small, will probably need to adjust the saddle height as they are 172.5mm crank arms opposed to the 170mm on the other chainset, I haven't reduced the chain length because I will be changing the chainset, to a outer of 50th, just need to watch it on the 28th and the three smaller rear, but as I wouldn't normally be on those it shouldn't be an issue I might take a link out as that would most likely still be long enough.

Hope it all goes OK. I have trpidations about changing things, but maybe next year. Having said that I have seen some nice carbon bikes out there

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Hope it all goes OK. I have trpidations about changing things, but maybe next year. Having said that I have seen some nice carbon bikes out there

Can always change things back not a big job.

 

[morrisman]

Woefully short on mileage this month due to holidays/family/work but got out today to do 81 miles for the Strava Grand Fondo challenge, not fast but long

http://www.strava.com/activities/198474760

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@morrisman your not the only one.
Well it worked better than I thought, I have come to the conclusion that a lot of what might sound like chain rub noise is actually the extremes of the chain itself, anyway the middle ring was so badly worn and a tooth missing it slipped under load (was worse in the lower gears with the chain being slightly further out than it should be I guess), don't remember it doing that before, so I guess a matter of chain ring and chain bedding together, as when I changed from that back to the 30/42/52 last May i replaced chain and cassette. So two options wait and order a the new bits tomorrow or change it back, and as I don't think I will be out tomorrow judging from the pain, as I cant afford the whole thing middle and outer rings an option is to get the crank arms and middle total of £37.
The chainset I put on is aprrox. 220grms lighter, well the chainring side is, didn't weigh both cranks arm together, but I guess it wont be much difference in the difference.
It moved to all the rings well enough ran quiet enough.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Right just ordered these bits

Total £60 for next day delivery, rings are in silver which should look better after being on the bike some time.

outer ring.

Edit Also with the rings being silver the inner ring won't look quite so out of place.

 

[Stonechat]

Usual Wednesday jaunt to CHertsey
Intended to go long way round via Windlesham, cut it a little short as forecast light showers were quite heavy rain
24.1 miles @ 16.0 mph with 594 feet, Strava lost a bundle here

http://www.strava.com/activities/198801879

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Stonechat what did you use to record the ride.

 

[Stonechat]

@Stonechat what did you use to record the ride.

The Garmin. But GPS was way out so used snap to get back on track

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have been working on my database, I have for a while had fields recording VAM in various parts of it I have now included it in my monthly summary. This is actual meters gained divided by the time spent climbing (or more correctly put going up hill)

Last month


this month

 

[Nigelnaturist]

The Garmin. But GPS was way out so used snap to get back on track

It will be why you lost the elevation

 

[Stonechat]

Not entirely shaken this cold off yet (but I have never felt really bad either)
Due for a longer ride tomorrow which I will still do before I start tapering off for the 100 mile New Forest Sportive

Off to Aldi's today for their special buys
Mrs S may get a Merino base layer as she feels the cold

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Stonechat wish I had a bit of spare cash could do with a cople of new shirts, guess I will have to manage with what I have, the T-shirts I got last summer whilst being white and get quite grubby quickly these days, are still in good condition to say they have done about 5,000 miles a piece, not always as outers but almost constant use.

 

[Stonechat]

The waterproof socks had already gone but got a few items