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

[morrisman]

Three rides today all relatively short but it was such a nice day. Last two on my new Giant Rapid that I picked up this afternoon to replace my old Dawes hybrid for my winter bike.

Rides really nicely and quite fast as well

http://www.strava.com/activities/201995021

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Never thought about putting the battery pack there.

 

[Stonechat]

Just got back from another century, making it 2 in 3 days with a 30 mile recovery spin yesterday. Was a little slower than I'd have liked, so probably need at least 2 days recovery between centuries. Looking down at the Garmin to see grade exceeding 10% on many occasions was greated with a verbal "you gotta be kidding me"

http://www.strava.com/activities/201992667

Another one!!!!!!!

 

[Mo1959]

Oooer, only 3 degrees out there at the moment. Thought it felt a bit chilly. Better have a wee spin though as tomorrow is strong wind and very wet.

 

[Learnincurve]

MTB is ready to go riding on I cleaned this 'un before it went in the shed for the summer holidays and the difference with how the gears don't hiss and spit at me is embarrassing.

 

[Stonechat]

Oooer, only 3 degrees out there at the moment. Thought it felt a bit chilly. Better have a wee spin though as tomorrow is strong wind and very wet.

really, so mild here, about 16 and if cycling right now would be in shorts

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Oooer, only 3 degrees out there at the moment. Thought it felt a bit chilly. Better have a wee spin though as tomorrow is strong wind and very wet.

Typical being Friday

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

cool enough for my winter longs and sleeves here today as well.. nothing mild about it. condensation on the ground floor windows this morning. Apparently it is 6C now at nearly 9am... don't know what it fell to during the night but the summer weight quilt was pulled up over the autumn weight quilt to make a winter weight 13tog quilt...

just trying to bully myself into getting out and at least testing the indexing after having to replace the rear gear cable during the week.... problem is I am not very good at bullying anyone let alone myself!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

The Creeping Virginia is going red this last week, so Autumn is here, I did notice a change early Sept with a few leaves whilst out.

 

[welsh dragon]

Its quite cool here, but hopefully the sun will soon warm things up a bit.

 

[Mo1959]

Well, don't know how accurate the Garmin temperature sensor is but the minimum, presumably when I set out, was 35.6 so pretty chilly. Tried some hills though so soon warmed up! Crikey, losing a lot of my cv fitness plus putting on around ten pounds doesn't half make the hills hard work
Sun's out now though so should be nice for walking the pooch.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

gear cable replacement seems OK... well replacing the cable is a doddle... but the good news is that the gears are working so now I seem to have run out of excuses and will just have to accept I have none left to stop me going.... definitely long fingered gloves morning here though!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Never thought about putting the battery pack there.

I have mine in a triangle frame back, has the added benefit of another layer of protection from water, plus there is room for keys and my phone as well if I aren't using a rucksack.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have mine in a triangle frame back, has the added benefit of another layer of protection from water, plus there is room for keys and my phone as well if I aren't using a rucksack.

I have thought about that, my batteries are sealed with insulation tape, just never occurred to me to use the case and top tube as support.

 

[Dom_500]

So i have been convinced to do a 62 mile ride at the end of October, however my longest ride so far is about 30. I am going to try and do a bigger distance for the next 2 weekends and hopefully clock 50miles.

is there any essential that i need to consider for longer rides? I have been suggested that i should invest in some chamois cream?