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

[kerndog]

yep im the same, dont give a monkeys about over all score, but get a real chufty on with a PB. It's a great way to measure progress. Today I knocked nearly 30 seconds off he PB i got the ride before, I'd have never known that without strava. I actually thought I was slower today.

 

[thegravestoneman]

Dang just got one aswell, 10 miles on a dirt track and I get it on the roundabout near home. Only a mile push to get home though it's easier than removing the rear wheel on the butchers (it's hardly a quick release and the dogs not that patient) still picked up a quality abandoned tube on my ride and it looks like an easy repair.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ah the dreaded pp word! I 've only had one (touch wood) so far... probably have one tomorrow now I said that...

I managed a lovely 20 miles today - went from sunshine to misty and back into sunshine. Lovely day down here, nearly too warm for a jacket. I realised just now that in the last 6 days I've covered 90 miles! Hoping to get another long one in over the weekend before we go back to 1 degree again!

http://app.strava.com/activities/43598257

Well done, it was a bit yucky here today

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ah the dreaded pp word! I 've only had one (touch wood) so far... probably have one tomorrow now I said that...

I managed a lovely 20 miles today - went from sunshine to misty and back into sunshine. Lovely day down here, nearly too warm for a jacket. I realised just now that in the last 6 days I've covered 90 miles! Hoping to get another long one in over the weekend before we go back to 1 degree again!

http://app.strava.com/activities/43598257

Interesting landscape you got there. That looks a tough first climb.

 

[Typhon]

Awful, awful weather here. Not just incessant rain but it's so dark!

I managed a pitiful 5 miles on my turbo trainer last night:

http://app.strava.com/activities/43617560

And a slightly less pitiful 10 miles just now:

http://app.strava.com/activities/43617558

Oh well, it's better than nothing I suppose. I'll try and get out in the rain, wind and greyness tomorrow. Anything is better than the turbo.

 

[Mo1959]

Awful, awful weather here. Not just incessant rain but it's so dark!

I managed a pitiful 5 miles on my turbo trainer last night:

http://app.strava.com/activities/43617560

And a slightly less pitiful 10 miles just now:

http://app.strava.com/activities/43617558

Oh well, it's better than nothing I suppose. I'll try and get out in the rain, wind and greyness tomorrow. Anything is better than the turbo.

Same here and worse weather to come. I am now regretting not doing even a short run this morning. My neighbour was out on his bike and he is 70 so I feel doubly guilty. Now getting a bit stir crazy with two days off. Talk of ice and snow showers tomorrow though.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Same here and worse weather to come. I am now regretting not doing even a short run this morning. My neighbour was out on his bike and he is 70 so I feel doubly guilty. Now getting a bit stir crazy with two days off. Talk of ice and snow showers tomorrow though.

I aint bothered, got a wheel to repairs (again), if you didn't read before. Dont ever run on Weinman XR18 certainly the rear the fronts been fine this will have made it more than a1/4 of the spokes in 8 months.

 

[Mo1959]

I aint bothered, got a wheel to repairs (again), if you didn't read before. Dont ever run on Weinman XR18 certainly the rear the fronts been fine this will have made it more than a1/4 of the spokes in 8 months.

Glad you are able to fix it yourself though Nigel. I would probably have to take it to the bike shop in Perth.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Awful, awful weather here. Not just incessant rain but it's so dark!

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Sort of glad I did a ten hour shift today because of the weather, same again tomorrow

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Glad you are able to fix it yourself though Nigel. I would probably have to take it to the bike shop in Perth.

I am not very good at getting them very true though Mo. I need to change one of the gears as well, I think it's to new for the chain, I have the 15th from the road cassette I can replace it with (I don't often use the 11 & 13th unless downhill), hopefully that will last a month or two, give me chance to get the wheels than a new cassette and chain.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Now got 22 hours 35 minutes done for the Giro challenge. Hurt my Achilles though, so thinking about having a day off tomorrow.

 

[Mo1959]

Now got 22 hours 35 minutes done for the Giro challenge. Hurt my Achilles though, so thinking about having a day off tomorrow.

Excellent. You will easily manage to complete it then. Probably sensible resting up tomorrow rather than risk further injury.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Excellent. You will easily manage to complete it then. Probably sensible resting up tomorrow rather than risk further injury.

Even if I have to do it one legged, I am going to finish it.

 

[sheffgirl]

Cheers Sheffgirl

Just saw your other post too, nice to see a fellow Sheffielder on here

There just seems to many nut cases on the road and seeing as I aint ridden a bike since I was kid, I'm in no rush to join them
How are you getting on with your rockrider ? (noticed we have the same bike)
I changed my seat because the one you get with it is shocking, got a charger spoon which is much better and some cheap padded shorts from decathlon for now which are both much better than my first 2 rides which I didn't want to sit down for rest of day after (problem with them is I have pretty big thighs so even though they fit well they are reyt tight round there and I come off the bike walking like john wayne as top of my legs are numb.

Let me know if you find any good and flat routes in sheffield btw

I'm enjoying the new bike, I need to give it a good clean this weekend after commuting in the rain the last couple of days.
I've got used to the seat now, I'm glad I persevered with it
I'm disappointed that the weather is going to be bad this weekend, I want to get out for another long ride

 

[Creakyknee]

That's how I look at strava segments too, I'm happy just getting PB's. Some of the sections round here people are averaging 27 mph+!!

http://app.strava.com/activities/39066737#637635118
28.6 on this one, as I said, massive tailwind so I pedalled like my backside was on fire