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

[Nigelnaturist]

Hmmm, was thinking the same about me Nigel. With rest my legs might almost manage it, albeit very slowly, but definitely no way my rear end would.

I seem all right at the mo, I moved the seat forward a little and it seems better, I saw what seems a nice one in Evans,when I was picking up yet more spokes.
Every time I look at the challenge Mo, you are still beating me.

 

[Mo1959]

I seem all right at the mo, I moved the seat forward a little and it seems better, I saw what seems a nice one in Evans,when I was picking up yet more spokes.
Every time I look at the challenge Mo, you are still beating me.

Not much in it. I have no hope or aspiration to complete it but if I can at least get the half way badge that will probably do me.
Tried sitting up taller today and just keeping my hands on the tops and it helped the saddle pain. Kind of defeats the purpose of having drop bars though.

 

[Billy Adam]

Well it happened, slowly slowly at the lights and ........failed to unclip the left foot and over I went ! A little bruise and a scuff, but more of the embarrassment !

Met up with the new lad in the club and off we went, steady pace, and he did well, it was only his second time out !

Nice day, sun shinning, not too cold, but strong headwind.....how the hell you end up with head wind going out, then strong head wind for my climb home....

http://app.strava.com/activities/47058575

And that's my cycling over now for 6 days while I go work, so hope the weather stays fine for you all.

cheers

Ian

You're not the first and you definately won't be the last. As Nigel said at least you're ok.

 

[Billy Adam]

Nice ride tonight despite omni-directional head wind.
https://www.strava.com/activities/47350350

 

[AndyPeace]

So what your saying is I should manage 117 miles, get away with yea.

With the riding you do, regularly putting in 20/30milers...I bet you could if you did a days ridding with 2 or 3 short stops. Not saying it would be easy but I am saying it's achievable... though tbf it's just a random thing I heard or read, though I was averaging around 75 miles a week when I first rode 100km in December...this is little proof though lol.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I've done 257.50 miles since Monday, no way could I do that in a day

Good luck with the Shakespeare 100 to you, Brian and anyone else who is mad/brave enough to do it.

Thats above average even for you Chris.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Nice ride tonight despite omni-directional head wind.
https://www.strava.com/activities/47350350

I had one of those winds today apart from this section
http://app.strava.com/activities/47349773#824757726 I had a tailwind and this one
http://app.strava.com/activities/47349773#824757739
If you had gone the other way Billy you would have had a nice run in.
Not to mention it puts you in front of me again.

With the riding you do, regularly putting in 20/30milers...I bet you could if you did a days ridding with 2 or 3 short stops. Not saying it would be easy but I am saying it's achievable... though tbf it's just a random thing I heard or read, though I was averaging around 75 miles a week when I first rode 100km in December...this is little proof though lol.

It's not so much the distance as comfort, I do start to struggle after 30-40 miles.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You're not the first and you definately won't be the last. As Nigel said at least you're ok.

I nearly had two.

 

[Billy Adam]

I had one of those winds today apart from this section
http://app.strava.com/activities/47349773#824757726 I had a tailwind and this one
http://app.strava.com/activities/47349773#824757739
If you had gone the other way Billy you would have had a nice run in.
Not to mention it puts you in front of me again.

It's not so much the distance as comfort, I do start to struggle after 30-40 miles.

I think you'd be ok Nigel just pace yourself for the first part until you get warmed up. I've found I could do much more than I thought. Rule#6 free your mind and your legs will follow

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Thats above average even for you Chris.

Definitely my best week commuting, broke my longest distance commute ride three times this week. Saying that 6 of the last 8 weeks I have done over 200 miles commuting. Legs really feeling it today, 225 of the miles where on the ice tyres and they are really hard work.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not much in it. I have no hope or aspiration to complete it but if I can at least get the half way badge that will probably do me.
Tried sitting up taller today and just keeping my hands on the tops and it helped the saddle pain. Kind of defeats the purpose of having drop bars though.

You'll easily do half of it, you're not that far off getting the 1/4 way badge all ready and we are only 5 days in.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You'll easily do half of it, you're not that far off getting the 1/4 way badge all ready and we are only 5 days in.

I agree with you Chris I think Mo has a a great chance.

I think you'd be ok Nigel just pace yourself for the first part until you get warmed up. I've found I could do much more than I thought. Rule#6 free your mind and your legs will follow

I get apprehensive after about 3hr's Billy, being away from home, I am ok up to about 2-3 hrs, also depends where I go, the more rural the better, it's nothing to do with traffic that doesn't bother me, it's just people.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I agree with you Chris I think Mo has a a great chance.

I get apprehensive after about 3hr's Billy, being away from home, I am ok up to about 2-3 hrs, also depends where I go, the more rural the better, it's nothing to do with traffic that doesn't bother me, it's just people.

Do routes with loads of loops in them. I can do a 30+ mile ride and never be more than circa 5 miles from home, for example this one which only really has a couple of loops in it.

http://app.strava.com/activities/46758140

That way if you start getting anxious you know you can be home in less than half an hour.

 

[Reece]

Do routes with loads of loops in them. I can do a 30+ mile ride and never be more than circa 5 miles from home, for example this one which only really has a couple of loops in it.

http://app.strava.com/activities/46758140

That way if you start getting anxious you know you can be home in less than half an hour.

I've noticed on a few of your commute rides you like to do laps of Abbey park. Good way of getting the miles in and something I've not tried.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I've noticed on a few of your commute rides you like to do laps of Abbey park. Good way of getting the miles in and something I've not tried.

I work pretty close to it so it is easy to throw in some laps at the end of the commute, the main path in the middle is just a tad over 0.8 miles and it is flat, I quickly got bored of it and now only do a lap or two if I have miscalculated on the distance I want to do for the commute. Worst I have done is 10 laps of it one night when I wanted to get a twenty miler in and couldn't be bothered to plan a proper route.