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

[Billy Adam]

First run out on the new wheels and cassette. Felt great. Had a slight worry, could hear a grating/rubbing sound, sounded like a rough front bearing. Panic averted discovered bike comp wire rubbing on the tyre. Phew! https://www.strava.com/activities/48554128

 

[Nigelnaturist]

First run out on the new wheels and cassette. Felt great. Had a slight worry, could hear a grating/rubbing sound, sounded like a rough front bearing. Panic averted discovered bike comp wire rubbing on the tyre. Phew! https://www.strava.com/activities/48554128

You don't want to see my rear bearing then.

 

[Billy Adam]

You don't want to see my rear bearing then.

If was anything like my old one I can hazard a guess. Have you managed to get it sorted Nigel ?

 

[eevvee]

22 miles on the east coast at 16.6mph avg which is the best I have achieved since starting cycling end of December 20012, the improvement can in no small way be attributed to this being the first cycle where the icy blast of the wind speed off the North Sea was in single figures. I will of course ignore any in accuracy the Cat Eye Commuter might have. Difficult to ignore the pain during and after but it was worth it for a very enjoyable ride.

The day did start with a narrowly missed collision with a transit van on the first roundabout of the day - he did make the effort to change his route and follow me shouting his apologies - despite the panoramic windscreen on his van I was apparently in his blind spot.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Well not got out at all after last Sundays ride, been very busy at work which is very unusual for me! Don't start back now till 5pm Monday so no excuses now.
Looking forward to some sunshine.

I finally have some clipless shoes and pedals, just need to be brave and get on with fitting them, I know all the benefits, just haven't used them since 1991 !

 

[Reece]

Well it has happened Chris. Someone has took my KOM for the great central glen parva sprint they've beat it by one second. Will use this as motivation to get out after work etc now to get it back lol.

 

[Mo1959]

Well it has happened Chris. Someone has took my KOM for the great central glen parva sprint they've beat it by one second. Will use this as motivation to get out after work etc now to get it back lol.

Ha, ha. Hope you manage it. At least I don't have any such aspirations. My main aim is not to be last on any around here.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well it has happened Chris. Someone has took my KOM for the great central glen parva sprint they've beat it by one second. Will use this as motivation to get out after work etc now to get it back lol.

I've seen a few very fast riders on there in the last week or so, on Thursday I was over taken for the first time on it near the city end, he surged away from me. I did catch him up towards the end and took a draft off him up the sprint but by then he had slowed quite a bit and I was a good 5 seconds off my PB.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Ha, ha. Hope you manage it. At least I don't have any such aspirations. My main aim is not to be last on any around here.

Saw your ride on Strava, you just keep going and going, if the weather stays fine I think you will do the Challenge.

I think you deserve one of these:

 

[Creakyknee]

Managed my first ( quite possibly my last as well ) imperial century today. Well pleased with it, I certainly couldn't have done that when I started last August.
On the weight loss front was 19 st 9lb last August and 15 st 10 this morning, going to eat a big plate of chicken curry now with about 20 naan breads and not feel guilty

http://app.strava.com/activities/48598611

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Managed my first ( quite possibly my last as well ) imperial century today. Well pleased with it, I certainly couldn't have done that when I started last August.
On the weight loss front was 19 st 9lb last August and 15 st 10 this morning, going to eat a big plate of chicken curry now with about 20 naan breads and not feel guilty

http://app.strava.com/activities/48598611

Brilliant ride, well done

 

[BrianEvesham]

Managed my first ( quite possibly my last as well ) imperial century today. Well pleased with it, I certainly couldn't have done that when I started last August.
On the weight loss front was 19 st 9lb last August and 15 st 10 this morning, going to eat a big plate of chicken curry now with about 20 naan breads and not feel guilty

http://app.strava.com/activities/48598611

Seriously well done.

 

[boybiker]

Speed doesn't matter at all, or so I keep telling myself

I managed to hit 36 MPH last night. Was scary how fast some of the others were descending into the dark! I dont think the tint on my glasses were helping much. I must remember to put my clear lenses in next time I do a night ride!!

Managed my first ( quite possibly my last as well ) imperial century today. Well pleased with it, I certainly couldn't have done that when I started last August.
On the weight loss front was 19 st 9lb last August and 15 st 10 this morning, going to eat a big plate of chicken curry now with about 20 naan breads and not feel guilty

http://app.strava.com/activities/48598611

Well done its funny how the mileage creeps up and passes by!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Managed my first ( quite possibly my last as well ) imperial century today. Well pleased with it, I certainly couldn't have done that when I started last August.
On the weight loss front was 19 st 9lb last August and 15 st 10 this morning, going to eat a big plate of chicken curry now with about 20 naan breads and not feel guilty

http://app.strava.com/activities/48598611

Well done, I have no aspirations of riding that far, I think about once in a while though.

Ha, ha. Hope you manage it. At least I don't have any such aspirations. My main aim is not to be last on any around here.

Your like me Mo, I just want improve myself, I know I have a couple, but any serious rider will take them.
Well I managed to get out 4 times today, but only totalled 21 miles, as we are having a stud wall built.
I did manage to get a few p.b.'s though.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48534571#851024376
http://app.strava.com/activities/48534571#851024384
2nd ride
http://app.strava.com/activities/48555257#851468800
This was a p.b, though for some reasons it doesn't show as one, it does in the listings. an increase of 6.6 mph from 17.6 to 24.2
http://app.strava.com/activities/48555257
4th ride another that doesn't show as one.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48594385#852179537 again an increase of 6.2mph from 15.2 to 21.4 puts me 2nd out of 10.
As for the Challenge both Rocky and Mo are pulling away from me.

Total of 222.93 miles since Sunday @ 14.26mph with 9,611 ft of climbing (well gentle slopes really)

 

[Mo1959]

Well done, I have no aspirations of riding that far, I think about once in a while though.

Your like me Mo, I just want improve myself, I know I have a couple, but any serious rider will take them.
Well I managed to get out 4 times today, but only totalled 21 miles, as we are having a stud wall built.
I did manage to get a few p.b.'s though.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48534571#851024376
http://app.strava.com/activities/48534571#851024384
2nd ride
http://app.strava.com/activities/48555257#851468800
This was a p.b, though for some reasons it doesn't show as one, it does in the listings. an increase of 6.6 mph from 17.6 to 24.2
http://app.strava.com/activities/48555257
4th ride another that doesn't show as one.
http://app.strava.com/activities/48594385#852179537 again an increase of 6.2mph from 15.2 to 21.4 puts me 2nd out of 10.
As for the Challenge both Rock and Mo are pulling away from me.

Total of 222.93 miles since Sunday @ 14.26mph with 9,611 ft of climbing (well gentle slopes really)

Currently chucking it down and supposed to be quite a bad week so can't see me keeping the miles up this week.