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

[Reece]

I saw a

Well done on the distance, felt really good out today, saw very few riders out.

few early on but seen no end of cyclists towards the end of the ride (after 11am) over market bosworth area etc.

 

[spooks]

Finally cracked the mythical 14mph mark. Really nice day, got a tiny bit lost and had to backtrack a bit but managed my longest ride by far. Quite a few people out on the roads around here. Got passed by several men but managed to pass several women. Must be getting quicker despite feeling like a snail next to most people.
http://app.strava.com/activities/49874497

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Finally cracked the mythical 14mph mark. Really nice day, got a tiny bit lost and had to backtrack a bit but managed my longest ride by far. Quite a few people out on the roads around here. Got passed by several men but managed to pass several women. Must be getting quicker despite feeling like a snail next to most people.
http://app.strava.com/activities/49874497

I know that feeling about being passed but yesterday whilst i had stopped for a drink and a nibble, someone passed me. When i got back on the bike, they were about 200m in front but I slowly reeled them in and passed them. In that act, i looked over and the bloke must have been about 90 lol - still, I passed someone!

 

[Reece]

Well the weather is gorgeous out today so made the most of it.

Was planning on riding with 2 friends and meeting them at 9am in Earl Shilton. I needed a metric century for the clubs monthly challenge else I'd be disqualified so sorted a route on Garmin Connect last night taking me 27 miles around the south of Leicestershire that took me to Shilton, there I met my 2 friends and off we went for their 40mile route. Awesome route and ride although should of took more food with me as was starving from 50miles lol and legs were having a few moments where they were seizing up.

Saw quite a few cyclists out towars the end of my ride. Seems everyone else was making most of the weather lol.

http://app.strava.com/activities/49885185

 

[stevey]

Well here in brum yesterday lovely weather bit of wind got the bike out a little 12 mile jaunt full of head cold still!!! absolutly loved it though got back coughing and sneezing mrs thought i was gonna die Did the same this morning as well...

 

[philinmerthyr]

It was a shorter ride for me today. 10.4 miles after the 50 miler yesterday. 4 miles up hill a couple of almost flat miles before a downhill blast back home.

It got the stiffness out of my legs and got me out into the Brecon Beacons.

 

[Nomadski]

I thought when I saw this pic you were going to say you had done an Eddie The Eagle Edwards off it. Sure looks tempting to me!

Finally cracked the mythical 14mph mark. Really nice day, got a tiny bit lost and had to backtrack a bit but managed my longest ride by far. Quite a few people out on the roads around here. Got passed by several men but managed to pass several women. Must be getting quicker despite feeling like a snail next to most people.
http://app.strava.com/activities/49874497

Great speed there Spooks. Funny how the improvement just comes little by little.

Got two rides in today, first went out to Richmond Park and back with fellow CC forum dude Themosquitsmoking. First time riding with another person, and it was great fun! Look forward to doing it again.

http://app.strava.com/activities/49907632

Also put me over the edge for my 60 mile for the week goal which I was happy with.

So got home and looked outside at the sun, I believe its called "the sun" yes? And thought...ah why not. So took the bike back out again and did another couple of laps of the park, smashing a few (43) achievements, with a fair number of PR's too.

http://app.strava.com/activities/49907685

Main thing I learned from today: I need summer gear.

 

[RWright]

I thought when I saw this pic you were going to say you had done an Eddie The Eagle Edwards off it. Sure looks tempting to me!

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The thought had crossed my mind. It will be hard to resist when it is hot this summer. Especially if I can get someone to let me borrow their bike.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I saw a
few early on but seen no end of cyclists towards the end of the ride (after 11am) over market bosworth area etc.

I saw one other today, and another, though how to describe him is difficult, other than he had a bike but was dressed very shoddy (trampish springs to mind), and I thought I was bad.
I managed to catch the other after about 1/2 mile and he was some distance when I saw him, this was into what was a 6.5mph headwind, the slowest part of my ride.
http://app.strava.com/activities/49933676

 

[themosquitoking]

The thought had crossed my mind. It will be hard to resist when it is hot this summer. Especially if I can get someone to let me borrow their bike.

Mate i would buy a bike just for doing that with i think.

 

[Nomadski]

The thought had crossed my mind. It will be hard to resist when it is hot this summer. Especially if I can get someone to let me borrow their bike.

Just make sure your not clipless...

 

[themosquitoking]

Just make sure your not clipless...

Now that adds another level to the game altogether.

 

[Reece]

Oh, I also learnt yesterday to watch for kids on bikes rather than just motorists. Was riding home and a good fast stretch past western park and 4kids on bmx' crossing the road (a busy road) too busy watching the traffic in the opposite way and seen me at the lag minute and we managed to all swerve around each other. The kids were about 9 or 10 and to be fair they did apologise etc. Really was last thing I expected kids shooting across the road out of no where.

 

[themosquitoking]

. Really was last thing I expected kids shooting across the road out of no where.

The Spanish Inquisition?

 

[Billy Adam]

The Spanish Inquisition?

Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition