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

[IanA]

I've been talked into...well shall we say pushed into by the 73 year old guy who runs the kidsgrove wheelers ! To enter my first 10 mile TT on Wednesday night ...gulp !

any bets on the time...haha, no point betting less than 45 minutes. ...hahaha

 

[Mo1959]

I've been talked into...well shall we say pushed into by the 73 year old guy who runs the kidsgrove wheelers ! To enter my first 10 mile TT on Wednesday night ...gulp !

any bets on the time...haha, no point betting less than 45 minutes. ...hahaha

I think you might do better than you think. I'll go for 41.50.

 

[AndyPeace]

I will start to put my routes into stava maybe i can run both apps at the same time?

You can log your rides on both, no need to run two apps. If you use strava you can then export the gps file to your pc then upload it to another site. Though I'm sure @Nigelnaturist could explain it better.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You can log your rides on both, no need to run two apps. If you use strava you can then export the gps file to your pc then upload it to another site. Though I'm sure @Nigelnaturist could explain it better.

Thanks Andy.
I dont know anything about cyclemeter, I had a quick look, but I think you need to have the app to upload (hoepfully someone will correct me), but hopefully there will be an option to export as either a tcx or gpx file, both can be uploaded to to strava.
Strava seems to have the best social thingy, but aparet from its segments, the rest of the data isn't that good for record purposes.
Well I did it 2,000 miles this year, over a 1/4 of them since the beginning of April (dam challenge)
19 p.b's in total. I may have got a couple more but it was getting difficult to see the pot holes clearly.
Evening ride.
I match one on this http://app.strava.com/activities/50152542#888748648

 

[The Dwaff Family]

Was my birthday a few weeks ago and the OH bought me a bike(Pinnacle Cobalt 2). My 7yr old took me out for the first time yesterday and I managed a 5.3 mile route
This is the first time I have owned a bike since a bmx when I was 9yrs of age, have sore knees but managed to just about to get up a little climb, more through sheer stubbornness in not quitting than strength though and not being shamed by the 7yr old )
I don't know his to use gears, I just moved one set up and down, will need to look into using both sets. I may try and do the journey again tomorrow on my own.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Was my birthday a few weeks ago and the OH bought me a bike(Pinnacle Cobalt 2). My 7yr old took me out for the first time yesterday and I managed a 5.3 mile route
This is the first time I have owned a bike since a bmx when I was 9yrs of age, have sore knees but managed to just about to get up a little climb, more through sheer stubbornness in not quitting than strength though and not being shamed by the 7yr old )
I don't know his to use gears, I just moved one set up and down, will need to look into using both sets. I may try and do the journey again tomorrow on my own.

Keep at it, it does get easier, but you have to keep at it.

I also forgot to mention I passed the 5,000 mile mark since June, 22 miles into my first ride on Sat.

 

[AndyPeace]

I know it's quater past one but I did not know you could post pictures on Strava records... I quite like that, I may have to take a camera out with me.

 

[Ciar]

I will uploads the latest rides into strava tonight and set it up properly.. wish there was a way to record when i use do turbo training as well.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I will uploads the latest rides into strava tonight and set it up properly.. wish there was a way to record when i use do turbo training as well.

You can enter manual inputs on strava. if it takes a hrm it may also take a speed/cadence monitor, which will record distance (this is also more accurate than gps alone)

 

[Ciar]

Ok that's good to know the guy i train with, uses a computer to record what i do on the turbo trainer, I will grab those details on thursday and add those manually, see how they look i never normally check all i know at the end of 50 minutes i want to fall of the bike hah!

 

[Mo1959]

Well, I think that was one of the least enjoyable rides so far. Horrible gusty winds. Hurts my back pushing against it and latest saddle still giving me grief. Fed up. Wasted a couple of hundred pounds that I can't afford trying different ones and I think only difference is each one hurts a different bit!

If this is as good as it is going to get I would be as well giving up or cutting back to just a couple of rides a week and trying to get back into running instead.......I think it was less painful!

Average right down to 13mph today Tomorrow is at least looking like being wet but less windy. Probably stick one of the previous saddles back on again...........hmmmm which one to choose.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well, I think that was one of the least enjoyable rides so far. Horrible gusty winds. Hurts my back pushing against it and latest saddle still giving me grief. Fed up. Wasted a couple of hundred pounds that I can't afford trying different ones and I think only difference is each one hurts a different bit!

If this is as good as it is going to get I would be as well giving up or cutting back to just a couple of rides a week and trying to get back into running instead.......I think it was less painful!

Average right down to 13mph today Tomorrow is at least looking like being wet but less windy. Probably stick one of the previous saddles back on again...........hmmmm which one to choose.

Don't give up but don't go out if you don't feel like it, it is supposed to be enjoyable, not a chore.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well, I think that was one of the least enjoyable rides so far. Horrible gusty winds. Hurts my back pushing against it and latest saddle still giving me grief. Fed up. Wasted a couple of hundred pounds that I can't afford trying different ones and I think only difference is each one hurts a different bit!

If this is as good as it is going to get I would be as well giving up or cutting back to just a couple of rides a week and trying to get back into running instead.......I think it was less painful!

Average right down to 13mph today Tomorrow is at least looking like being wet but less windy. Probably stick one of the previous saddles back on again...........hmmmm which one to choose.

As Chris says, don't give.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well, I think that was one of the least enjoyable rides so far. Horrible gusty winds. Hurts my back pushing against it and latest saddle still giving me grief. Fed up. Wasted a couple of hundred pounds that I can't afford trying different ones and I think only difference is each one hurts a different bit!

If this is as good as it is going to get I would be as well giving up or cutting back to just a couple of rides a week and trying to get back into running instead.......I think it was less painful!

Average right down to 13mph today Tomorrow is at least looking like being wet but less windy. Probably stick one of the previous saddles back on again...........hmmmm which one to choose.

it's just picked up here. I have to go out this late morning.

 

[IanA]

Well, I think that was one of the least enjoyable rides so far. Horrible gusty winds. Hurts my back pushing against it and latest saddle still giving me grief. Fed up. Wasted a couple of hundred pounds that I can't afford trying different ones and I think only difference is each one hurts a different bit!

If this is as good as it is going to get I would be as well giving up or cutting back to just a couple of rides a week and trying to get back into running instead.......I think it was less painful!

Average right down to 13mph today Tomorrow is at least looking like being wet but less windy. Probably stick one of the previous saddles back on again...........hmmmm which one to choose.

Don't be beaten Mo!

I guess you've tried different shorts, and not wearing anything under them ?

give your self a week out of the saddle, let things recover, then retry ..... unless you've already tried all that. Do you have your seat too high and your rocking in the saddle? That'll get you sore quick.

I don't know much Mo, still a novice myself, but really feel for you..hope you find the answer....