Nigelnaturist
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A bit quicker too, less drag, though I cant tell much difference in speed.
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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BrianEvesham
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We did thanks, I would have liked to gone further but we all know it hurts when you haven't been out for awhile (brother, not me).
What a perfect sunny day for cycling.
Did a lovely 11 mile flattish circuit with my brother in 46 mins, he is fairly fit but just doesn't cycle much, he surprised me by turning up with a quality bike which he had described as a mountain bike, a Trek flat bar roadie with hi spec wheels and gears. I did laugh at the "flat" tyres he said he had just pumped up, 25 front 30 rear, Blow Joe sorted them out at 100 psi each.
I am hoping this is something we can do on weekly basis as he is quite competitive, I know I have the edge on him at the moment but ........well, we will see.
Loving the clip pedals so far.
BrianEvesham
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It's the way forward for the summer Andy.
Nigelnaturist
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I bet he found a difference in the ride. A good time to say he's not been out much on a bike, or did I miss something.
Nigelnaturist
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I will have to remember that one next time I have cold arms, it was still a bit nippy at 10 this morning.
BrianEvesham
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No, hardly rides at all. He just bought the bike to ride round with his son (5yrs old) on a tag last year. Bit of an overkill I thought. I let him set the pace though, which I thought was impressive for his first ride out.
Nigelnaturist
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It is 14.7 mph took me a few months to get anything like that, and only doing it now because of the new wheels (sorry keep mentioning them).
I have a target this month of 558.86 miles if I get that I will have done 6,000 miles in 11 months, (mainly due to last months challenge), this will put me one month ahead of schedule.
BrianEvesham
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He was getting worn out near the end and declined the add on 5 mile loop with hills I offered.
Nigel, when did you get new wheels Then?
Bit of newbie progress for me today, I set myself a target of doing my first 100km in May so booked today off work to give it a go, not the greatest time but feel chuffed to get it done.
http://app.strava.com/activities/51927027
http://app.strava.com/activities/51927027
Supersuperleeds
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Time doesn't matter, you did the distance you aimed for, give yourself a pat on the back.
Nigelnaturist
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He was getting worn out near the end and declined the add on 5 mile loop with hills I offered.
Nigel, when did you get new wheels Then?
19th April, lost 5 days on the challenge, but a big improvement, both in comfort and rolling.
Nice one, quicker than when i did mine in Nov. I think thats a very good time for a first time 100Km ride.
Challenge accepted
If I manage to get to that speed by the end of the month on my stock MTB wheels, would you be interested in a swap?Well done on the 100k! Posts like this make me feel pretty lazy and / or out of shape
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Great work!
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Don't normally post these up but i'm a bit chuffed with this ride, first imperial half century and an impressive speed compared to all my other runs. I'm going to give myself the credit rather than my amazing new bike, loving the clipless pedals too. Big shout out to Nomadski for getting me around it. http://app.strava.com/activities/51939271
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