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

[RWright]

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

It looks like things got interesting towards the 40 mile mark, great ride

 

[themosquitoking]

It looks like things got interesting towards the 40 mile mark, great ride

Cheers fella. Yeah, it's a local favourite around here. It's the hill they did in the Olympic road race, but they did it nine times i think.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Let me know if you like that seat post. I have an FSA on my Trek that is going to drive me crazy if I don't get rid of it. It would take six hands to adjust it in a reasonable amount of time.

Hiya

As promised: quick update.

Arrived today and fitted this pm.

Easton changed the spec' at the back end of 2012. The previous iteration had a pinched neck and different clamping arrangement.

The Wiggle site shows the older model so I was surprised and pleased to receive the new model which has a straight up post like this:

http://www.eastoncycling.com/en-us/road/components/posts/performance/ea50-offset

It was very easy to fit and appears very well made.

Mine is a 30.9mm and fits perfectly.

The leveling process is a piece of cake and I now have a perfectly level saddle for the first time.

For £26 delivered I am very happy with the post. Hope this helps.

 

[RWright]

Hiya

As promised: quick update.

Arrived today and fitted this pm.

Easton changed the spec' at the back end of 2012. The previous iteration had a pinched neck and different clamping arrangement.

The Wiggle site shows the older model so I was surprised and pleased to receive the new model which has a straight up post like this:

http://www.eastoncycling.com/en-us/road/components/posts/performance/ea50-offset

It was very easy to fit and appears very well made.

Mine is a 30.9mm and fits perfectly.

The leveling process is a piece of cake and I now have a perfectly level saddle for the first time.

For £26 delivered I am very happy with the post. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the update. Sounds great, I might order one.

 

[AndyPeace]

You will be shaving next.

I've vowed not to do this until I have Olympic leg muscles...could be some time yet...

 

[Nomadski]

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

Not sure about getting you around it, by the end you were getting me around it!!

Your new shiny machine of speed is a sight to behold mate, makes your old steed look like a artic truck!

Brilliant ride, and just what the legs needed (but not what they asked for judging by the steam currently rising from them).

Even managed to squeeze in a little shopping trip for some cheapo cycling goodies in Aldi!

A bit of bike porn for our fellow beginner thread friends...

14 PR's, 51.3 Miles, 14.2 av mph, 66F temp (highest ever so far for me) and a lower average heart rate of 140bpm than usual. Super chuffed with that and cheers again to themosquitoking for the company!

http://app.strava.com/activities/51958033

 

[Nigelnaturist]

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?

emmmm let me think about that, NO , besides they wouldn't fit.

 

[DaveyM]

another 35km for the May massive.
Well done again troops

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Heres something for you, my three recordings, stitched together and uploaded to strava, no messing with data.
I had to upload to garmin, download the tcx files then stitch in firstobjectXML editor (can't edit fit files directly yet, unless someone knows a way)
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900
Theres a couple more p.b's in there I just created the segments tonight.
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900#932647456
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900#932637115
Suffice to say I don't think will be doing this that often.

17 p.b's in total. ( I think)

 

[simmi]

Heres something for you, my three recordings, stitched together and uploaded to strava, no messing with data.
I had to upload to garmin, download the tcx files then stitch in firstobjectXML editor (can't edit fit files directly yet, unless someone know a way)
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900
Theres a couple more p.b's in there I just created the segments tonight.
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900#932647456
http://app.strava.com/activities/51973900#932637115
Suffice to say I don't think will be doing this that often.

17 p.b's in total. ( I think)

Got to say mate you are a clever B*****d have never seen it done before

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Got to say mate you are a clever B*****d have never seen it done before

Thanks. it's pretty easy, just long winded, it's easier with garmin training centre, but the export data shows a garmin 205, and couldn't be bothered to sort which reference strava took, no doubt someone will put me right.
I have forgot more about computers, than I remember these days, I used to write some pretty basic astronomy stuff, back in the days of D.O.S.
If you look at the performance you will see the time gaps.

 

[lavoisier]

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?

What? Has Nigel got new wheels?

 

[RWright]

I think my Garmin robbed me of a couple of miles this evening. I looked down a few times and noticed the speed was registering 0 and miles were not accumulating, cadence and heart rate still appeared to be working ok. I let it go a while the first time I noticed it, thinking maybe it would correct itself. I had gone a pretty good ways before I thought about it again and it was still at the same mileage and a zero speed. I could turn the computer off and back on again and it would start showing speed and accumulating mileage again. It was very cloudy (and breezy ) I hope it was a combination of the clouds and the thick tall trees on each side of many of the roads I was riding on today that caused it. I have ridden them before and didn't notice any problems.

It was a slow dull ride with the breeze like it was. Nothing really fun or funny happened and my Garmin was acting up. One of those days.

Edit: According to map my ride, I got robbed 3.4 miles. It is strange because the route on Strava does not show any gaps. I think I might go to the Garmin help forums and have a little chat with someone.

 

[Mo1959]

Don't think there will be any newbie progress today. Overcast, windy with rain forecast and a touch of can'tbebothereditis.

Just gone 6am and about to head out with the pooch instead. May try little jogs between the walks.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Don't think there will be any newbie progress today. Overcast, windy with rain forecast and a touch of can'tbebothereditis.

Just gone 6am and about to head out with the pooch instead. May try little jogs between the walks.

Don't like the sound of that dose of Can'tbebothereditis!

Cold here too - just been for a walk around the village - newbie progress planned for this evening. Will be trying out my newly leveled saddle.

Looking forward to shaving maybe 0.1 seconds off my time.