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

[SWSteve]

I forgot to say, I got a slow puncture when ...2 punctures in a week. If this keeps up then some new tyres may be on the way

 

[philinmerthyr]

I had a tough day but enjoyable. I completed my first 75 mile ride. 5ft 6in, 20st 12lb dragged around 75 miles with 5:49 riding.

My shoulders and neck felt the pain after 60 miles. My legs felt ok. Still getting some dodgy readings on the Garmin HRM. Over 200 but move the strap a little bit and it drops straight away.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56201533

I'm confident that I will be ready for the London 100 in 10 weeks. My focus over the next few weeks will be shorter, harder rides with more hills and watching my diet with the aim of losing weight to make Leith and Box hills easier.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Hope you manage out too Brian. It has been an amazing day. Sky still blue here, albeit breezy now.

@SueEvesham is working sunday and monday but I have a small window of opportunity tomorrow morning, fingers crossed.

 

[RWright]

Some outstanding rides today from a lot of people, very impressive. I had a feeling when it started warming up a little more there, that it would happen.
Creaky, wow, very nice. Phil, excellent job too, good luck with your 100, I think you will do fine.

I started hearing a ticking in my new bottom bracket after the first ride. I finally figured out what it was. There is a small metal frame protector cover plate right beside the rear of the front chain rings, it had bent and three of the screws that hold the rings together would touch it on every pedal revolution. It took me an hour to figure it out. Now I am going to straighten it and probably even put my old bb back on and save the new one.

A little breezy here but nice. I will be doing some more exploring in the country this evening.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done everyone, some really impressive distances rode today.
I managed a meagre (in comparison) 37.6 Miles (60Km), quite a sedate ride in terms of climbs, i.e. there were none, I dont know how garmin reckons it was 1400ft or so.
good news 7 p.b.'s and avg of 16.1 mph, I have managed 16mph before on a 30+mile ride and on shorter ones.
I did have a couple of stops, to enjoy being out in the sun. Next target after tomorrow which should bring up 3,000 miles for the year, is to get an avg 15mph week, I did 14.94mph (my highest to date) this last week.
I liked this p.b.
http://app.strava.com/activities/56223013#1029307469 no great distance 0.2 miles @ 4.1% but an increase from 12mph a month ago to 13.3mph today, or 5's quicker.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56223013#1029307469

 

[RWright]

I was looking around at some of the local Strava segments and checked out a couple of the faster riders. There was a ride last weekend that some of them did, an organized event. I thought I would post the segment, I didn't ride this, and probably never will. I would get to the 80 mile mark and start crying. For amusement only: http://app.strava.com/segments/632878

BTW, this is not local to me. It is about 150 miles or so away from my area. If it was local to me I would take my bike up to the top in my truck and get someone to pick me up at the bottom.

 

[Mo1959]

Well done everyone, some really impressive distances rode today.
I managed a meagre (in comparison) 37.6 Miles (60Km), quite a sedate ride in terms of climbs, i.e. there were none, I dont know how garmin reckons it was 1400ft or so.

Couldn't fathom that myself. Anyway, excellent speed nonetheless.

Some amazing rides in the group today. Well done to everyone no matter what length of ride or speed you managed.....and to those that didn't make it out.....hope you manage tomorrow

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Couldn't fathom that myself. Anyway, excellent speed nonetheless.

Some amazing rides in the group today. Well done to everyone no matter what length of ride or speed you managed.....and to those that didn't make it out.....hope you manage tomorrow

Your going to beat me this month at this rate,

 

[stevey]

and to those that didn't make it out.....hope you manage tomorrow

Will def be out tomorrow not had chance today what with one thing and another..

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Some outstanding rides today from a lot of people, very impressive. I had a feeling when it started warming up a little more there, that it would happen.
Creaky, wow, very nice. Phil, excellent job too, good luck with your 100, I think you will do fine.

I started hearing a ticking in my new bottom bracket after the first ride. I finally figured out what it was. There is a small metal frame protector cover plate right beside the rear of the front chain rings, it had bent and three of the screws that hold the rings together would touch it on every pedal revolution. It took me an hour to figure it out. Now I am going to straighten it and probably even put my old bb back on and save the new one.

A little breezy here but nice. I will be doing some more exploring in the country this evening.

Rocky, get off the internet and go get the challenge finished

 

[Mo1959]

Your going to beat me this month at this rate,

It ain't a competition If I feel good and the weather is good I ride. Looks nice again tomorrow but then Monday is looking back to wet and breezy so probably another day off so you can catch up

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Your going to beat me this month at this rate,

It's going to be close, there is only 4 or 5 miles between you at the minute.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It ain't a competition If I feel good and the weather is good I ride. Looks nice again tomorrow but then Monday is looking back to wet and breezy so probably another day off so you can catch up

I know, just a bit of friendly revelry. .

It's going to be close, there is only 4 or 5 miles between you at the minute.

Mo was saying last month it would be nice to finish up toward the top, well in the people I follow, Mo is in the top three usually.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I know, just a bit of friendly revelry. .


Mo was saying last month it would be nice to finish up toward the top, well in the people I follow, Mo is in the top three usually.

Nothing between you, Mo and Rocky on my following list for the May Massive, you're all way behind some good looking young fella in first though

3890 2 Rocky Wright
Sanford, North Carolina 28 1,087.1 683
4086 3 Maureen Doig
Crieff, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom 19 1,074.3 696
4263 4 Nigel Butterfield
Pontefract, England, United Kingdom 27 1,062.8 708

 

[SWSteve]

I was looking around at some of the local Strava segments and checked out a couple of the faster riders. There was a ride last weekend that some of them did, an organized event. I thought I would post the segment, I didn't ride this, and probable never will. I would get to the 80 mile mark and start crying. For amusement only: http://app.strava.com/segments/632878

BTW, this is not local to me. It is about 150 miles or so away from my area. If it was local to me I would take my bike up to the top in my truck and get someone to pick me up at the bottom.

I heard Cam won, but no one could video it as his sponsors said he needs to focus on football.(I love seeing Charlotte on a map)