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

[Phoenix Lincs]

With thanks to everybody (lots to mention individually) who gave me Garmin assistance I rode the following with my friend:

http://app.strava.com/activities/56298669

Got my first QOM!

By new saddle is much better for my 'sensitive' area, but my sit bones have taken a battering. I hope the bruising soon settles down. Giving it a day off today as we are off to watch part of the Milk Race in Nottingham.

Got some interesting tan lines yesterday (oops) including a band between my gloves and my sleeve.

Oh, and I had another clipless moment and came a bit of a cropper with grazes, cuts and bruises . My right foot seems to be getting worse at releasing for some reason!! On a positive note, I cycled in shorts so didn't make any holes in my tights! and I'd taken my arm warmers off, so no holes there either. My skin mends itself

Have a great day everybody. Another cracking one weather-wise here

 

[Reece]

With thanks to everybody (lots to mention individually) who gave me Garmin assistance I rode the following with my friend:

http://app.strava.com/activities/56298669

Got my first QOM!

By new saddle is much better for my 'sensitive' area, but my sit bones have taken a battering. I hope the bruising soon settles down. Giving it a day off today as we are off to watch part of the Milk Race in Nottingham.

Got some interesting tan lines yesterday (oops) including a band between my gloves and my sleeve.

Oh, and I had another clipless moment and came a bit of a cropper with grazes, cuts and bruises . My right foot seems to be getting worse at releasing for some reason!! On a positive note, I cycled in shorts so didn't make any holes in my tights! and I'd taken my arm warmers off, so no holes there either. My skin mends itself

Have a great day everybody. Another cracking one weather-wise here

Great ride and congrats on both the QOM's and all the other top 10 achievements!

I've not been out for a week, as have been down Weymouth (wish I'd took my bike, lots of great rolling hills down that way!). Hoping this break will have done me good as the last few rides I have not been on form and seemed to have "lost my legs". We will see in half hour when I go out. Also get to try the new wheels out!

 

[Mo1959]

With thanks to everybody (lots to mention individually) who gave me Garmin assistance I rode the following with my friend:

http://app.strava.com/activities/56298669

Got my first QOM!

Well done. Looks a nice ride. I am struggling to understand some folk's elevation readings, especially with the Edge 500. Your route looks pretty flat compared with around here but still shows 1586ft elevation?? If you compare it to my ride this morning with three cat 4 climbs it looks like I hardly did much more? Totally confusing.
http://app.strava.com/activities/56306335

 

[Nigelnaturist]

With thanks to everybody (lots to mention individually) who gave me Garmin assistance I rode the following with my friend:

http://app.strava.com/activities/56298669

Got my first QOM!

Well done on both QOM.

Well done. Looks a nice ride. I am struggling to understand some folk's elevation readings, especially with the Edge 500. Your route looks pretty flat compared with around here but still shows 1586ft elevation?? If you compare it to my ride this morning with three cat 4 climbs it looks like I hardly did much more? Totally confusing.
http://app.strava.com/activities/56306335

I have to agree with you there Mo. Try uploading your ride to Garmin Connect if you haven't already, and see what it says.

 

[Mo1959]

Well done on both QOM.

I have to agree with you there Mo. Try uploading your ride to Garmin Connect if you haven't already, and see what it says.

I feel mine are reasonably accurate Garmin 1505 and Strava 1666 so not a huge difference. It's more when I look at some others that only have a few little climbs throughout their rides and it still seems to show a high elevation for the ride? Not quite understanding it.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I feel mine are reasonably accurate Garmin 1505 and Strava 1666 so not a huge difference. It's more when I look at some others that only have a few little climbs throughout their rides and it still seems to show a high elevation for the ride? Not quite understanding it.

Thats what I thought about the ride last night, if you scaled a pancake up to the same size, it would have had more height.
I am going to let strava sort this one, the unit said about 7-800ft using the barometer, but this can be effect be the temp sensor, so I usually correct it, normally its only about 1-200 ft either way, even rwgps gives it as 1300+ft

 

[Leescfc79]

Went out and got 20 miles in this morning, thought I'd try some new roads and ended up having to get off and walk a couple of times as they were dirt tracks, also first ride with my garmin 500 and I think the HR monitor is playing up, it was showing a reading of nearly 250 while I was locking the front door! By the time I'd got the end of the road plodding along at 10-11 mph it was still showing 230 so I took it off and put it in my back pocket where it still managed to show anything between 60-249 for the rest of my ride?!

I'll admit I'm not the fittest in the world but using my old watch HR monitor I used peak at around 170 while climbing or really pushing myself so will have to have a aplay when I get chance.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56313685

 

[Reece]

Just back from my ride. 63.7miles. Wheels run so smooth compared to the stock giant wheels but ride is a bit harsh but still good. Glad I purchased them.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56345351

Think I'll be riding weds evening then will be saving my legs for my Leicester to Skegness run next Saturday.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just back from my ride. 63.7miles. Wheels run so smooth compared to the stock giant wheels but ride is a bit harsh but still good. Glad I purchased them.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56345351

Think I'll be riding weds evening then will be saving my legs for my Leicester to Skegness run next Saturday.

You're nicking my routes

 

[Reece]

You're nicking my routes

Haha. One of my mates made it on Garmin Connect the other day. Got to say it was a superb route and we will be doing it again. We don't usually ride out that way as a group. Usually stick to the north side of Leicester.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Haha. One of my mates made it on Garmin Connect the other day. Got to say it was a superb route and we will be doing it again. We don't usually ride out that way as a group. Usually stick to the north side of Leicester.

It is a great area to ride, normally more bikes than cars, plus no hills I can't get up

 

[Reece]

It is a great area to ride, normally more bikes than cars, plus no hills I can't get up

We did mention to each other how many cyclists we seen. Was funny as we kept seeming the same few groups 2-3times in different areas lol.

Only issue we had was the single track lane for Foston where a car was parked in the gateway and shouted obscenities at us as we waited patiently for him to move. There is always one lol.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

We did mention to each other how many cyclists we seen. Was funny as we kept seeming the same few groups 2-3times in different areas lol.

Only issue we had was the single track lane for Foston where a car was parked in the gateway and shouted obscenities at us as we waited patiently for him to move. There is always one lol.

I use that gated road as part of my extended extended commute, I've so far never had any issues on it, so hopefully it was just a one off

 

[Reece]

I use that gated road as part of my extended extended commute, I've so far never had any issues on it, so hopefully it was just a one off

Hopefully, think it was probably some bloke agitated from the sun/heat lol.

 

[hopless500]

Just back from my 1st 50 miler . Sitting here with a nice . Hopefully when I stand up I'll find my legs still work! 100 miles this week. Not bad for 7/8 weeks in.