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

[spooks]

First ride in a few weeks this afternoon (too much holidaying!!). Only a short one because I had to go pick up my new carbon steed as well. Not too bad, not very fast but I didn't want to damage anything after the break.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yeah I'm not too bad the scans were not conclusive on my neck so they had to do them a couple of times and consult a few specialists but luckily it's just bad bruising no fractures or breaks :-)

Feeling pretty sore today and have cracked a tooth so got to book a dentist appointment to get that sorted. The rest is just cuts, grazes and bruising.

I'm going to try and get the bike shop to look at the bike as I looked at it this morning and at a quick glance looks surprisingly okay . I just would have thought the impact would of done more damage I would have thought at best it would just be a new front wheel.

I'm going to ring the guy today and see how he is and try and come to a reasonable agreement. Hopefully he will be reasonable and pay the money for the repairs and my damaged clothing etc . Even if it takes him a few months. I would prefer to do that than go the legal route.

Good luck - I hope the guy does not go all defensive! The prospect of parting with money can have a strange effect on some people..

Presumably you will be asking for redress on the dental front too?

 

[boybiker]

Good luck - I hope the guy does not go all defensive! The prospect of parting with money can have a strange effect on some people..

Presumably you will be asking for redress on the dental front too?

I'm going to send him a letter as I think its less confrontational than a phone call plus I can read it a few times to make sure I haven't forgot anything. I'm just going to list the damage of each item with photo's. Then the cost to repair/replace and a total amount. If he refuses to pay for the damage done I will take it down the legal road.

If you cant be bothered to look when you cross the road you have to be accountable for your actions. It's no better than scrapping a bag down the side of someone's car unintentionally. That is considered a crime but knocking someone off a road bike is not a crime according to the police. Most unhelpful bunch of *beep* you could ever wish to meet. They even refused to take my bike home after the accident and said they would only leave it by the roadside (I wasn't carrying a lock) it was only the generosity of an off duty fire fighter who took my bike home. I was only 3 miles from home so not a lot to ask IMO. I lost a lot of respect for the police yesterday, basically if your not dead we dont care .

 

[RWright]

I'm going to send him a letter as I think its less confrontational than a phone call plus I can read it a few times to make sure I haven't forgot anything. I'm just going to list the damage of each item with photo's. Then the cost to repair/replace and a total amount. If he refuses to pay for the damage done I will take it down the legal road.

If you cant be bothered to look when you cross the road you have to be accountable for your actions. It's no better than scrapping a bag down the side of someone's car unintentionally. That is considered a crime but knocking someone off a road bike is not a crime according to the police. Most unhelpful bunch of *beep* you could ever wish to meet. They even refused to take my bike home after the accident and said they would only leave it by the roadside (I wasn't carrying a lock) it was only the generosity of an off duty fire fighter who took my bike home. I was only 3 miles from home so not a lot to ask IMO. I lost a lot of respect for the police yesterday, basically if your not dead we dont care .

I think I would consider a bell if I were riding in a congested area. I know it might look funny on a drop bar bike but they also make electronic devices that make warning noises as well. I hope you are able to recover the monetary damages you are looking for but I know that here where I live, if you hit a pedestrian with a vehicle (bikes are considered vehicles here) your chances are not great. Pedestrians have the right of way here. If I were thinking I would be in for a big legal battle I would also be careful about how much detail I posted about the crash. We have a "too fast for conditions" law here too. I am not saying you were breaking any laws and I am sure it was the idiot that stepped into the road without looking that caused the accident crash. I just hope he agrees to settle with you for an amount you are happy with but if push comes to shove you never know what can happen. Ride safe.

 

[SWSteve]

Hi @boybiker hopefully it'll sort itself out soon - both your health and the bike/clothing

 

[boybiker]

I think I would consider a bell if I were riding in a congested area. I know it might look funny on a drop bar bike but they also make electronic devices that make warning noises as well. I hope you are able to recover the monetary damages you are looking for but I know that here where I live, if you hit a pedestrian with a vehicle (bikes are considered vehicles here) your chances are not great. Pedestrians have the right of way here. If I were thinking I would be in for a big legal battle I would also be careful about how much detail I posted about the crash. We have a "too fast for conditions" law here too. I am not saying you were breaking any laws and I am sure it was the idiot that stepped into the road without looking that caused the accident crash. I just hope he agrees to settle with you for an amount you are happy with but if push comes to shove you never know what can happen. Ride safe.

Unfortunately a bell wouldn't have saved me as he just went into the rode without looking as I assume using his ear he thought there was a break in the traffic (no engine noise) which he could nip across the road in. I had hands on both breaks which lessened the impact which was probably the most effective things to do.

Hi @boybiker hopefully it'll sort itself out soon - both your health and the bike/clothing

Cheers Steve

 

[sleaver]

Just did my first ever road bike ride after picking my bike up last night and it being the first bike I've owned in about 20 years.

I throughly enjoyed every bit of it although I was bricking it a bit on the roads at the beginning and I did have one moment where I had to stop and didn't get my feed down in time even though I was using the plastic pedals it came with Only scratched the pedel though.

My bum is certainly not going to thank me tomorrow though!

Anyway, 25k in 1h15.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56985144

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just did my first ever road bike ride after picking my bike up last night and it being the first bike I've owned in about 20 years.

I throughly enjoyed every bit of it although I was bricking it a bit on the roads at the beginning and I did have one moment where I had to stop and didn't get my feed down in time even though I was using the plastic pedals it came with Only scratched the pedel though.

My bum is certainly not going to thank me tomorrow though!

Anyway, 25k in 1h15.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56985144

Good effort - well done.

Did you like the way the Allez handled?

 

[sleaver]

Did you like the way the Allez handled?

When I was a kid, I would happily ride a mountain bike no handed. This, well, it was slightly more twitchy than I thought but I was getting used to it buy the end. Rather than at the start looking at the ditch beside me and almost ending up in it, I could look and stay clear of it by the end

One thing I did notice was that when I peddeled there was like a very quick clicking noise but if I pushed the gear lever a bit it stopped. The if I changed gear it came back sometimes until I pused the lever a bit again. Is that normal or could I be doing something wrong?

Other than that, I can see myself enjoying this if I keep it up.

I also think it was the local club's TT night as I saw quite a few of them in club jerseys going quite a bit faster than me in the other direction

 

[themosquitoking]

Well done, that's a good ride. I think the fact you enjoyed it so much means you just became addicted.

 

[themosquitoking]

When I was a kid, I would happily ride a mountain bike no handed. This, well, it was slightly more twitchy than I thought but I was getting used to it buy the end. Rather than at the start looking at the ditch beside me and almost ending up in it, I could look and stay clear of it by the end

One thing I did notice was that when I peddeled there was like a very quick clicking noise but if I pushed the gear lever a bit it stopped. The if I changed gear it came back sometimes until I pused the lever a bit again. Is that normal or could I be doing something wrong?

Other than that, I can see myself enjoying this if I keep it up.

I also think it was the local club's TT night as I saw quite a few of them in club jerseys going quite a bit faster than me in the other direction

Was the noise coming from the front or the rear? The front mech needs trimming occasionally.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

When I was a kid, I would happily ride a mountain bike no handed. This, well, it was slightly more twitchy than I thought but I was getting used to it buy the end. Rather than at the start looking at the ditch beside me and almost ending up in it, I could look and stay clear of it by the end

One thing I did notice was that when I peddeled there was like a very quick clicking noise but if I pushed the gear lever a bit it stopped. The if I changed gear it came back sometimes until I pused the lever a bit again. Is that normal or could I be doing something wrong?

Other than that, I can see myself enjoying this if I keep it up.

I also think it was the local club's TT night as I saw quite a few of them in club jerseys going quite a bit faster than me in the other direction

It's taken me 500 miles of riding to get used to my Allez. Re the gears, have you checked the indexing, I had to re-index mine as they weren't quite right.

 

[Reece]

Just did my first ever road bike ride after picking my bike up last night and it being the first bike I've owned in about 20 years.

I throughly enjoyed every bit of it although I was bricking it a bit on the roads at the beginning and I did have one moment where I had to stop and didn't get my feed down in time even though I was using the plastic pedals it came with Only scratched the pedel though.

My bum is certainly not going to thank me tomorrow though!

Anyway, 25k in 1h15.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56985144

Nice one!

 

[Reece]

Just seen the new Strava challenges and joined. The fizik one is a bit of a bummer. I've 85mile ride this sat and a 125mile ride end of June, however the fizik one is between these dates D'oh haha

 

[Nomadski]

Just did my first ever road bike ride after picking my bike up last night and it being the first bike I've owned in about 20 years.

I throughly enjoyed every bit of it although I was bricking it a bit on the roads at the beginning and I did have one moment where I had to stop and didn't get my feed down in time even though I was using the plastic pedals it came with Only scratched the pedel though.

My bum is certainly not going to thank me tomorrow though!

Anyway, 25k in 1h15.

http://app.strava.com/activities/56985144

As others have said, great ride. And welcome to the thread