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

[Supersuperleeds]

That's an impressive climbing figure there! Very well done to you.

I think you need to shift to miles climbed as the number of feet climbed is getting unmanageable. I'll help you:

18.94 miles so far.

Good luck with achieving your 'Vertical 20'.

Vertical 20, I like that....... scuttles off to see how far down the hill I am......

 

[boybiker]

I got the front wheel on the bike sorted so I'm all good on that front now . I rung the bike shop and said they cant get it done until Wednesday! I thought O well I will take it down there as the weather is nice. When I got to the shop they said it wont be until Wednesday which surprised me a little. Anyway not thinking much of it I got home and sat down for lunch. I got a text on my phone from the bike shop saying the work is done! I wish they had told me as its a 4 mile walk each way! I would have gone for a coffee while they done it but on the plus side I walked 16 miles today and the wheel is now true.

I've got a new addition coming to my family of bikes very soon. Nothing special but I will update with pictures when I get her home .

 

[Nomadski]

I find it very strange that Strava don't seem to do elevation challenges, just distance ones. Would be great if they mixed it up a little, or had 2 challenges running, like this month, every month with Distance Challenge +1.

 

[Nomadski]

I got the front wheel on the bike sorted so I'm all good on that front now . I rung the bike shop and said they cant get it done until Wednesday! I thought O well I will take it down there as the weather is nice. When I got to the shop they said it wont be until Wednesday which surprised me a little. Anyway not thinking much of it I got home and sat down for lunch. I got a text on my phone from the bike shop saying the work is done! I wish they had told me as its a 4 mile walk each way! I would have gone for a coffee while they done it but on the plus side I walked 16 miles today and the wheel is now true.

I've got a new addition coming to my family of bikes very soon. Nothing special but I will update with pictures when I get her home .

I hope you ran those 16 miles and logged it in Strava Mr Biker!

EDIT: Congrats on getting the bike sorted, hows the bruising etc?

 

[SWSteve]

I find it very strange that Strava don't seem to do elevation challenges, just distance ones. Would be great if they mixed it up a little, or had 2 challenges running, like this month, every month with Distance Challenge +1.

This month's selection is good
1) show how tough your buns are
2) show how long you can go for

These can both be used to attract members of the opposite/same sex(delete as appropriate) or to baffle those of the same/opposite sex with your abilities as a cyclist

 

[Nomadski]

This month's selection is good
1) show how tough your buns are
2) show how long you can go for

These can both be used to attract members of the opposite/same sex(delete as appropriate) or to baffle those of the same/opposite sex with your abilities as a cyclist

But doesn't really help the poor souls who look out of their window and see a mountain! Distance / Time / Elevation. Ok maybe 3 challenges a month would be fair!

 

[boybiker]

I find it very strange that Strava don't seem to do elevation challenges, just distance ones. Would be great if they mixed it up a little, or had 2 challenges running, like this month, every month with Distance Challenge +1.

Just make up your own challenge and make a badge up when you get quiet at work .

I hope you ran those 16 miles and logged it in Strava Mr Biker!

EDIT: Congrats on getting the bike sorted, hows the bruising etc?

I did think about it and then I realised I was meant to taking it easy, doctors advise and all.

I'm on the mend still a bit sore and my tooth is giving me a bit of trouble. I cracked my wisdom tooth in the accident but only because it was already rotten. The dentists said I was stuffed either way, its too far back to keep clean but too far back to take out easily. Now they have no choice but to pull the thing out which I'm really looking forward to...NOT!

 

[SWSteve]

But doesn't really help the poor souls who look out of their window and see a mountain! Distance / Time / Elevation. Ok maybe 3 challenges a month would be fair!

I would love an elevation challenge, it's all ridges near me so I could just keep going up/gliding down and then starting again.

 

[MaxInc]

Probably because elevation is much harder to log correctly than distance. It depends a lot on the device used to capture data since only a small part of them have barometric sensors which offer a reasonable accuracy. I use Cyclemeter on iPhone and in most cases it reports twice the elevation changes compared to Strava.

 

[RWright]

I got the front wheel on the bike sorted so I'm all good on that front now . I rung the bike shop and said they cant get it done until Wednesday! I thought O well I will take it down there as the weather is nice. When I got to the shop they said it wont be until Wednesday which surprised me a little. Anyway not thinking much of it I got home and sat down for lunch. I got a text on my phone from the bike shop saying the work is done! I wish they had told me as its a 4 mile walk each way! I would have gone for a coffee while they done it but on the plus side I walked 16 miles today and the wheel is now true.

I've got a new addition coming to my family of bikes very soon. Nothing special but I will update with pictures when I get her home .

Glad you are getting it sorted out without a lot of hassle. We want to see a picture of your tooth after it is extracted!

Just giving you a hard time but the earlier the better to remove them and get it over with. Unless the damage requires you to let it heal some first. I was in my late 20's when I had mine removed, all four at once, all four impacted. It was quite a treat. One shouldn't be too terrible.

 

[Mo1959]

We want to see a picture of your tooth after it is extracted!

Speak for yourself............I don't want to see it

Another beautiful morning here. Managed 30 miles. Worked really hard up a hill segment and got a QOM. Doubt I will keep it very long though as there are several fit club riders around here that will no doubt blast up there much quicker. Nice while it lasts though.

Probably doesn't do my back any good though. Thinking about phoning the doc and trying to maybe get some investigations done on my back. If its just wear and tear I suppose I will just have to put up with it but maybe they will find something that can be fixed. I had sciatica around 3 years ago and got left with some numbness down my left leg and foot so there must be something out of place that's still causing pressure I think.

 

[inkd]

Beat my goal time for my 20 mile commute (by 28 seconds), and my average speed is creeping up

 

[Goldcoast]

Hallelujah!!!! I've notice on the last few rides my posterior has noticeably been less achy, well this morning I offered to help someone out. 17 miles later not a single twinge of pain and all without using my padded shorts

I know it not masses of miles and I've got more then enough of my own padding lol but I'm happy and it seems like its going in the right direction.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Speak for yourself............I don't want to see it

Another beautiful morning here. Managed 30 miles. Worked really hard up a hill segment and got a QOM. Doubt I will keep it very long though as there are several fit club riders around here that will no doubt blast up there much quicker. Nice while it lasts though.

Probably doesn't do my back any good though. Thinking about phoning the doc and trying to maybe get some investigations done on my back. If its just wear and tear I suppose I will just have to put up with it but maybe they will find something that can be fixed. I had sciatica around 3 years ago and got left with some numbness down my left leg and foot so there must be something out of place that's still causing pressure I think.

Mo - what time do you get up in the morning?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Mo - what time do you get up in the morning?

Mobots don't sleep, they just recharge themselves on a morning ride.