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

[boybiker]

Guys I've finally done it!!!!
50 MILES!!! WOOOOO-HOOOOOO I'm massively impressed with my distance. Even though I said I wasn't bothering I managed to maintain 84rpm along with an average speed of 15.4mph.

Thanks for all the encouragement it helped on the 3rd loop after seeing my car parked up waiting for me to get back in

http://app.strava.com/activities/58588688

Well done buddy looks like a nice scenic route too!

 

[SWSteve]

Guys I've finally done it!!!!
50 MILES!!! WOOOOO-HOOOOOO I'm massively impressed with my distance. Even though I said I wasn't bothering I managed to maintain 84rpm along with an average speed of 15.4mph.

Thanks for all the encouragement it helped on the 3rd loop after seeing my car parked up waiting for me to get back in

http://app.strava.com/activities/58588688

Sounds/looks good.

 

[stevey]

Guys I've finally done it!!!!
50 MILES!!! WOOOOO-HOOOOOO I'm massively impressed with my distance. Even though I said I wasn't bothering I managed to maintain 84rpm along with an average speed of 15.4mph.

Thanks for all the encouragement it helped on the 3rd loop after seeing my car parked up waiting for me to get back in

http://app.strava.com/activities/58588688

Well done J4MIE_P good speed too

 

[RWright]

Tropical storm here today. I did get out earlier, the ride out into the wind was tough but the ride back wasn't . It started raining about half way thru but riding with that wind was nice, even if the rain was stinging my face, it was warm enough rain and air that it felt good.

I thought I had a problem because when I got back Strava would not upload my ride. I was getting some data error message. I downloaded it to Garmin Connect to see if it would take it and it downloaded there fine. I later went back to Strava and it then took the ride info from my 800. I thought the rain had messed up my Garmin . It made me nervous for a few minutes.

The rain is coming down pretty strong now so probably no more miles today. I am just hoping the storm goes away tomorrow in time for a few miles. I feel guilty on the days I don't ride now.

 

[Reece]

Good rides from you guys and well done j4mie_p.

Been meaning to try my first tt on one of the clubs Thursday evening 10's. Well tonight I made sure I was free with the weather being great. Thoroughly enjoyed it (well afterwards lol). Was a real slog with my HR very high. Managed 10miles in 28m 15s. Average of 21.2mph on my garmin.

Was aiming for sub 35mins so I'm a very happy man.

The club organise the tt very well with tea/coffee and cake afterwards. Now to improve my time next time!

 

[Mo1959]

Good rides from you guys and well done j4mie_p.

Been meaning to try my first tt on one of the clubs Thursday evening 10's. Well tonight I made sure I was free with the weather being great. Thoroughly enjoyed it (well afterwards lol). Was a real slog with my HR very high. Managed 10miles in 28m 15s. Average of 21.2mph on my garmin.

Was aiming for sub 35mins so I'm a very happy man.

The club organise the tt very well with tea/coffee and cake afterwards. Now to improve my time next time!

Brilliant Reece. Great performance for your first one.

 

[boybiker]

Good rides from you guys and well done j4mie_p.

Been meaning to try my first tt on one of the clubs Thursday evening 10's. Well tonight I made sure I was free with the weather being great. Thoroughly enjoyed it (well afterwards lol). Was a real slog with my HR very high. Managed 10miles in 28m 15s. Average of 21.2mph on my garmin.

Was aiming for sub 35mins so I'm a very happy man.

The club organise the tt very well with tea/coffee and cake afterwards. Now to improve my time next time!

Great ride Reece! I'm hoping to do a few TT's I know there is a local 10 mile course not too far from me. I'm assuming someone might have setup a strava segment on it so I can set a time on it.

 

[Nomadski]

Great rides @morrisman, @J4MIE_P & @Reece. Well done on your inaugral 50 miler. Next stop metric century!! @Reece, your speed is getting near warp speed now for an average time!

Off for 3 days now, but with a Stone Roses all day gig Friday, and a friends 40th birthday on Saturday (which may get a bit messy) only leaves Sunday for a ride, so looking forward to that, haven't been out since my sportive and getting restless.

 

[Reece]

Cheers all.

Here's the link if anyone is interested, finally got to upload: http://app.strava.com/activities/58752990

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Guys I've finally done it!!!!
50 MILES!!! WOOOOO-HOOOOOO I'm massively impressed with my distance. Even though I said I wasn't bothering I managed to maintain 84rpm along with an average speed of 15.4mph.

Thanks for all the encouragement it helped on the 3rd loop after seeing my car parked up waiting for me to get back in

http://app.strava.com/activities/58588688

That's a great achievement there for you so well done. Respectable average speed too.

Did the ride fly by in your head or go on a bit?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Cheers all.

Here's the link if anyone is interested, finally got to upload: http://app.strava.com/activities/58752990

Quick ride!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Some great rides by people, unfortunately for me, due to other commitments I am not going to get a lot of riding in this month, so to cheer myself up, just been and ordered one of these:

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cheers all.

Here's the link if anyone is interested, finally got to upload: http://app.strava.com/activities/58752990

Great ride, don't know if I would fancy riding up six hills, was the traffic busy?

 

[Mo1959]

Some great rides by people, unfortunately for me, due to other commitments I am not going to get a lot of riding in this month, so to cheer myself up, just been and ordered one of these:

I have the Vita Elite (female version) but am a wee bit disappointed with it. Feels a bit slow and wooden but I suspect, and hope, that much of it is down to the tyres. They really don't seem to roll well at all and I feel like the bike is slowing down very quickly as soon as you stop pedalling and doesn't roll quickly even downhill. Totally skint but would like to try either a set of the Durano Plus I use on the road bike or maybe even try the Continental GP4000S. Be interested to hear your thoughts.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I have the Vita Elite (female version) but am a wee bit disappointed with it. Feels a bit slow and wooden but I suspect, and hope, that much of it is down to the tyres. They really don't seem to roll well at all and I feel like the bike is slowing down very quickly as soon as you stop pedalling and doesn't roll quickly even downhill. Totally skint but would like to try either a set of the Durano Plus I use on the road bike or maybe even try the Continental GP4000S. Be interested to hear your thoughts.

I get it next Saturday - can't get back to the lbs before then. They recommended leaving the stock tyres on it, will give you my feedback after I have taken it for a good ride