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

[madferret]

Hi all i am a newbie too. Haven't ridden a cycle since i was 24 i am now 41. Started by 0.5 miles a couple of time and today i managed 15 miles but have a rather sore behind!!

At the minute i am using my son's bike ( he is 9) and will be buying my own in about a month.

I have started using Strava also but not sure how i attach my profile on here.

Welcome, www.veloviewer.com is how I did mine, you need to post a little before you can have a signature though

 

[shelliemac]

@madferret thank you for the welcome.

 

[ThinAir]

Some good stuff going on guys... Really cool to see some of the progress and the 125 mile sportive, sounds hellish but fun!

@shelliemac, welcome and enjoy the forum... Have you got a massive 9year old or are you only small?!!?

And yep, @ItsSteveLovell, dude, the dentist blows goat!

 

[shelliemac]

@ThinAir heehee yes to both. he is tall for his age and i am ickle (5ft and some change)

 

[ThinAir]

@ThinAir heehee yes to both. he is tall for his age and i am ickle (5ft and some change)

In which case everyone is a winner!

 

[shelliemac]

It will do until i get my own bike in couple months. Helps to be ickle sometimes lol

 

[madferret]

It will do until i get my own bike in couple months. Helps to be ickle sometimes lol

Not at gigs...........

 

[Geoquads]

Todays cycle
http://app.strava.com/activities/64000176

Wow...Peterhead ... Lived up the road in the Broch (Fraserburgh) till I was twenty. You are very lucky to have the roads and the relative lack of traffic in the north east of Scotland.

 

[boybiker]

I have been exploring and tried a new route home yesterday as the weather was nice. It's basically traffic free compared to my normal route so its a refreshing change although it does have one big hill of about a mile of around 7% average!

http://app.strava.com/activities/64259380

 

[shelliemac]

Not at gigs...........

Only gigs i have been to are Ultravox and Midge Ure ones so seated for us oldies lol

 

[A11an]

Just back from a 21 mile ride, feel really good! didn't feel like it before going but glad I made the effort. Hopefully my sit bones and my right foot feeling cramp-ish will stop hurting soon!........ is that normal?

 

[SWSteve]

Just back from a 21 mile ride, feel really good! didn't feel like it before going but glad I made the effort. Hopefully my sit bones and my right foot feeling cramp-ish will stop hurting soon!........ is that normal?

are you clipless? If so maybe try loosening your shoes, I found that when I first when clipless I had my shoes way too tight and they were uncomfortable. If using trainers and cages try loosening the cages as your foot might be stuck in an inconvenient position. If you don't have either of those sorry to not be of any help

 

[Mo1959]

Just back from a 21 mile ride, feel really good! didn't feel like it before going but glad I made the effort. Hopefully my sit bones and my right foot feeling cramp-ish will stop hurting soon!........ is that normal?

Well done. Sit bone pain is pretty normal to start with, and even later on a really long run, but shouldn't really have cramp in your foot. What shoes were you wearing? Sometimes if the soles are too soft it can cause a bit of pain.

 

[madferret]

Just back from a 21 mile ride, feel really good! didn't feel like it before going but glad I made the effort. Hopefully my sit bones and my right foot feeling cramp-ish will stop hurting soon!........ is that normal?

I think its normal to feel it a little, its something new to us and we are using muscles that we previously didn't, in my case, that's pretty much every single one . Make sure your seat is at the right height, padded shorts helped me as I was very "saddle sore". It's all hurting less already

 

[A11an]

are you clipless? If so maybe try loosening your shoes, I found that when I first when clipless I had my shoes way too tight and they were uncomfortable. If using trainers and cages try loosening the cages as your foot might be stuck in an inconvenient position. If you don't have either of those sorry to not be of any help

Don't laugh, clipless is shoes that clip in right?

if so I do have clipless and I have loosened them right of, my left foot was feeling the same but is ok now, maybe it might need to be slightly adjusted as I haven't been fitted to my bike or really set up at all.