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

[SpokeyDokey]

re: Lidl stands, when clamping on the top tube, how do you get anywhere near cables? Don't all of your rearward cables run along the downtube?

All mine run on the top of the top tube.

 

[RWright]

It takes more of the buzz out of the roads but still haven't changed the saddle so was getting a bit uncomfortable in the nether regions!

Sounds like my Synapse vs. My 2.3. The Trek has the better saddle but the Synapse takes away some of the road buzz. I think I will have to put the seat from my Trek on the Synapse or buy another seat like it for the Synapse to get it like I want it. I can't find the Saddle like it on sale anywhere and just my luck they are expensive.

 

[morrisman]

So today went thusly:

Lidl's early for lycra
Charge Spoon arrived in post
Charge Spoon fitted whilst using my Aldi Bike Stand
Test ride of new saddle whilst wearing new Lidl lycra
Fiddled around with saddle height and lowered handle bars - all feels much nicer.
Trip the Savill Gardens with Mrs Morrisman, her off to take photos of flowers, me 12 miles around Windsor Great Park at a gentle pootle to try new saddle
Tea and cake :-)
Run out this evening to deliver morris dancing posters to a pub - 10 miles at new high average of 15mph

 

[SWSteve]

So today went thusly:

Lidl's early for lycra
Charge Spoon arrived in post
Charge Spoon fitted whilst using my Aldi Bike Stand
Test ride of new saddle whilst wearing new Lidl lycra
Fiddled around with saddle height and lowered handle bars - all feels much nicer.
Trip the Savill Gardens with Mrs Morrisman, her off to take photos of flowers, me 12 miles around Windsor Great Park at a gentle pootle to try new saddle
Tea and cake :-)
Run out this evening to deliver morris dancing posters to a pub - 10 miles at new high average of 15mph

It's the new gear giving you the high speed!

 

[RWright]

re: Lidl stands, when clamping on the top tube, how do you get anywhere near cables? Don't all of your rearward cables run along the downtube?

My rear brake cable runs under the top tube on both my drop bar bikes.

 

[RWright]

So today went thusly:

Lidl's early for lycra
Charge Spoon arrived in post
Charge Spoon fitted whilst using my Aldi Bike Stand
Test ride of new saddle whilst wearing new Lidl lycra
Fiddled around with saddle height and lowered handle bars - all feels much nicer.
Trip the Savill Gardens with Mrs Morrisman, her off to take photos of flowers, me 12 miles around Windsor Great Park at a gentle pootle to try new saddle
Tea and cake :-)
Run out this evening to deliver morris dancing posters to a pub - 10 miles at new high average of 15mph

Someone is having a nice day.

I just got in my 15 mile track before the storms started in the afternoon.

 

[morrisman]

It's the new gear giving you the high speed!

Fairly sure the saddle height has helped, plus stopped my knees hurting.

 

[madferret]

It's the new gear giving you the high speed!

Only if its red, red is faster!

 

[MaxInc]

I did 22miles so far at a 10mph average. Sad thing is that I was driving into London (emergency call out) and wished I was on a bike. Absolutely packed, surrounded by cyclists at every junction, most of them well behaved with the occasional RLJer. Glad you guys are enjoying the evening.

 

[MOI]

Only a little pottle on my singlespeed as I had a split shift today (08:45-13:45 & 18:00-21:15), still I had to try out my Charge Spoon which arrived in the post today as the saddle which came with the Viking could be used as an instrument of torture , still 13 miles in an hour going up and down Douglas Prom and no pains from the rear end , now I might have to get a Spoon for the Cannondale.

 

[Smotyn]

Have you got any gloves? There's an event at everyone's favourite continental supermarché this week

I do have gloves they are the wire tap ones with huge gel pads in them! They do help a lot but hands still go dead but thats what you get for falling off your motorbike and landing on the right shoulder and falling flat on my face when I tripped over at work and stopped my face planting with the left! My right hand goes dead all the time doing things like cleaning my teeth or holding a phone to my ear. The left one just screams at me in certain positions. If seems I am very clumsy and probably should have been put down years ago lol but after being seriously ill in my teenage years I learnt that life is for is for living and far too easily it can be taken away from you so I just get on with it the best I can. (I might moan a bit about it but get there in the end lol)

Well done all you lovely people on your miles you should be very proud of yourselves and I will be checking out the supermarchet to see what bargains I can bag lol

 

[Nomadski]

What the heck is a charge spoon?

 

[Mo1959]

What the heck is a charge spoon?

A very popular saddle.

 

[MaxInc]

What the heck is a charge spoon?

Here's the review that started it all: http://www.cyclingactive.com/bikesgear/7-of-the-best-saddles
And you can get them for under £20: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW...d-Bike-Saddle-Seat-BLACK-RRP-25-/171069677303

 

[Nomadski]

Ah k. Im trying to book myself into the Kingston Specialized Concept store for one of their bike FITS but they don't seem to be interested in responding to emails or answering phone calls... Got alot of things I want checking out with my technique on the bike but getting a bit anxious with RideLondon coming very close now.

Anyone had any good experiences with bike fits from LBS around south london area?