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

[Nigelnaturist]

Well everyone has been impressive these last few weeks.
As I said earlier I haven't done much this week, but if anyone had said to me a year ago I would do the run home from my mates this evening in nothing but a 52 front ring, I would have said in your dreams, well it's about 9 miles I did it at 16.1mph off the top of my head, the bike weighed in at 16.76Kg ( I took some camera gear round to show him), and whilst it wasn't all on the 52 ( a section toward the end, which is a little climb from a standing start if the lights are against you), the 52x23/26 combo isn't a nice one the 23 is just about ok, and whats more, I didn't even push it, and everything just seemed to flow well.

 

[stevey]

Well wish me luck the big day is nearly hear just off to sleep as got to get up at 4.45! Way to early for me lol will let you know how I got on tomorrow. Enjoy yourselves and be careful in the heat x

Good luck dude and enjoy it

 

[RWright]

Well everyone has been impressive these last few weeks.
As I said earlier I haven't done much this week, but if anyone had said to me a year ago I would do the run home from my mates this evening in nothing but a 52 front ring, I would have said in your dreams, well it's about 9 miles I did it at 16.1mph off the top of my head, the bike weighed in at 16.76Kg ( I took some camera gear round to show him), and whilst it wasn't all on the 52 ( a section toward the end, which is a little climb from a standing start if the lights are against you), the 52x23/26 combo isn't a nice one the 23 is just about ok, and whats more, I didn't even push it, and everything just seemed to flow well.

Nice ride. Everyone has been putting in some impressive rides. It has been nice watching it. I hope new people reading about it don't get intimidated by it. It just takes some time and effort.

I put my 11/28 on my Standard 2 ring crank bike again. I am getting ready to buy a new cassette and was doing a little experimenting. I like the 11/28 on the standard crank better than I do on the compact. On the compact it seems like I have to shift up a gear on the back a lot when I go to the small ring on the front. Shifting up to the big ring also seems like much more of a jump. I think I am going to get a closer ratio for the compact crank set and just use the 11/28 on the standard. If I ever go somewhere with a lot of hills I will just switch rear wheels or cassettes if I think I need to.

 

[MaxInc]

I thought the bike spending will slow down at some point but as I keep adding bits and bobs, it is becoming a bit of a concern

Could not afford to miss the Sunday ride out especially with all the amazing progress everyone is doing despite the hot asphalt And Mo, you really need to slow down, you're becoming an example too difficult to follow

When out and bought a cheap BTwin rear wheel to get me through the day. At £34 and only 60grams heavier than the Shimano RS10, it has twice the number of spokes so it should be sturdier I hope ... which makes me question the Shimano wheels now Decided to get a spare set of wheels anyways but having a hard time deciding which one should I invest in, perhaps something better to use every day and keep the Shimano's as an emergency spare set.

Inevitably the n+1 comes to mind and it is getting increasingly difficult to provide supportive arguments to the OH as to how the new hobby is significantly cheaper than running motorbikes

Hope you have a great Sunday, enjoy the rides and / or rest

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I thought the bike spending will slow down at some point but as I keep adding bits and bobs, it is becoming a bit of a concern

Could not afford to miss the Sunday ride out especially with all the amazing progress everyone is doing despite the hot asphalt And Mo, you really need to slow down, you're becoming an example too difficult to follow

When out and bought a cheap BTwin rear wheel to get me through the day. At £34 and only 60grams heavier than the Shimano RS10, it has twice the number of spokes so it should be sturdier I hope ... which makes me question the Shimano wheels now Decided to get a spare set of wheels anyways but having a hard time deciding which one should I invest in, perhaps something better to use every day and keep the Shimano's as an emergency spare set.

Inevitably the n+1 comes to mind and it is getting increasingly difficult to provide supportive arguments to the OH as to how the new hobby is significantly cheaper than running motorbikes

Hope you have a great Sunday, enjoy the rides and / or rest

Got to agree, the Lass is an amazing example, as to what can be achieved.
It's a thought when I carry my camera stuff, though so is n+1, but a bike shed got to come first as the garden shed is getting a little full.

Good luck to those doing any organised runs or trying to achieve mile stone distances.

 

[SWSteve]

I suppose it's time to get out and do some hill repeats before it gets too hot.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Well everyone has been impressive these last few weeks.

Not me!
Blardy work getting in the way, day off today but OH is at work so chief entertainer duties for me, they don't even want to go out for a tag ride ( don't blame them as it is hot already).

 

[Mo1959]

@Nomadski I love that MoTime. Wait till she sees it.

Ha, ha. Made me chuckle. Only problem is once the mornings start to get darker again, MoTime will have to be later!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ha, ha. Made me chuckle. Only problem is once the mornings start to get darker again, MoTime will have to be later!

All relative though.
Well I have just averaged 17.1mph over 26 miles which I think is my fastest over 25miles, though the ride was pretty flat.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

All relative though.
Well I have just averaged 17.1mph over 26 miles which I think is my fastest over 25miles, though the ride was pretty flat.

It only seems like five minutes ago when you were below 15 mph, how quickly you have grown.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Ha, ha. Made me chuckle. Only problem is once the mornings start to get darker again, MoTime will have to be later!

Decent set of lights

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It only seems like five minutes ago when you were below 15 mph, how quickly you have grown.

Yea but they were much tougher rides, I have been trying to work on my cadence which isn't easy to do on hills.
I got a really nice p.b. on one section though nearly 4 mph quicker on it, http://ridewithgps.com/segments/Castle-Hill-Wood-Climb. The last 8 weeks have returned averages of 15+ apart from the first 2 and they were 14.94 & 14.98, the week before last I managed 16.18mph for the week, last week was slower at 15.57mph, though last week the routes were slightly more difficult, though I didn't ride so much last week either. In comparison todays ride was very easy. My cad was 83 and gear " was 69.4 this compared with recent avg's of 65".

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Decent set of lights

More the cold, it does get cold there.

 

[Mo1959]

More the cold, it does get cold there.

Oh don't.....you've just reminded me of the frozen fingers and toes that hurt when they warmed up again last year! Seems hard to imagine as I sit here absolutely boiling!
Well done on that speedy ride today Nigel.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Supersuperleeds I just been looking at my 30 day history, and it shows a steady 1/2mph (each 30 days) increase over the last 120 days the one before that only .03mph increase and the one before that from 13.32 to 14.02mph. ft/mile range from 44.5 this month so far to 49.29ft/mile when i did 14.02mph, both cad and gear" have also increased (but that I guess is to be expected)