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

[Reece]

First day of the rapha rising challenge and I'm struggling to get out on the bike

Has typhon been online lately? Just realised I've not seen him post or anything on strava?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

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.

Cheers Mo, I need to maintain that speed over that distance for a few rides, then try and increase distance to 30-35 miles.

 

[Mo1959]

First day of the rapha rising challenge and I'm struggling to get out on the bike

Has typhon been online lately? Just realised I've not seen him post or anything on strava?

That's a point, especially as he was the thread starter......no haven't seen him on either. Hope he's ok.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

First day of the rapha rising challenge and I'm struggling to get out on the bike

Has typhon been online lately? Just realised I've not seen him post or anything on strava?

^^^^ What Mo just said.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I got 8 p.b's according to RWGPS and I think when I put it on strava I will have a KOM back. Mind you thers only two people that have done it.
9 p.b.s on strava.
http://app.strava.com/activities/66978705
I am as fast on these as someone riding one of these Onix Black RH/Pro Review price £3100
http://app.strava.com/activities/66978705#1286253680
Which includes this climb
http://app.strava.com/activities/66978705#1286253715 which he was faster than me on so far
0.4 miles @ avg grade of 3.4% elevation gain 85ft

 

[Mo1959]

I got 8 p.b's according to RWGPS and I think when I put it on strava I will have a KOM back. Mind you thers only two people that have done it.

Well done. I have been having a nosy at some of the females around here and there are three or four that are club riders and regularly feature well in races, time trials, hill climbs, etc so they regularly seem to prowl the area for segments and take them. Best I can hope for is to at least try and finish quite a bit behind them and not too far down the rankings.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done. I have been having a nosy at some of the females around here and there are three or four that are club riders and regularly feature well in races, time trials, hill climbs, etc so they regularly seem to prowl the area for segments and take them. Best I can hope for is to at least try and finish quite a bit behind them and not too far down the rankings.

Thats all I am bothered about as well Mo, seems people do that.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

And I am quicker than him on this one
http://app.strava.com/activities/47701319#1227493882

What I did a few months ago was follow some local people that seemed to have about the same speeds as me at the time, now some have improved very well, but also a few have joined the local club, so it's difficult for me to maintain the higher speeds, but I think when it comes to the hills, this gets evened out a little.

 

[RWright]

Decisions...decisions, ride early while it is cool or watch the Tour de France and ride in the heat later. I think I will watch the race and just deal with the heat. I think this is supposed to be a monster stage in the mountains. Nice way to start the Rapha Rising. I can not figure out any way that I could do that altitude in my area without riding about 1000 miles in 8 days, so I am going to miss this one.

I do like watching ITV 4, I watched it for several hours yesterday after the tour, very cool TV channel. However, I now want some of that mango juice they were advertising and the Vauxhall Astra looks like they would be fun to drive. I wonder if they make one with the steering wheel on the left side.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Am I the only one not interested in the TDF.

 

[Mo1959]

Nice way to start the Rapha Rising. I can not figure out any way that I could do that altitude in my area without riding about 1000 miles in 8 days, so I am going to miss this one.

I've entered it but after this morning's ride and the realisation that I would have to do that another 7 times I don't think it has much chance of happening Supposed to be a wee bit windy next couple of days. I suppose I could pick one of the more sheltered little climbs local to me and go up and down it about ten times but I think it might do my head in.

 

[RWright]

I think some of the routes I started riding are just the regular stomping grounds for fast riders in the "triangle" area as it is called here. The cities Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are all within about 30 or so miles of each other, each one has a Major University and lots of young fast riders and several riding clubs. I just try to get off the last page of the segment standings with all the other slow pokes.

 

[Mo1959]

Am I the only one not interested in the TDF.

I've only really been catching up on it on the news. Don't have Sky so can't get Eurosport although I believe it is on ITV as well. Don't watch a lot of tv as it is and I don't really fancy being stuck in front of a screen in the middle of the afternoon.

Off to visit my Dad soon anyway.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I've entered it but after this morning's ride and the realisation that I would have to do that another 7 times I don't think it has much chance of happening Supposed to be a wee bit windy next couple of days. I suppose I could pick one of the more sheltered little climbs local to me and go up and down it about ten times but I think it might do my head in.

I did a local loop of about 1.5 miles when they closed the road I wanted.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I've only really been catching up on it on the news. Don't have Sky so can't get Eurosport although I believe it is on ITV as well. Don't watch a lot of tv as it is and I don't really fancy being stuck in front of a screen in the middle of the afternoon.

Off to visit my Dad soon anyway.

Likewise about the T.V., I don't even catch it up on the news, though I am in front of a screen quite often.