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

[Supersuperleeds]

I got one for you lot, how come my Viking and I are almost as fast as some people on their £2-3,000 bikes, and I know sod all about the cycling world.

All that weight is giving you a bigger advantage going down the hills than you are losing going up them

 

[Nigelnaturist]

This is the segment I posted the table from.
http://app.strava.com/activities/66931246#1285070038

 

[Supersuperleeds]

You are sensible and take rest days unless some nugget I could think off. Lol

I've ditched rest days and instead do a 25 mile recovery ride on a Sunday morning with our lass, we go fast if we average 10mph.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

All that weight is giving you a bigger advantage going down the hills than you are losing going up them

It must be something Chris, because I still don't feel fast, I know I am faster the data shows that. What I don't is how come I am on a level thats is comparable to some local club riders. All I do is ride really, I don't do specific training (possible why its took so long or that maybe age), all I do is plan a route (either before or ad-hoc) and ride to the best of my abilities.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959
@Supersuperleeds
You two are rocking at the moment, but Mo you are climbing much more than Chris on the whole.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@Mo1959
@Supersuperleeds
You two are rocking at the moment, but Mo you are climbing much more than Chris on the whole.

Mo is way ahead of me. I don't think I could maintain the consistency she does on the rides she does.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Finally got out this morning as soon as the boys were off to school with OH.
That's MoTime + 3' 45 for the Newbie Massive.

Just did a flattish 10 with an avg 16.2.
Glad to get out at last.

Time to chill for the start of the dreaded Nightshift again.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Finally got out this morning as soon as the boys were off to school with OH.
That's Mo Time + 3' 45 for the Newbie Massive.

Just did a flattish 10 with an avg 16.2.
Glad to get out at last.

Time to chill for the start of the dreaded Nightshift again.

Good avg Brian, glad you managed to get out, I wish I could get out at MoTime.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Cheers Nigel, it is hard to find the time at the moment.

 

[Biggler]

I've only been riding for a week (last rides were over 10 years ago) to get fit and hopefully lose some a lot of weight.

This wont be the quickest 0.4mile ever, but this segment popped up on on Starva and it gave me a target.

And my times over the last week.

 

[boybiker]

My thoughts exactly. We stopped at a small village store where we asked to buy bottles of water but was kindly told by the lady she'd fill them for free in her kitchen. Was very nice of her seeing as we would of spent around £10 between us all.

Totally agree pubs , petrol stations shops etc are normally fine. I do believe if you knock on someone's door and ask for water they have to give it to you under some old law? Or I could be talking rubbish but I'm sure someone told me that once!

 

[Mo1959]

Mo is way ahead of me. I don't think I could maintain the consistency she does on the rides she does.

I think my consistency is ready to take a nose dive any time soon. Was cursing the wind this morning making it even tougher on the legs.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

is it ok to make a big deal of when I do my 1000th mile on the bike?

Not if it has taken you 20 years.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not if it has taken you 20 years.

Not everybody rides at your pace

 

[Nigelnaturist]

just briefly 31.18miles in 1:56:03 16.1mph avg according to the unit 1171ft, I much preferred this to yesterdays morning ride
According to rwgps its 1490ft
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1500842