Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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I'm fast approaching my 1000 mile mark for the year (will reach it over the next couple of days), not a lot by some standards but its 1000 miles more than I did last year!
Since starting I've found some beautiful places less than 2 miles from where I live which I never knew existed and would never have found any other way.
When I started a 30ft incline was a hill, that then changed to a flat ride and I now cycle 15 miles just to get to the biggest 'hill' in Essex for a challenge!
I have also lost a few pounds (weight and bank balance!) and at the moment I have an amazing tan for the first time in years!
Reading this thread has really motivated me, at times when I've got home from work tired and it would've been easier to sit on the sofa I've looked on here and seen the progress everyone else has made and its made me get out so thanks!
Since starting I've found some beautiful places less than 2 miles from where I live which I never knew existed and would never have found any other way.
When I started a 30ft incline was a hill, that then changed to a flat ride and I now cycle 15 miles just to get to the biggest 'hill' in Essex for a challenge!
I have also lost a few pounds (weight and bank balance!) and at the moment I have an amazing tan for the first time in years!
Reading this thread has really motivated me, at times when I've got home from work tired and it would've been easier to sit on the sofa I've looked on here and seen the progress everyone else has made and its made me get out so thanks!
SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
@Mo1959 this may help, it was on one of the discussion things on the strava challenge http://www.hodology.com/styled-6/index.html
Then again this is useful for anyone looking for a climb or two
Then again this is useful for anyone looking for a climb or two
SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
Also, I'm now on the leaderboard!!!!!
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
At last. Wonder what the problem was? No matter. You are there now.
Thanks for the link with the climbs. I think there is quite a good book that lists all the well known climbs. Mind you, after this week I maybe won't want to look at another hill. Lol.
SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
If hills aren't your thing then maybe you should leave Scotland? I had to leave the challenge and then re-join. I am so disappointed to be #2...looks like I'm going to punish myself Thursday after work as I won't be getting out Friday night
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
Either that or they wont look like hills any more.
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
Top of my list of contacts.
Nomadski
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- LBS, Usually
Did a nice night time slow flat recovery ride / tour of central London. Felt like a really nice shift from Sundays shenanigans. Did forget to restart the timer after stopping at a garage but only lost a couple of miles. Shouldn't forget to press that button but it still happens occasionally!
Things got a little hairy as we crossed a little too close thru tourist parts, got very busy even though it was late evening. Was muggy but the slow pace we set was a very pleasant ride out. Interesting point of the night was losing the path around Hyde Park and suddenly finding ourselves in a sand trap! *Note to self - Buy a better front light*
Nice cuppa at Waterloo then home, Strava had a moment and suddenly thinks I had gone from 20 odd feet to 130 ft in 2 steps..
http://app.strava.com/activities/67643792
Well done all those giving the climbing challenge a real go, its a toughie and not one I'm going to focus on!
Great progress shown in the last couple of pages by some riders too, like someone said its amazing to think I could have been cycling these last 10 years instead of lazing around, still better late than never.
Things got a little hairy as we crossed a little too close thru tourist parts, got very busy even though it was late evening. Was muggy but the slow pace we set was a very pleasant ride out. Interesting point of the night was losing the path around Hyde Park and suddenly finding ourselves in a sand trap! *Note to self - Buy a better front light*
Nice cuppa at Waterloo then home, Strava had a moment and suddenly thinks I had gone from 20 odd feet to 130 ft in 2 steps..
http://app.strava.com/activities/67643792
Well done all those giving the climbing challenge a real go, its a toughie and not one I'm going to focus on!
Great progress shown in the last couple of pages by some riders too, like someone said its amazing to think I could have been cycling these last 10 years instead of lazing around, still better late than never.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Probably did one of the slowest rides almost since I started but I really quite enjoyed it. Thought I'd better try and give the legs some reprieve. Still climbing, but as gently as possible. Just timed it nice and got home as the heat was building up. Forecast is really hot for the next few days so take care out there every one 
Supersuperleeds
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- Leicester
Probably did one of the slowest rides almost since I started but I really quite enjoyed it. Thought I'd better try and give the legs some reprieve. Still climbing, but as gently as possible. Just timed it nice and got home as the heat was building up. Forecast is really hot for the next few days so take care out there every one
It's amazing how slowing down just a little helps the legs
morrisman
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Went out this morning early (8:30) or a 23 mile loop which included the hill that used to cause me to walk when I restarted riding 10 weeks ago, got up it today with 7 gears to spare
Despite bing relatively early still bloody warm drank the whole 700ml bottle by 2/3 distance so took emergency fiver to a garage and bought some Oasis.
Despite bing relatively early still bloody warm drank the whole 700ml bottle by 2/3 distance so took emergency fiver to a garage and bought some Oasis.
Nomadski
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- LBS, Usually
Went out this morning early (8:30) or a 23 mile loop which included the hill that used to cause me to walk when I restarted riding 10 weeks ago, got up it today with 7 gears to spare
Despite bing relatively early still bloody warm drank the whole 700ml bottle by 2/3 distance so took emergency fiver to a garage and bought some Oasis.
Second bottle cage works wonders
Well done on the ride, been where you've been with that hill and its a great feeling.
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
I did the opposite, first ever non stop 50 mile ride (excluding lights ect..), started off to be only 31 miles, but having done the climb out of Wentbridge for the 2nd time I found, lets go see, so I started on what is a local 10 mile loop, than chose a local 16 mile one to ensure I did the 50 miles, in just over 3 hrs max grade of the Wentbridge climb is 17.5%, but its not very long. once climb out of Campsall I managed on the 52 ring.
I set 13 p.b.'s and setting 2nd and 3 rd best times toward the end of the ride.
So 50.4 miles in 3:03:58, 16.4mph and 2,500ft cad 81 elapsed time 3:09::44
Still nothing like the climbing Mo does.
http://app.strava.com/activities/67738066#
on the water front about 750ml
I set 13 p.b.'s and setting 2nd and 3 rd best times toward the end of the ride.
So 50.4 miles in 3:03:58, 16.4mph and 2,500ft cad 81 elapsed time 3:09::44
Still nothing like the climbing Mo does.
http://app.strava.com/activities/67738066#
on the water front about 750ml
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