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

[Nigelnaturist]

No sign of any August challenges yet

Sure we want any

 

[Nomadski]

No sign of any August challenges yet

They want to get them up, got 100 miles ready to go on sunday!

 

[Mo1959]

Sure we want any

Personally, I don't think I do. Still feeling a bit washed out and not enjoying it quite as much so probably won't enter one even if they do put one up.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Personally, I don't think I do. Still feeling a bit washed out and not enjoying it quite as much so probably won't enter one even if they do put one up.

Yes you will Mo, tell what to do take a good 5 days off then come back to it, I bet you will come back with one renewed energy, and two faster, as your muscle will be fully repaired, forget recover rides. This is usually what happens when I take more than 4 or 5 days off, the only draw back is your H.R. will be a little higher, well thats what I have found.

 

[MaxInc]

No sign of any August challenges yet

Can't believe you are still thinking about new challenges

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Right off for another blood test.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just in from a little ride prob gonna do a ride every other day this week as i am going to attempt my first 50 miler this w/end so taking it easy just turning over the legs.

http://app.strava.com/activities/70991775#

Good rides from all today as well

Good luck with your target.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

@MaxInc

They are supposed to be very good wheels - looks a good price you got there too. Good luck with spokes on these!

@Nomadski

I thought bikes had little drain holes in that area to let any water out? Might be wrong - haven't looked on mine tbh.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well what a palaver, and a visit and some yob just throwing a plastic bottle on the ground. I give up with this world I really do.

 

[MaxInc]

They are supposed to be very good wheels - looks a good price you got there too. Good luck with spokes on these!

Wheels arrived today and the first thing that impressed me is how SMOOTH, silent and balanced they are. I was very happy with Shimano's quality until the spokes begun to pop but I must say Fulcrums takes things really serious. Each wheel has it's own ID and quality certificate that can be traced back to the fatory, and they are 100% hand built. Came with 9/10sp spacer and 2 skewers. Really good quality, they desirve more money if you ask me.

I thought bikes had little drain holes in that area to let any water out? Might be wrong - haven't looked on mine tbh.

Excellent point. I actually checked with the bike (same as @Nomadski) on the stand and there is a little whole underneath the BB for this purpose. It is tiny though, maybe 1-1.5mm in diametter and I would expect it to get plugged quite easily with road grime. Very important to ckeck and unplug this after every wet ride.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well the awful cracking noise returned yesterday, and was even worse today, so snook out of work half an hour early and took it the lbs. Got there half an hour before they close and typically for the last two miles of the ride the noise completely stopped!

I expected them to ask me to leave the bike with them. Nope, Graham the mechanic said he would look at it straight away. Turns out the bottom bracket wasn't in correctly, so hopefully it is now fixed.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well what a turn around on the day I resvered one continental Ultra sport from Halfords @ £13.59 when I got there they had just put it on a bike prior to checking orders, so I was offered a Gatorskin for thr same price, whats more he offered me a second one at the same price. So for £27.18 I have two new Gatorskin tyres, way to go Halfords Pontefract.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well the awful cracking noise returned yesterday, and was even worse today, so snook out of work half an hour early and took it the lbs. Got there half an hour before they close and typically for the last two miles of the ride the noise completely stopped!

I expected them to ask me to leave the bike with them. Nope, Graham the mechanic said he would look at it straight away. Turns out the bottom bracket wasn't in correctly, so hopefully it is now fixed.

Hopefully this is it fixed now.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hopefully this is it fixed now.

I hope so, need to put some serious miles in

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Wheels arrived today and the first thing that impressed me is how SMOOTH, silent and balanced they are. I was very happy with Shimano's quality until the spokes begun to pop but I must say Fulcrums takes things really serious. Each wheel has it's own ID and quality certificate that can be traced back to the fatory, and they are 100% hand built. Came with 9/10sp spacer and 2 skewers. Really good quality, they desirve more money if you ask me.




Excellent point. I actually checked with the bike (same as @Nomadski) on the stand and there is a little whole underneath the BB for this purpose. It is tiny though, maybe 1-1.5mm in diametter and I would expect it to get plugged quite easily with road grime. Very important to ckeck and unplug this after every wet ride.

Wheels sound real good then.

Just checked under the BB shell on my bike and it has not one but two holes! They are side by side about 2cm apart and are 3-4mm dia'.

Not sure why it needs two though - maybe to let air in as the water comes out?

Hmmmm - come to think of it life's too short for such ponderances!