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

[stevey]

What shorts do you have?

An old pair of dhb had em a few years now they were ok on the mtb but as i have discovered not long distance....

 

[stevey]

I got mine from Halfords, again they have come up trumps for me this week, I know they are nothing special but even from the ones I had, they are a world apart, £34.99 with web discounts.

Will have a look at them halfords only down the road as @ItsSteveLovell mentioned will like to try them on

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Been for a walk this morning - very windy above 200m. Was going for a bike ride and I just know I will not enjoy it in the wind. No cycling for a week now - feeling a bit jaded with it. I need my holiday (next Saturday).

Well done all got/get outs; you're mad of sterner stuff than this fair weather cyclist!

 

[stevey]

Been for a walk this morning - very windy above 200m. Was going for a bike ride and I just know I will not enjoy it in the wind. No cycling for a week now - feeling a bit jaded with it. I need my holiday (next Saturday).

Well done all got/get outs; you're mad of sterner stuff than this fair weather cyclist!

The rest/holiday will do you good @SpokeyDokey come back refreshed and raring to go....

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Will have a look at them halfords only down the road as @ItsSteveLovell mentioned will like to try them on

Check online if your local store has them in stock, not to bad to walk in either, though not sure i want to walk on wet flags in them to often.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Good ride! What shorts do you have? With gloves I kept an eye on the Evans site and they had a £20 pair of Altura ProGels going for a fiver a while back, so I snapped them up.
Pedals and shoes were being mentioned earlier in this thread(i.e. 1 or 2 pages back), I found the benefits in comfort that came from picking up a pair of SPD-SL shoes/pedals was night and day as my other shoes were quite soft. Try them on, and see what fits as I think there can be a real benefit from having the shoe on your foot, not online.

I use these shorts, do 40+ miles most days in them and also did my 100 miler in them

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-cycling-short/

For an extra £3 you can get the bib version

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dhb-aeron-cycling-bib-short/

 

[SWSteve]

@stevey if you're frugal/sensible you should check online if they are on cheaper there, try them in store and then buy+collect online

 

[SWSteve]

@stevey I also wear the dhb aeron shorts as mentioned by @Supersuperleeds, I have both short+bib versions. I didn't want to wear bibs originally, but I had a bad ride where both waistline of shorts+short met and it was very uncomfortable. However you can't get white bibs

 

[morrisman]

Nice 50 mile today, mostly flat around Bucks/Herts but came back with a 14.5 mph average which is a full 3 mph faster than my last 50 miler

Also the cycling gods were with me, as I completed the second loop of my crescent to notch up the 50 miles (my wife thinks I'm anally retentive about distances) the skies opened just as I made the shed

 

[Creakyknee]

20 mph wind gusts of 30 here today so wisely I headed for the coast where it was worse. : )
Was going for a ton but wasn't really feeling it after 50, still quite pleased with the ride
http://app.strava.com/activities/71854733

 

[SWSteve]

20 mph wind gusts of 30 here today so wisely I headed for the coast where it was worse. : )
Was going for a ton but wasn't really feeling it after 50, still quite pleased with the ride
http://app.strava.com/activities/71854733

You still hit a ton! a metric one, not imperial

 

[Goonerobes]

Some good rides in so far today so well done @Nigelnaturist, @stevey, @morrisman & @Creakyknee.

Just completed a 34 miler with a mate today who's just starting to cycle a bit so a bit more leisurely & plenty of chat on route. In fact it made a nice change to take it easy.
http://app.strava.com/activities/71867254

Good luck to all doing the London-Surrey 100 tomorrow.

 

[Twotter]

@Twotter keep a log of those .4's as you'll soon rack up extra miles when they are combined

Will do. Next time I'll try to remember to take my smart phone with me (the one with Strava on it) rather than my work phone (which doesn't)...doh!

 

[SWSteve]

Will do. Next time I'll try to remember to take my smart phone with me (the one with Strava on it) rather than my work phone (which doesn't)...doh!

doh! I would also suggest My Cycling Log, it's a good way to see how you;re getting on. If you want more info you could make a spreadsheet similiar to @Nigelnaturist's but that's getting VERY into detail

 

[MaxInc]

It seems that my enthusiams took a much harder hit than my knee ... Haven't been out on the bike sice Thursday and can't find much motivation to get back on the road. I had a very busy day relaxing and BBQing and full family day tomorrow at the adventure park, hopefully next week will be better and will resume my normal training.

Good luck to all of you doing the London ride tomorrow!