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Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
Woke up late (again) this is the second time in a month, I'm not happy to be honest - some days I sleep straight through my alarm...this was one of those days.
Really enjoyed the cycle in, calm and quiet. I had to push to get to work, but there wasn't much in the way of traffic so I wasn't too pressured on the roads
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the return leg, I set off and the lights were all against me. After this I had to deal with mammoth levels of traffic, at times moving to the outside lane of a dual carriage way and having to filter between the traffic and the curb in the middle. This then led to the cars trying to arrange parking for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, which was one of the worst moments I've had when trying to cycle through Long Ashton.
Later in LA I had a car in front of me that was being cautious when passing oncoming traffic due to parked cars...he then decided to just pull in by the side of the road, and then start moving again, and then decided to pull into a car park. I spotted his window was open so I shouted as I cycled past "You can use your indicators sometimes" as he didn't signal for any of the stopping/turning in (the car park entrance is perpendicular to the course of the road). This really hacked me off.
Luckily the evening involved a return to the fiesta, and a good evening was had by all attending
To work: http://www.strava.com/activities/73067530
Home: http://www.strava.com/activities/73147561
Really enjoyed the cycle in, calm and quiet. I had to push to get to work, but there wasn't much in the way of traffic so I wasn't too pressured on the roads
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the return leg, I set off and the lights were all against me. After this I had to deal with mammoth levels of traffic, at times moving to the outside lane of a dual carriage way and having to filter between the traffic and the curb in the middle. This then led to the cars trying to arrange parking for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta, which was one of the worst moments I've had when trying to cycle through Long Ashton.
Later in LA I had a car in front of me that was being cautious when passing oncoming traffic due to parked cars...he then decided to just pull in by the side of the road, and then start moving again, and then decided to pull into a car park. I spotted his window was open so I shouted as I cycled past "You can use your indicators sometimes" as he didn't signal for any of the stopping/turning in (the car park entrance is perpendicular to the course of the road). This really hacked me off.
Luckily the evening involved a return to the fiesta, and a good evening was had by all attending
To work: http://www.strava.com/activities/73067530
Home: http://www.strava.com/activities/73147561
RWright
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- Location
- North Carolina
Did you go for a balloon ride? I would like to try that sometime...if I had a parachute of course.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
No, it was for this mainly but there's also a 'night glow' where balloons all light up in/out of time with music. I'll send some more links later if i have any
Nomadski
I Like Bikes
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- LBS, Usually
This post made me look at my first, on the 12th August 2012 - 9.2 miles @ av 6.2mph, top speed 11.1mph.
No, I wasn't running. http://www.strava.com/activities/29987685Went for a night ride, attempted return to Stratford aborted when Garmin tried to send us on a suicidal trip down the Rotherhithe Tunnel. Ended up going across the very pretty Tower Bridge and getting slightly lost. Nice cuppa in Waterloo followed by more straightforward return trip home.
http://www.strava.com/activities/73246580
Second commute in today, checked ye olde weather app it was going to rain, i got about 2 minutes down the road and the findus cod in batter sauce came out for it's inaugaral ride and did it rain, in all honesty apart from the salt sting and slight head wind i enjoyed the ride, i think due to it being wet i made it a leisurely ride into work and took it easy.
so around 40 minutes and avg speed 13mph but kept the cadence up in the 60's.
so around 40 minutes and avg speed 13mph but kept the cadence up in the 60's.
Nigelnaturist
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- Location
- Pontefract
Rain tends to put people off till they have tried, once you've tried it it's not so bad, mind you I am still not keen on setting off in the rain.
I wasn't sure myself but i started so there was no turning back, i think i would actually prefer it to have started then your already dressed for the occasion
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
At least it is warm rain just now
Was very overcast here this morning and a steady drizzle and, to be honest, I couldn't be bothered going far anyway. Just a quick zoom round one of my little loops. At least it keeps the legs turning over I suppose.
Supersuperleeds
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- Location
- Leicester
Re the rain, you can only get so wet, the biggest pain is getting all your kit dry if you are commuting.
JoeyB
Go on, tilt your head!
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- Fareham, Hampshire
Having just changed the wife's MTB tyres from knobbly to slick, I took her out for her first ride today and she managed the full 14 mile route. Really impressed as previous attempts to cycle together ended in her being knackered after literally 200 metres!
Next step is to get a baby seat and take our little girl out too.
Next step is to get a baby seat and take our little girl out too.
Supersuperleeds
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- Leicester
When I go out riding with our lass, I just sit behind her and let her go at her own pace, have quite quickly got her up to 25 miles, does take us 2.5 hours though, but I do get a cup of coffee and a biscuit half way round.
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
I can understand that, but I think the reference was to general cycling, though I might be wrong.
Nigelnaturist
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- Pontefract
Well just when I had though I had reached the limit with my bike I go and get 20 p.b's
Really two rides, but as I didn't go home I will give the total as well, I was aided by the wind a little on some, but not hindered by it so much on some others.
First ride 28.4miles @ 17mph, 1082ft, 38ft/mile
http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810116
This was wind assisted
http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810370
quite a few others.
The 2nd ride 12.7 miles @15.7mph 688ft 46.87ft/mile so a little slower.
Though pleased with this http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810210 aim now to get it sub 10 mins
Total for the day 43.1 miles @ 16.51mph 1770ft 41.08ft/mile.
Chuffed as punch to be honest with you.
Really two rides, but as I didn't go home I will give the total as well, I was aided by the wind a little on some, but not hindered by it so much on some others.
First ride 28.4miles @ 17mph, 1082ft, 38ft/mile
http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810116
This was wind assisted
http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810370
quite a few others.
The 2nd ride 12.7 miles @15.7mph 688ft 46.87ft/mile so a little slower.
Though pleased with this http://app.strava.com/activities/73361730#1447810210 aim now to get it sub 10 mins
Total for the day 43.1 miles @ 16.51mph 1770ft 41.08ft/mile.
Chuffed as punch to be honest with you.
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