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

[Mo1959]

@Biggler Congrats on the weight loss and your excellent ride. Great progress on both counts.

 

[BrianEvesham]

@Biggler keep it up and the weight will keep tumbling down.

 

[stevey]

Lost over a stone in weight (it might be 1st 4lb but I cant quite remember start weight) seeing the scales dip below the whole stone number for the first time is magical.

Well done @Biggler

 

[BAtoo]

Ride after work this evening;

1st clipless fall - in the drive when I noticed I had left my water behind, unclipped left, leant right..... still no damage and no one saw it

Anyway after that I had a - to me - fairly good ride; 14 miles at 15.4mph according to Strava and didn't feel too bad at the end of it. First time over 15mph average

Its getting dark early now isn't it

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well I am supposed to have lost up to 8 3/4 st sine June last year, can't see it personally, as that would make me just over 5 st.
A few p.b's on todays ride this I was pleased with
http://app.strava.com/activities/84654929#1737294855
and these two
http://app.strava.com/activities/84654929#1737294857
http://app.strava.com/activities/84654929#1737294831

Seems people are having good rides in the calmer weather, well done.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ride after work this evening;

1st clipless fall - in the drive when I noticed I had left my water behind, unclipped left, leant right..... still no damage and no one saw it

Anyway after that I had a - to me - fairly good ride; 14 miles at 15.4mph according to Strava and didn't feel too bad at the end of it. First time over 15mph average

Its getting dark early now isn't it

Answer to this is get one of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XM-L...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item1c35a10034
Nights will never be a problem.

 

[BAtoo]

Answer to this is get one of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XM-L...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item1c35a10034
Nights will never be a problem.

Thanks, just bought one............

if it's good enough for you.....

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks, just bought one............

if it's good enough for you.....

You might want to have a quick read of this.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/lights-cree-xml-xm-l-t6.117285/

 

[SWSteve]

Commute 40 miles a day, 15 workings days job done

I've got a ~60 miler thing planned for work so that's a bonus. I think it's the additional miles that kill me, 5 days on a trott on the 6th my legs feel really groggy...in the same token sometimes they feel fine. Hopefully an increase in banana consumption will help

 

[SWSteve]

@Nigelnaturist this calm weather is definitely drawing me to the bike, however the mild evenings are meaning that there is a lot of mist forming on the moors quite early. When I was out today at around 645 there was an obvious level on the fields next to me, before long it will start to engulf the roads as well I think.
(The moors near me are all very low lying and have the potential to either be at, or not high above sea level)

 

[puffinbilly]

A couple of decent runs at the weekend - 33 miles on Saturday @14.3mph in glorious sunshine and non eventful - then 40 miles on Sunday with numerous 'events'. On Sunday when for a ride up the Tyne valley and at Newburn came across this - a festival in honour of me....well not quite!!
http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/puffing-billy-festival-2013.html
Then nearly knocked off the bike twice by different taxi drivers in the space of 4 miles - one suddenly deciding to do a 3 point turn from a parking position without any indication and the other deciding to overtake me on a chicane type speed bump that has a 45 degree angle - then berates me for 'not knowing the rules of the road....'..... hello I drive as well. Taxi driver stopped to give me a mouthful - a pedestrian had seen the near miss - and came over and backed up my view and noted the drivers aggressive behaviour, taxi driver quickly drove off. The helpful pedestrian said he thought I should report the aggressive and dangerous driving - I just shrugged it off and said it was a near daily event.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Nigelnaturist this calm weather is definitely drawing me to the bike, however the mild evenings are meaning that there is a lot of mist forming on the moors quite early. When I was out today at around 645 there was an obvious level on the fields next to me, before long it will start to engulf the roads as well I think.
(The moors near me are all very low lying and have the potential to either be at, or not high above sea level)

One section on a 10 mile loop is only 32ft above sea level and a little further where I was yesterday its only 12ft

 

[Mo1959]

@Nigelnaturist this calm weather is definitely drawing me to the bike, however the mild evenings are meaning that there is a lot of mist forming on the moors quite early. When I was out today at around 645 there was an obvious level on the fields next to me, before long it will start to engulf the roads as well I think.
(The moors near me are all very low lying and have the potential to either be at, or not high above sea level)

Same here Steve. My current forecast says "A cloudy and murky start with mist, fog patches and outbreaks of rain. The rain will die away during the early afternoon but the low cloud wont clear away till later this afternoon when it will gradually brighten up." Hate these sort of days when it never seems to brighten up.
Had a bit of a sore throat last night and still not feeling 100% so will just be a gentle run if I go out.

 

[bororider]

I've recently had a period of less cycling than I'd like but have now got my bike back from a service and got my first KOM this afternoon (joint first but I'm claiming it anyway!). It has taken me ages to get that time. Well chuffed, and also got my fastest avg speed, 16.7mph over a 16mph run

@Nigelnaturist thanks for the continued kudos you keep sending, nice to see that come through. You get through some miles btw in a day, very impressive.

 

[Twotter]

It's a bit misty out here in the Fens too, so I decided to cut short my ride this afternoon. 12.5 miles to the next town and back, again in a smidge over 51 minutes for an average of 14.6mph. It would have been a lot slower than that but another cyclist overtook me on one stretch and although I didn't exactly give chase (he was going much faster than me) I was quite inspired to crack on a bit.....felt great, so thanks to my mystery cycling motivator!