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

[Stonechat]

Me too..

Dog has to have a walk before I can go out

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Could do with some of that. Summer is definitely gone I think. Woke this morning to rain hitting off the window Think it is maybe off now but roads look pretty puddly and it is still nearly dark. Having a coffee and sitting here with the cycling gear on and trying to find some motivation to go out. Wondering if I should just do a shortish run and then pop back out for an hour in the afternoon if it is any nicer by then.

You early morning cyclists are Masochists pure and simple.

I'm sitting here in the cosy lounge looking at damp hills through the windows with two cups of tea and a plate of toast on the go - that's proper cycling for you.

 

[stevey]

Well i am sitting here reading this, looking out of the window sun popping out from behind the clouds no wind at all and i have to go to work (not fair)...

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Could do with some of that. Summer is definitely gone I think. Woke this morning to rain hitting off the window Think it is maybe off now but roads look pretty puddly and it is still nearly dark. Having a coffee and sitting here with the cycling gear on and trying to find some motivation to go out. Wondering if I should just do a shortish run and then pop back out for an hour in the afternoon if it is any nicer by then.

I know I want a few days off really, but its not weather related, I haven't enjoyed the recent rides to much, I haven't disliked them either, just would rather have not gone out for a few days.

 

[ceejayh]

You early morning cyclists are Masochists pure and simple.

I'm sitting here in the cosy lounge looking at damp hills through the windows with two cups of tea and a plate of toast on the go - that's proper cycling for you.

Now that I've got the last of my gear I need to commute (lights), I'll be leaving the house around 6.30am from next week - didn't I pick the right time of year to start commuting!!!

Mind you it's only 5 miles but I'll make it longer on the way home.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Now that I've got the last of my gear I need to commute (lights), I'll be leaving the house around 6.30am from next week - didn't I pick the right time of year to start commuting!!!

Mind you it's only 5 miles but I'll make it longer on the way home.

Think of it this way come spring, you will be a hardened cyclist.

 

[Smotyn]

Finally managed to get out for a ride yesterday did 9.81 miles av 11.6 was quite surprised as havent done a decent run in weeks good news is it didnt hurt my knees that although creaky dont hurt any more so think the time off the bike has helped. One thing did make me laugh I was riding behing a silver biker and could hear this creaking and thought oh god whats wrong now. Got a litle closer and realised it was the silver riders bike as he crept along. Passed him easily to find the creak got faster and followed me for the next half a mile. Must have upset him being overtaken by a large lady in lycra lol

 

[Stonechat]

Was accused recently of being a MAMIL
Guilty as charged

 

[Mo1959]

I know I want a few days off really, but its not weather related, I haven't enjoyed the recent rides to much, I haven't disliked them either, just would rather have not gone out for a few days.

Kind of the same. Keep getting a sore throat and feeling a bit rough in the evenings then it disappears by morning so I keep going but the legs are feeling a bit weak and I seem to be getting out of breath easier. Maybe a minor virus type thing. Wish it would either come to something proper or disappear.

Stuck to a lot of the minor roads this morning but it was still raining so they were really mucky with the tractors and trailers doing the potato harvesting. Had to use the hose on the bike to get the worst of it off and that was with mudguards! Bit foggy too so lights were on for the entire ride. In saying all that, it still feels good to have got out. Just had a lovely huge bowl of porridge and a mug of tea and going to get the dog out for a quick walk now.

 

[Stonechat]

Kind of the same. Keep getting a sore throat and feeling a bit rough in the evenings then it disappears by morning so I keep going but the legs are feeling a bit weak and I seem to be getting out of breath easier. Maybe a minor virus type thing. Wish it would either come to something proper or disappear.

Stuck to a lot of the minor roads this morning but it was still raining so they were really mucky with the tractors and trailers doing the potato harvesting. Had to use the hose on the bike to get the worst of it off and that was with mudguards! Bit foggy too so lights were on for the entire ride. In saying all that, it still feels good to have got out. Just had a lovely huge bowl of porridge and a mug of tea and going to get the dog out for a quick walk now.

Well done for having got out and hope the symptoms vanish without any cold type thing

 

[SamC]

I've had a lot on in the last month and haven't been out much. The less I go out on the bike, the more I get into the slightly fearful mindset about cycling that I had before I started . It doesn't help that last time I went out (along the Rochdale Canal from the centre of Manchester - hideous) I was followed up a dead end by a bunch of chavs and practically had to drag myself and bike into a bush to avoid being seen (hi vis gilet didn't help on this occasion! ) and the time before that I hit a pedestrian who stepped out in front of me on a cycle path and nearly came off.

I need to get back on the steed. I've bought a load of new cycling gear so I have no excuse now .

 

[Mo1959]

Dog has to have a walk before I can go out

Awww, a wee Cavalier King Charles. Lovely.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 I just think it's the number of miles we've done this year, when you think about it, from where we started last year, it's a huge amount, and I dont know about you but back last Sept, I never thought that my body capable of the things I achieve on the bike, I always ache somewhere, but usually it is always a slightly different part as certain muscles improve so then so have the next lot and so on, do you understand what I am saying, sometimes the groin than the front of the thighs ect, but no matter whether I enjoy the ride or not I usually enjoy having been out once I get home.
You may find because your body is fitter it is fighting whatever better, just a thought.

I need to get back on the steed. I've bought a load of new cycling gear so I have no excuse now .

Yep no excuse now. glad your ok though.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I know I want a few days off really, but its not weather related, I haven't enjoyed the recent rides to much, I haven't disliked them either, just would rather have not gone out for a few days.

I felt like that last week, but this week I have gone a bit mad again. Tonight's commute should see me go through 11,000 miles for the year, my legs are screaming at me to have a rest, but whilst the weather is so fantastic I feel I must get out and ride

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Supersuperleeds I know what you mean, having said what I did before I was pleased with this this morning, Robin Hood to Park Lane