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

[Stonechat]

Cycled to Work today in Clevedon (no Strava as didn't start recording either way). Let;'s just say I absolutely flew there and back to tr and stay warm. Shorts and a thin LS tee were a bad idea.

One thing I have realised, there's a huge difference between the miles I have on MCL and on my computer. There are also more from STRAVA where I didn't have my computer at the time. I'm amazed how much it says I've done, but next year I'll need to have everything in one place (MCL) so I can easily keep a track of where I am. Hopefully the 5,000 target I'm going to set myself will be easily reachable

Brrrr SHorts and a LS shirt!
I had on merino base layer, the Aldi thick winter shirt and tights. Added gilet soon after - still only just warm enough

 

[stevey]

Not bike related at all just had to share, like myself older riders will enjoy it.... Hope it works


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Mo1959]

@stevey Ah, fond memories. I loved the 70,s
Had a nice, but rather chilly ride this morning. Took about half an hour to warm up but my toes remained a wee bit cold throughout. So much nicer cycling on dry roads though.

 

[Mo1959]

Oh, nearly forgot. Paid the huge sum of £72 for an old MTB on ebay last night. God knows what it will be like. Claud Butler Cape Wrath, not sure of the age and the photo wasn't brilliant. If it does me for knocking about when the roads get really mucky and salty and maybe the odd jaunt on some trails and lasts even a couple of seasons I will be quite happy.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Oh, nearly forgot. Paid the huge sum of £72 for an old MTB on ebay last night. God knows what it will be like. Claud Butler Cape Wrath, not sure of the age and the photo wasn't brilliant. If it does me for knocking about when the roads get really mucky and salty and maybe the odd jaunt on some trails and lasts even a couple of seasons I will be quite happy.

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Looks a nice bike for £72. Disc brakes and the front suspension looks like it locks, chain looks a bit slack (I don't know if it is, but it makes me sound like I know what I am on about!), but best of all................













NO MUDGUARDS!

 

[Mo1959]

Looks a nice bike for £72. Disc brakes and the front suspension looks like it locks, chain looks a bit slack (I don't know if it is, but it makes me sound like I know what I am on about!), but best of all................





NO MUDGUARDS!

I'll soon sort that

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Brrrr SHorts and a LS shirt!
I had on merino base layer, the Aldi thick winter shirt and tights. Added gilet soon after - still only just warm enough

Must admit I wrapped up a bit for this morning. Base layer and short sleeve top with wind proof jacket over it. Shorts with Ron Hill bikesters over the top and two pair of socks. I was lovely and warm but had no energy at all. There was a good covering of frost in some of the villages I went through South of Leicester.

http://www.strava.com/activities/92149562

 

[stevey]

@Mo1959 went out last night feet were freezing as were hands overshoes and decent gloves I think for Xmas body was fine base layer and full winter jacket

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@Mo1959 went out last night feet were freezing as were hands overshoes and decent gloves I think for Xmas body was fine base layer and full winter jacket

Overshoes make a big difference. If you use sportpursuit website, they have some sealzskin gloves on offer at the moment

 

[GreigM]

Got out for 30 miles (I am rounding up) the Triban felt a bit uncomfortable yesterday but adjusted the seat and bars a bit and it felt a lot better today, think I am probably going to have to change the stem (it's 110 just now) think a 100 or 90 would make the difference but it might just be a case of getting used to it so will give it a week or two and see how it goes with some more tweaks, but other than that it's so much better.

 

[Reece]

Overshoes make a big difference. If you use sportpursuit website, they have some sealzskin gloves on offer at the moment

Agree overshoes make a world of difference and also can highly recommend Sealskinz gloves. I bought the extra cold winter gloves last year. Never suffered cold or wet hands (not tested in extreme rain though). Pricey but worth every penny in my eyes. In fact on days when it warmed a bit my hands got a bit too warm. Thus just but some windproof Altura gloves for now until real cold weather hits.

 

[RWright]

Oh, nearly forgot. Paid the huge sum of £72 for an old MTB on ebay last night. God knows what it will be like. Claud Butler Cape Wrath, not sure of the age and the photo wasn't brilliant. If it does me for knocking about when the roads get really mucky and salty and maybe the odd jaunt on some trails and lasts even a couple of seasons I will be quite happy.

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Nice looking bike Mo. Have fun on it.

The bikes I normally ride when the roads are wet were both taken apart. It kept me from doing a few rides the past couple of weeks, rides I would have normally gone out and done. With cooler weather approaching I decided I better get one of them up and running. I still have a few days before one is ready....hopefully. Nicer weather is back for now so I can ride the other bikes but I still want one of my rain/grocery store bikes back on the road. I don't have mud guards on any of the other bikes.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Got out for 30 miles (I am rounding up) the Triban felt a bit uncomfortable yesterday but adjusted the seat and bars a bit and it felt a lot better today, think I am probably going to have to change the stem (it's 110 just now) think a 100 or 90 would make the difference but it might just be a case of getting used to it so will give it a week or two and see how it goes with some more tweaks, but other than that it's so much better.

When you look down through the bars it should obscure the front axle, if the axle is in front (like mine is) you should look at a longer stem, and likewise if the axle is behind the bars a shorter one.
I had to go out again, just to achieve my 2nd highest ever monthly total.
Database is coming together nicely, keep adding things, like difficulty per day per mile ect, avg gear ", data entry is much easier, I have a display showing how many miles i need to achieve a particular total i.e. yearly, and this also shows avg and daily averages to achieve a set distance, need to work on a projected total, I have a display show data for mycycling log. Also need to work on something for strava challenges.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Oh, nearly forgot. Paid the huge sum of £72 for an old MTB on ebay last night. God knows what it will be like. Claud Butler Cape Wrath, not sure of the age and the photo wasn't brilliant. If it does me for knocking about when the roads get really mucky and salty and maybe the odd jaunt on some trails and lasts even a couple of seasons I will be quite happy.

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Hope you have fun, the O.H. expects me to take the two boys on some paths with my bike, when they get theirs at xmas, in her dreams, I am quite happy to take them out and teach them about road safety ect, but get me off road not a chance.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

When you look down through the bars it should obscure the front axle, if the axle is in front (like mine is) you should look at a longer stem, and likewise if the axle is behind the bars a shorter one.
I had to go out again, just to achieve my 2nd highest ever monthly total.
Database is coming together nicely, keep adding things, like difficulty per day per mile ect, avg gear ", data entry is much easier, I have a display showing how many miles i need to achieve a particular total i.e. yearly, and this also shows avg and daily averages to achieve a set distance, need to work on a projected total, I have a display show data for mycycling log. Also need to work on something for strava challenges.

I do this but also have a mileage per commute required per target/challenge, I then try and do the highest mileage required per commute enabling me to reduce the target on the others