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

[Goonerobes]

I should have stayed in! Note to self - do NOT cycle on a road with camber on a frosty morning. Ouch.
Luckily it's only scrapes and bruises on my elbow, knee, thigh, chain came off, and I ripped a hole in my best winter gloves - thank goodness I was wearing them as I need my hands for my job. Hey ho, another of life's lessons.
Didn't need scooping up in a car today though, so not as bad an 'off' as my last one, and my bike seems ok, but as you can see, it was a VERY gentle ride back home.
Aim of today was to stay in HRZone 2. Seemed to be going pretty much according to plan until my little lie down!
http://app.strava.com/activities/95962690
Stay safe everybody!

Crikes!! I'm glad that you're ok (ish) after that & it makes my decision to go out on the hybrid today seem even more prudent!

Thankfully though there wasn't any frost around by the time I went out although the north westerly wind certainly made it a chilly 27 miles.

http://www.strava.com/activities/96000830

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I should have stayed in! Note to self - do NOT cycle on a road with camber on a frosty morning. Ouch.
Luckily it's only scrapes and bruises on my elbow, knee, thigh, chain came off, and I ripped a hole in my best winter gloves - thank goodness I was wearing them as I need my hands for my job. Hey ho, another of life's lessons.
Didn't need scooping up in a car today though, so not as bad an 'off' as my last one, and my bike seems ok, but as you can see, it was a VERY gentle ride back home.
Aim of today was to stay in HRZone 2. Seemed to be going pretty much according to plan until my little lie down!
http://app.strava.com/activities/95962690
Stay safe everybody!

Hope you are okay, I got the ice bike ready last night, but in Leicester this morning it was lovely so didn't use it, think I will need it tomorrow though, was already getting frosty in places on the way home from work tonight

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Ouch. Just congratulating you for getting out over on Strava then came on here and read this Sorry you came off. It happens so quickly on ice. You just don't even have time to save yourself. Hope you are not too sore.

Even less sure I want to venture out myself now.

Ouch!
Obviously colder there - early frost has gone, don't think there was any on the road anyway
Hope you are ok @Phoenix Lincs
Take it easy

Just did a little shopping trip

Crikes!! I'm glad that you're ok (ish) after that & it makes my decision to go out on the hybrid today seem even more prudent!

Thankfully though there wasn't any frost around by the time I went out although the north westerly wind certainly made it a chilly 27 miles.

http://www.strava.com/activities/96000830

Hope you are okay, I got the ice bike ready last night, but in Leicester this morning it was lovely so didn't use it, think I will need it tomorrow though, was already getting frosty in places on the way home from work tonight

Thanks everybody
Not too badly hurt, but it's funny how I now know I use my elbow to push open my car door when I get out, and my handbag swings on my saddlebag of a thigh, and my portable massage couches are always bashing into me as I walk with them.
Everything will heal, and I've got an early start for work this morning, so not even TEMPTED to venture out into the cold today. Stay safe folks

 

[Mo1959]

@Phoenix Lincs Very sensible.......and I am going to be sensible too. Just put the wheelie bin out and the pavements and street are icy so it's a no go here too. Afraid unless it's for commuting purposes, I don't see the point of risking it.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Positively tropical in Leicester this morning, well when I say tropical, there was no ice, plenty of wind though

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@Phoenix Lincs Very sensible.......and I am going to be sensible too. Just put the wheelie bin out and the pavements and street are icy so it's a no go here too. Afraid unless it's for commuting purposes, I don't see the point of risking it.

Marathon Winters, get them on the MTB!

 

[Mo1959]

Marathon Winters, get them on the MTB!

Can't afford any more expense. Not actually that desperate to get out.

 

[Stonechat]

Wasn't quite like that here but cold and rain led me to drive my normal 7-8 mile trip

 

[DaveyM]

I am still getting out at the weekends and still jogging a couple of times a week, although my new (second hand) mtb has got me planning a few more outings over the winter

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Taking arnica homeopathy remedy and have kinesio taped my worst bruise (over hand-sized) but my elbow bruise is a bit big and in an awkward place so guess I'll be off the bike for a few days

 

[RWright]

I was planning to do a quick hour ride this evening since it was late. The weather was a little cooler than I like it but still not too bad, was able to wear fingerless gloves. The quick hour turned into almost 2 hours, because I got a puncture. I had a small metal wire in the tire and had a hard time getting it out. I forgot to put my tweezers back in the saddle bag on that bike. I was also not carrying a pocket knife today either. After some improvisation using the screwdriver on the multi tool and a highway guard rail, I was finally able to remove it.

Time to go to the store and get some more tweezers.

 

[Exile]

It's good to see I'm not the only one not riding as often these days (good only in it shows me I'm not the only one to keep pushing cycling back a day or two if it looks a bit mucky out). Lately I've been keeping to short runs when I do get out, don't think I've done 10 miles in a single day since I got this bike. Need to change that, I think. What's the point of having a nice new bike and only riding it a few miles?

Today was such a lovely day (or looked like it) that I decided to hop on the bike and see what I could do in the half hour I had free. Didn't do too much, just a quick 4 mile loop. Would've done more, bust spent a few minutes readjusting the pannier bags after one of the webbing straps undid itself and started catching on the spokes. Main goal was to just get out on the bike, but I had hoped to see how fast I could go along the main road near me. Unfortunately, the head-wind took some of the edge off, and I'm sure the D-lock on the rear rack didn't help matters, and I ended up with a slightly underwhelming 21mph max speed. I went faster than that on the same stretch riding the knobby-tyre'd MTB! Will have to have another crack at that when the wind isn't in my face.

And speaking of the wind, I'm now firmly of the mind that I need a windproof jacket, because it was cutting through my current one like a knife today and leaving me feeling as if I was riding though an Arctic gale! Another thing for the shopping list, I guess. Being fair, I don't have much gear for winter cycling, so a trip to the local Decathlon seems in order. Conveniently, that's about a 15 mile round trip, so I can kill two birds with one stone by having a longer ride. I love it when a plan comes together

 

[Mo1959]

I was planning to do a quick hour ride this evening since it was late. The weather was a little cooler than I like it but still not too bad, was able to wear fingerless gloves. The quick hour turned into almost 2 hours, because I got a puncture. I had a small metal wire in the tire and had a hard time getting it out. I forgot to put my tweezers back in the saddle bag on that bike. I was also not carrying a pocket knife today either. After some improvisation using the screwdriver on the multi tool and a highway guard rail, I was finally able to remove it.

Time to go to the store and get some more tweezers.

Just as well it wasn't too cold Rocky. It would have been tough doing that with cold fingers. Glad you got going again and well done for getting out. It is certainly getting tougher now. Really chilly here again but the wild winds we had last night seem to have dropped. I think I might just manage an hour myself.

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Enjoy, Mo. Do a few miles for me. The weather looks better here, it certainly seems warmer, but don't think I'm getting out today. Take care and keep smiling

 

[Mo1959]

Enjoy, Mo. Do a few miles for me. The weather looks better here, it certainly seems warmer, but don't think I'm getting out today. Take care and keep smiling

Thanks Lesley. Didn't go very far.....just short of 17 miles but it felt plenty at this time of the year. Chilly with a few ice patches near the sides and quite a bit of debris from last night's winds. Back out with the dog now.