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

[Boon 51]

What's a warm up?

Just spotted that..

 

[Mo1959]

Just an update from yesterday's ride..

I have a lactic lump on my left bum cheek so after all the good advise I will take on more water and sports drink, salt, and protien, have a week of gentle rides with gentle excercise and see where I go..
Looking back on it now I did the ride wrong, as I never warmer up first and just went straight up the hill, I also rode too early in the morning when it was too cold on the mountain?
Lessons learnt for me for next time..

I have never heard of that........sounds painful? Must admit, if I head out too quickly and start climbing too soon into a ride I suffer too. Maybe if you try and do some gentle spinning on a flatter section before you hit the hills, difficult where you live right enough!

Won't be doing much today by the looks of things. Trees are bending in the wind out there.....my pet hate I will probably just do my shortest possible loop which is barely 14 miles.

 

[Stonechat]

I have never heard of that........sounds painful? Must admit, if I head out too quickly and start climbing too soon into a ride I suffer too. Maybe if you try and do some gentle spinning on a flatter section before you hit the hills, difficult where you live right enough!

Won't be doing much today by the looks of things. Trees are bending in the wind out there.....my pet hate I will probably just do my shortest possible loop which is barely 14 miles.

Well where I live it is a few miles to hills anyway so perhaps why I can get away without warmups

 

[peterphelan]

Peter, should be 2nd nature to you then
Amazing picture.

Hi Nigelnaturist,
And indeed others who kindly "liked" my first post pic! Yes, I was quite pleased that my first test rides last week brought back some emotional memories - despite it being around 47 years since I last rode a bike of any sort - and I quickly felt at home again. My bike in the pic was a custom built one, with Campag gear throughout. So this time I just could not get excited about a hybrid with flat handlebars and for the narrow country lanes near home, a road bike was not really the right choice. So after much deliberation and riding a few test road bikes, I decided a cyclocross bike was probably the best way to go for me.

The Merida was bought as a birthday present for my 69th birthday this month; so looking forward to loosing some weight and getting into better shape, since I spend up to 14 hrs a day these days sitting in front of computers! So wanted to post this to say that's never too late to start cycling - or start again, even after a long break.

Incidentally, I was amused to see there is cycle clothing under a "Rapha" brand; that's the name of our little "woofer"! See - http://www.wooferblog.co.uk - I suppose I'll have to at least buy a hat with that branding now!

Anyway, more pix and an update soon.
Peter

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I have never heard of that........sounds painful? Must admit, if I head out too quickly and start climbing too soon into a ride I suffer too. Maybe if you try and do some gentle spinning on a flatter section before you hit the hills, difficult where you live right enough!

Won't be doing much today by the looks of things. Trees are bending in the wind out there.....my pet hate I will probably just do my shortest possible loop which is barely 14 miles.

Beginning, middle or end of the ride makes no difference to me, I suffer regardless

 

[Stonechat]

Someone said "you never stop hurting, you just get faster"

 

[Stonechat]

Realised that my last 4 serious rides (ignoring the local runs) have all been between 27 and 30 miles. Quite accidental. I can do that quite comfortably
Despite it being winter, it I have time I could be ready to better my longest run (since I came back) of 40 miles - will just see

Not sure what my longest run ever was. Back in about 1970 I remember doing over 60 miles with panniers loaded.
But I know I used to cycle to THursley Common so reckon must have done 65 - 70 miles

 

[Goonerobes]

Someone said "you never stop hurting, you just get faster"

Or in my case hurting but not going anywhere!

 

[GreigM]

Not been out for 2 weeks, 5 shifts at Amazon are way too much for my legs to even think about going on the bike, missing the bike a lot but my motivation and energy is zero at the moment. The weather would stop me getting out much anyway so that's some comfort

 

[Boon 51]

I have never heard of that........sounds painful? Must admit, if I head out too quickly and start climbing too soon into a ride I suffer too. Maybe if you try and do some gentle spinning on a flatter section before you hit the hills, difficult where you live right enough!

Won't be doing much today by the looks of things. Trees are bending in the wind out there.....my pet hate I will probably just do my shortest possible loop which is barely 14 miles.

Hi Mo..

The lump is almost like sitting on a small bean bag,, wierd.. but a lot easier today so a gentle spinning ride later on and see how it goes. The weather has been good to us this year so far, its just been cold but not wet.

 

[Boon 51]

Well where I live it is a few miles to hills anyway so perhaps why I can get away without warmups

Yes I learnt a lesson yesterday and wont do that again in a hurry.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 that keeps it ticking over Mo.
@Stonechat it does stop hurting, just depends what level you want to get to, big/steep hills will always hurt if you push hard on them.
New T6 light has arrived, the cable is shorter however, so it wont connect to the old battery and reach my saddle bag, the new battery has a longer lead so should work, I will have to make a patch cable from the old one. Then I wont be restricted to daylight and should always have a fully charged battery and two for any rides longer than 50Km.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Boon 51 the hills I have here are not great compared with you and @Mo1959 however I sometimes have a 135ft climb first thing.

 

[Stonechat]

@Nigelnaturist I supposed I am pushing a bit , it's my nature to try to improve. I was definitely going at the hills more yesterday than the last time I did that course. However I was with others so my speed overall was only 12 mph

BTW it was Greg Lemond who said that!

 

[Stonechat]

@Boon 51 the hills I have here are not great compared with you and @Mo1959 however I sometimes have a 135ft climb first thing.

Yes I could easily do a fair ride with no hills, I almost have to seek them out
Any ride in Windsor Great Park, have to go up the hill, about 220 feet.