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

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@Nomadski good to see you back

We are all beginners, honest, some hide it better than others
He was hiding it like a don today.
 

Mothy1965

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Do you wear padded shorts? Also try using Sudocrem for the saddle soreness. Your achievements are fine, your speed will improve as you build the miles.

Whereabouts in Leicestershire are you?
I wear Aldi padded tights, but my bottom issue is not really soreness (chafing?) but more like a bruised feeling.
I abide in Stoney Stanton SuperLeeds where are you?
 

Mothy1965

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Great progress! The regulars on this thread arent beginners by any stretch, its just they parked their bums down in this thread, and it was so fun they forgot to leave!

We've all been there - I returned there today (so progress can go backwards as well as forwards if you become a lazy bum like me for 3 months). It does get better. Not easier, better.

Saddle bum soreness - Padded Shorts / Bum Cream (eg Chamois Butt'r) / New Saddle / New Bum. I would recommend the first two as your first choices.

EDIT: I wrote the word "bum" a worryingly high number of times in this post.
Believe me all I've thought about (felt) is my bum for the last day and a half - I'll not mention the word again!! :-)
More of a bruised feeling than chafing?

I cant wait to get out again, just waiting for the pain to subside!!
 

Phoenix Lincs

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Believe me all I've thought about (felt) is my bum for the last day and a half - I'll not mention the word again!! :-)
More of a bruised feeling than chafing?

I cant wait to get out again, just waiting for the pain to subside!!

It gets easier as your body adjusts to it, but if you continue to have problems when you've tried padded shorts, etc, maybe your saddle needs a 'tweak', perhaps the angle isn't quite right. You need to be sitting on your bones (which will feel bruised for a bit until you get used to it) not any fleshy bits.

It's worth persisting though, because cycling is great ^_^
 
It gets easier as your body adjusts to it, but if you continue to have problems when you've tried padded shorts, etc, maybe your saddle needs a 'tweak', perhaps the angle isn't quite right. You need to be sitting on your bones (which will feel bruised for a bit until you get used to it) not any fleshy bits.

It's worth persisting though, because cycling is great ^_^
Yes I remember twice in the past when started cycling getting this. Never had padded shorts in the past though
When Road bike comes along I will ensure that saddle is comfortable, people often say the stock saddles supplied on bikes are (often) not good so see how you go
 
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River level here (Thames) is up a foot on yesterday's level. Slightly concerned, but we have been here before - 2002 next door flooded and others round here. House was an island and in the road was near the top of wellies
 

Supersuperleeds

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Leicester
I wear Aldi padded tights, but my bottom issue is not really soreness (chafing?) but more like a bruised feeling.
I abide in Stoney Stanton SuperLeeds where are you?

Bruising feeling is just your rear getting used to it, only answer is to get the miles in and check your saddle is set up correctly - start with it as level as you can get it

I'm in the city, not far from the racecourse. Ridden a few times around your way, some nice roads around there
 

Exile

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Manchester
http://www.strava.com/activities/103952280 - Today's ride. Just shy of 20 miles, the last six or seven of which I was nursing the bike home with the rear wheel having two broken spokes. I guess my wheel truing skills still have a long way to go yet. Still, at least I could still ride the bike for the return journey, aside from the last half mile or so which I walked to avoid putting extra stress on the rear as it's all uphill. Don't think I've ever spent at much time out of the saddle as I did in those last few miles! Scooped up a few PR's on Strava too, including nabbing 13th out of 814 on one segment, which has made me very chuffed with myself. I guess fat cyclists really are faster downhill :tongue:.

At least I got my weeks target done today, and I'll check which LBS can get the wheel fixed for the best price and time-frame come Monday.
 

Mo1959

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Did an eight mile loop on the tag combo with the boys, it was cold and got dark very quickly with failing lights to annoy me. Avg about 6.8 mph ! I don't think I'll log that with Strava it will kill my weeks avg :wacko:
I am sure the boys enjoyed it :thumbsup:

I felt a bit heavy legged and struggled with my breathing on my ride today but now have a bit of a sore throat so no doubt going to get a cold so that maybe explains it......nothing at all to do with my drop in fitness and over indulgence the last few weeks :laugh:

Tomorrow is to be cold but dry so don't want to miss the chance for a ride but I think it will have to be at a very gentle pace.
 
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