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

[BrynCP]

I have done a 33 miler once, and today I did my second 29 miler. At 26 miles I just wanted to go to sleep, and I started shouting at the wind! I did get lost* so I was in the wrong frame of mind, but hopefully I can manage next week without looking like an idiot to anybody passing.

*I got lost because I joined the old Hull to Hornsea Railway on the Trans Pennine Trail and as you get close to Hull the tree roots are damaging the trail making the ride incredibly bumpy or even dangerous at points because it's almost like hitting kerbs every now and then! I decided to come off thinking surely I can navigate my own city - apparently not!

 

[Tin Pot]

Got my first bike since 2000 last June, did a triathlon in September and an 82 mile sportive in November.

I don't commute by bike, I might have to start to get more bike miles in though.

 

[50000tears]

I did the 40 mile route in October last year as per this: http://www.strava.com/activities/87044109 & depending on which day Sky TV make Arsenal play I hope to do it again this year.

Most of the roads used are pretty quiet traffic wise & although the forest isn't exactly blessed with mountains it is a little undulating in places. There are also a few barren areas which can be breezy but generally most roads are amongst trees, bushes & the like with some lovely scenery thrown in. (plus plenty of ponies & cows to ride around!)

Thanks that is a help. So much so that I wont hold your poor football team choice against you!

 

[50000tears]

I did the 40 mile route in October last year as per this: http://www.strava.com/activities/87044109 & depending on which day Sky TV make Arsenal play I hope to do it again this year.

Most of the roads used are pretty quiet traffic wise & although the forest isn't exactly blessed with mountains it is a little undulating in places. There are also a few barren areas which can be breezy but generally most roads are amongst trees, bushes & the like with some lovely scenery thrown in. (plus plenty of ponies & cows to ride around!)

Thanks that is a help. So much so that I wont hold your poor football team choice against you!

 

[stevey]

First ride in ages it seems....And was welcome.
http://www.strava.com/activities/105551640

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Canned this mornings cycle after hitting serious black ice just outside my house. Went sideways and ended up on my back side, fortunately helmet saved me as I hit my head off pavement. No major damage done, just been off phone to the local council re: their lack of gritting. Fingers crossed for tomorrow....

Glad about the helmet and your head. If I were you I'd check that helmet very carefully in case it needs replacing, I have heard that it may not do such a great protection job the second time it needs to. Safety first and all that.
Glad you're ok though and hopefully weather will improve x

Reason for edit: spotted a typo

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Hubby and I joined a local turbo session yesterday morning. A coach has started a triathlon club, but we are just doing the 6 week cycle training and not the run or swim stuff.

All went well up to the point I fell off the bloomin' thing! Never done that before in the garage, so I think it it must have been the way I attached the bike to the turbo. I need to get that corrected PDQ!

Felt a right plonker, so next time I'm borrowing one of her 'club' turbos and hopefully getting a lesson in putting the two together before I get on. I wouldn't mind, but it was in the cool down bit, and not where I was pedalling like fury.

Hey Ho. Off to check the weather to see if I can get on the roads today for the first time in a week!

Have fun and stay safe folks

 

[Mo1959]

@Phoenix Lincs I have a decent quality exercise bike in the house but I don't know when I last used it. It just doesn't feel like a real bike and I hate exercising indoors. Next door neighbour got a spin bike of Amazon and has it in his garage and it at least looks more like you are sitting on a proper bike but I still doubt I would use it very often.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Sports-A...UTF8&qid=1389514498&sr=8-1&keywords=spin+bike
White, sparkling roads again here this morning. If anything even colder than yesterday I think. Oh well, dog will be happy because she will probably get an extended walk instead.

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

The turbo I have and the ones yesterday are what you attach your own bike to, so the set up is just like riding a bike outdoors. As you know I've had a few spills on the roads and these have always been to my right. Thought I'd mix it up a bit yesterday and fell to the left! Just spotted this morning that I also bashed my right knee by the look of a bruise which has appeared!
Hey Ho.

Off to walk the dog, who will also be pleased with the outing, and guessing there will be frost and ice out on the field. Good job lovely hubby bought me a down filled jacket for my birthday which will keep me toasty warm

 

[RWright]

I didn't get in a ride yesterday, it was raining and windy in the morning so I decided to get a little sleep in afternoon. I woke up and my fan was going on and off because the power was going out. I just went back to sleep but did notice the wind sounded strong and rain was hitting the windows. A little later the power was completely off and I started hearing sirens. I decided to get up, and since I didn't have anything to do since the power was out, I grabbed my Sansa Clip and decided to go see what all the hoopla was. It was still raining some with a pretty heavy wind so I walked instead of ride the bike. I didn't want to get totally soaking wet and cold in case I didn't have power when I got back home.

I had slept thru a very serious storm. There were huge trees blown down in areas all around my local area but nothing major in the actual subdivision I live in. Some of them had taken down power lines and some were blocking the roads. The airport had the highest wind gust ever recorded there and there were funnel cloud sightings being reported in areas within 20 miles of where I live. I didn't realize it but I was out walking while the storm was still going on but the bad part had already come through. I never felt I was in any sort of danger at all. My power was back on by the time I got home from my walk, I felt very fortunate, my internet just came back on about an hour ago though. Not having internet is pretty bad about the only thing worse is not having power.

The link below shows a cell phone video a guy got of an apartment building under construction being blown down by the wind. The first picture at the top is the video of it.
http://www.wral.com/tracking-reports-of-storm-damage-across-central-n-c-/13291102/

Hopefully I can get a few miles in on the bike tomorrow. Totally crazy weather, the odds of this stuff happening during January are very low. The sunset tonight looked like a sunset during a hurricane, really weird yellow orange sky color. I wish I had my camera with me when I saw it. I will soon learn how to operate my GoPro and next time we get some wild weather I will get some footage.

 

[Mo1959]

@RWright Scary stuff Rocky. Stay safe and don't take any risks going out in any of your freaky weather!
@Phoenix Lincs I've discovered not even dog walking is safe! I think I stood on a slippy tree root this morning and did the splits! Hips got a bit wrenched and landed on the other knee. I am now sporting two skint knees........you would think I was 5 on my next birthday and not 55!

 

[Shaunthesheep]

Did my longest ride of 2014 yesterday 34.5 mile legs feel a bit stiff so of down Rother valley now with my 7 year old daughter for a nice steady ride and hopefully free the tight legs up a bit https://www.strava.com/activities/105506393

 

[stevey]

Left it a bit later than normal on a sunday outing (Frost & ice of the black variety). So while there was a break in the weather popped out with carrie for a gentle outing

http://www.strava.com/activities/105805945

Good thing, She is beginning to like the bike a lot so thats all good

@Mo1959 What are you like??? Hope youre not too badly damaged

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

@RWright Scary stuff Rocky. Stay safe and don't take any risks going out in any of your freaky weather!
@Phoenix Lincs I've discovered not even dog walking is safe! I think I stood on a slippy tree root this morning and did the splits! Hips got a bit wrenched and landed on the other knee. I am now sporting two skint knees........you would think I was 5 on my next birthday and not 55!

Ouch. I discovered a couple of bruises I hadn't noticed from my turbo event! What are we like? Ladies of a certain age, having second childhoods!

 

[David L]

http://www.strava.com/activities/105445921

Just started doing more distance from my normal commuting of 6mile, could do with Planning a route before setting off was out longer than intended , legs were tired after lol