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

[SWSteve]

Daft question, but when the road is very wet, is it normal for the wheels to roll more sluggish? I'm quite happy to admit I may be looking for excuses as to my average speed, but the last ride I did it sure felt very hard work getting the bike to move.

Less grip in the wet

 

[Stonechat]

I do find I am slower when it gets really cold but not in the wet

 

[SpokeyDokey]

SNOW

 

[Mo1959]

SNOW

Yuk.....keep it

 

[stevey]

Well the w/end is here sleet/rain all day here so trainer tonight, hopefully get out on sunday as its the one day that seems ok.

 

[Mo1959]

Well the w/end is here sleet/rain all day here so trainer tonight, hopefully get out on sunday as its the one day that seems ok.

Hope you get out. Very bright but cold here with sleet/snow forecast later. I probably could get out for an hour but can't be bothered. Really struggling just now. Fed up of the weather, wet filthy roads, ever increasing traffic and the worry and expense of mechanicals..........walking and/or jogging seems so much easier and cheaper. Just winter blahs hopefully.

 

[L14M]

Well got 124 miles in last month, im going to get this month out with a bang!

 

[BrianEvesham]

SNOW

Do tell?

Sunny and warmish here with little wind, OH is out though and the two lads are not at their best. I think I have chased away the last of the Manflu and I'm planning a ride tomorrow morning
Ventured onto the scales to check the damage of the Christmas excess and was very pleased at 17st 1lb, only up three lb and I haven't ridden for about 3 weeks!

 

[Stonechat]

Do tell?

Sunny and warmish here with little wind, OH is out though and the two lads are not at their best. I think I have chased away the last of the Manflu and I'm planning a ride tomorrow morning
Ventured onto the scales to check the damage of the Christmas excess and was very pleased at 17st 1lb, only up three lb and I haven't ridden for about 3 weeks!

Frustrated here - it is only a cold but my ride tomorrow likely to be missed. Weightwise cycling in not in particular to lose weight, more fitness and enjoyment, butcompared to last year I am down over a stone on last year. Still over 11 stone, could lose a little more but not dieting apart from recelty cutting out mid afternoon treat!

River levels rising a lot again here

 

[BrianEvesham]

Fingers crossed that they don't rise to much again @Stonechat
No diets here, my wife is a foodie and great cook. Loosing weight was a byproduct of cycling which I am absolutely loving though.

 

[morrisman]

237 miles in January. Now anyone who had told me last year I would cycle at all in January let alone that far I would have considered a fool. Only down side is I was planning to do the 13 miles to tidy it up to 250 yesterday, but the monsoons intervened.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Snow came and went yesterday - mountains are plastered though.

Got up at 8 looked ok for a bike ride but started getting drizzly about 10ish - now windy, sleety etc etc.

Lovely!

 

[Stonechat]

Well done @morrisman
YEs looking back over a year we realise how far we have come

Yes January's summary

197 miles - very low but lost time due to flooding , dad's funeral and a cold.
ON the plus side, now got a road bike, booked on the London to Brighton ride and started loosely following a training plan
(Last has slipped due to the cold I have)
Also on the plus side did my longest ride 44 miles and my most climbing 1590 feet - and this was with the hybrid.

After the massive rains last nighthoping for no more flooding and a spell with less rain

 

[Goonerobes]

Some rather strong crosswinds & brakes that weren't stopping at junctions meant that todays ride was kind of made up as I went along & not quite as long as I'd hoped but hey ho, another 27 miles in the bank & a huge guilt free Thai green curry for tea I reckon!

http://www.strava.com/activities/110373150

 

[L14M]

Got hilly 10 miller in today At one point the climb was getting very steep at 8% for nearly 1/4 mile i battled it then gave up and turned around