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

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Raised my seat post by 2 inches (fitted it myself when I got the bike and obviously did a shoot job) and went a fair bit faster on my commute in and back today with less effort. 10 miles to Holborn and 10 miles back to Hanwell is really easy for me now.

https://www.strava.com/activities/117762911

I'd like to go a bit faster on some of the stretches (between Acton and Shepards Bush and then between Shepards Bush and Marble Arch) but there is only so much time you can shave off on the route I have with the amount of traffic lights and the number of vehicles on the road. Still, happy with how I've been progressing.

 

[L14M]

Raised my seat post by 2 inches (fitted it myself when I got the bike and obviously did a s*** job) and went a fair bit faster on my commute in and back today with less effort. 10 miles to Holborn and 10 miles back to Hanwell is really easy for me now.

https://www.strava.com/activities/117762911

I'd like to go a bit faster on some of the stretches (between Acton and Shepards Bush and then between Shepards Bush and Marble Arch) but there is only so much time you can shave off on the route I have with the amount of traffic lights and the number of vehicles on the road. Still, happy with how I've been progressing.

Inner city stuff, don't worry about averages. But , look at your acceleration!
Liam

 

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Replaced the inner tube today, and went out for another ride. Had yet another clipless moment! now have a cut leg even though i was wearing bib tights.. @young Ed
Went out on the BSO MTB to pick up some tubes yesterday. Forgot how much hard work 26" 2.2 tyres are to push!
Yesterday:http://www.strava.com/activities/117762395
today: http://www.strava.com/activities/117762394
You really can notice the difference with clipless pedals.

Exactly my experience too (falling over and it making a difference). Find I'm engaging all of my leg muscles much better and getting a much smoother pedalling action now), rather than just focusing everything into my quad and pushing down as you do with flats.

Also a glad I got rid of those god awful strapped pedals which came with the Zelos as default. Horrible to get into.

Just followed you on Strava by the way in case you were wondering who it was!

 

[L14M]

Exactly my experience too (falling over and it making a difference). Find I'm engaging all of my leg muscles much better and getting a much smoother pedalling action now), rather than just focusing everything into my quad and pushing down as you do with flats.

Also a glad I got rid of those god awful strapped pedals which came with the Zelos as default. Horrible to get into.

Just followed you on Strava by the way in case you were wondering who it was!

Cheers, yeah. I chucked the strapped pedals into a draw and put normal flats!

 

[Stonechat]

Replaced the inner tube today, and went out for another ride. Had yet another clipless moment! now have a cut leg even though i was wearing bib tights.. @young Ed
Went out on the BSO MTB to pick up some tubes yesterday. Forgot how much hard work 26" 2.2 tyres are to push!
Yesterday:http://www.strava.com/activities/117762395
today: http://www.strava.com/activities/117762394
You really can notice the difference with clipless pedals.

Takes a time to get used, especially when tired.

 

[Stonechat]

Gosh, didn't think it would be so long. Sorry to hear that.

When they saw water on the kitchen side of the living room wall, and took up kichen flooring, and the floorboards were wet, the ground floor has to be stripped. This will apply to all flooded properties
About an inch and a half lower and we would have been ok

 

[L14M]

Takes a time to get used, especially when tired.

Yep, happened in the worst possible way. Clipped left leg out as i was stopping, tipped right...

 

[BAtoo]

When they saw water on the kitchen side of the living room wall, and took up kichen flooring, and the floorboards were wet, the ground floor has to be stripped. This will apply to all flooded properties
About an inch and a half lower and we would have been ok

Sorry to hear of your problems, I've had experience with a flood so I appreciate some of the problems.
My new house was flooded from a major plumbing leak a few years ago. It took just over 4 months to get it back to a suitable condition to move into. The work included totally lifting the floor (wooden), under-floor heating and screed and insulation, re-plaster-boarding most of the walls.....
I hope this give you an idea of the time-scale that may be involved.

 

[Stonechat]

Sorry to hear of your problems, I've had experience with a flood so I appreciate some of the problems.
My new house was flooded from a major plumbing leak a few years ago. It took just over 4 months to get it back to a suitable condition to move into. The work included totally lifting the floor (wooden), under-floor heating and screed and insulation, re-plaster-boarding most of the walls.....
I hope this give you an idea of the time-scale that may be involved.

Yes know of two people, one took 6 months, one nearly a year. We SHOULD Be at the lower end, as damage much less than many, but we'll see

Our house was built in 1948 supposedly above the level of the 1947 floods

 

[SWSteve]

@Mr_K_Dilkington I woudn't worry about average speeds over a commute you can find huge differences purely based on what traffic you experience. Just do it reguarly and you'll see a long term drop in times, but well done for making that step to cycle in

 

[Mo1959]

Nice enough morning here but after waiting in all day yesterday for a delivery which never arrived, it looks like I am going to have to do the same again today. Just going to have a short walk with the dog.

 

[Stonechat]

Will be some short rides today, may be on the hybrid

 

[L14M]

Such a lovely day, blue skys birds are singing... And im at school
Oh well. Plan to get out this evening!
Some of you should get some nice rides in today
Liam

 

[morrisman]

Just finished a cheeky 10 miles around Windsor Great Park on my Tern Folder whilst the Sainted Mrs Morrisman is taking pictures in Savill Gardens. Weather wonderful and the first trip in shorts for the year

 

[Mo1959]

Turns out a delivery I am waiting on hasn't long left the depot so got out and managed a 17 mile loop. Roads were pretty dry but there was a bit of breeze. Nice to get back on the road bike. Weird after just a few days of using a heavy mountain bike how the road bike feels so light and wobbly when you first set off.Lol. Just a few hundred yards and it all falls back into place though.