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

[Nigelnaturist]

Today's lunch time run: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2308520

Actually managed to fall off the bike for the first time. Heading over Britannia bridge there was a hell of a cross wind. Took the front of the bike out from under me and push both me and the bike on to the pavement section. The left hand hood was pushed in, but it popped back out OK, bike seems fine, but my knee is killing me. Oh well, we live and learn!

Hope you recover quickly.

 

[SWSteve]

Was going to go out with a club tomorrow morning, instead I'm popping into work to catch up on a couple of things and then going out for a couple of hours on my own. I may do the route from last Saturday, but in reverse, on Sunday as I believe I have the daytime to get up to my own shenanigans.

Hope everyone is well, Sunday is supposedly going to be a glorious day where we can all frolick in the sunshine, make the most of it!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Problem is half the kids my age can barely ride a bike properly, also they'd say its too dangerous blah blah blah.. too expensive
But i'd not want to do it at my school.. I'd be fed up of going slow That said my PE teacher has done the iron man 3 times!

Did enjoy todays ride, warm air, blossom on the trees.. fresh air

There will come a time you wont want to ride other than with clip in's, your not riding far enough if you think it's not expensive (just cost me £9 for a front spoke)
I agree about people not being able to ride properly I am not very good, but usually safe and considerate.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Citylink arrived at lunchtime with what I hope will be my go to bike for when the roads are wet and filthy to try and save the more expensive components on my good bikes.
Charge Grater 1 with just a single chainring and 8 speed cassette. Replacement chain and cassette for such a simple bike should be able to be picked up for around £20 and now that I have the tools, I can replace them myself so although it has meant spending on another bike I might save in other ways.

It is currently raining and roads are filthy and I don't want to christen it on bad roads to start with! Lol

It is aluminium with a steel fork but feels reasonably light and seems to get decent enough reviews. My second bike from Sunset bikes in Wales. Highly recommended. Bikes come in very sturdy boxes, well protected and really well set up. Nothing needed tweaked at all.

Bike is actually nicer in the flesh than the pics I think. Nice matt black with matching matt black mudguards already fitted.

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More bikes than me now! ​

 

[Mo1959]

@Mo1959 how many bikes do you have now !!

Too many. Lol. Erm.....six Two roadies, two hybrids and two mountain bikes. The old mtb isn't running well at all so should probably be skipped, then I start thinking.......hmmm it could still do to stick ice tyres on next winter but I am not that keen to ride on ice even with them as cars could still skid into you and I am not that keen to get out when it is like that anyway. Different if you are commuting........so that will probably be a final total of five Don't have much cycling mojo at the moment anyway. Really need spring to arrive and get some consistent decent weather.

Just took the new hybrid for a quick spin round the town with lights on to check everything is ok. Nice range of gears even although it only has eight and no front derailleur to worry about.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 i know you had four, I acquired a M.T.B. that could be of any origin though pretty cheap from the kit on it, one of the guys at the garage had some idea of starting riding but he sort of fooked it a bit, not sure how far I will go with it, the carleton still in bits cant afford to have it sandblasted yet. The Viking you probably read about, I managed to get around to doing the sea post on the M.T.B. today and sat on it and I dont like, but it basically needs new cables possibly blocks as it doesn't stop the shifters are the very cheap end as is everything on it, the paint job is badly brushed as it comes off with wire wool. The rear wheel is as out of true as the Vikings front.

 

[Leescfc79]

@Mo1959 I am trying to convince the other half to let me give our really old MTB's to my parents, sell her Triban 3 which she has used 3 times in a year and treating us both to a new 'do it all' bike, I really like the look of the Charge.......the ease of shopping on the internet and a bottle of wine on a Friday night can be a dangerous thing!!

 

[Mo1959]

@Nigelnaturist Yep, this is the side of cycling I don't like! Always seems to be something needed for the bikes. The new bike, being a Charge, comes with a Charge Spoon saddle and I don't think it will be staying on. Didn't feel particularly comfortable even doing a quick spin round the town. Admittedly, only had a pair of tracksters on, but even though, I don't think it will be staying.

 

[Mo1959]

@Mo1959 I am trying to convince the other half to let me give our really old MTB's to my parents, sell her Triban 3 which she has used 3 times in a year and treating us both to a new 'do it all' bike, I really like the look of the Charge.......the ease of shopping on the internet and a bottle of wine on a Friday night can be a dangerous thing!!

Ha, ha.........careful, lock up the credit/debit cards

I have only taken it a wee run round the town but, for the price of it, it actually feels like it is going to be nice to ride. It would make a great commuting bike. It actually felt quite responsive to ride.

 

[stevey]

lock up the credit/debit cards

Keep looking at new bikes on ribble...... ohhhhh dear

 

[L14M]

http://www.strava.com/activities/118476317/segments/2626573837 Short and sweet!
Planning a longer one tomorrow. Still not used to clipping in though! Getting better.. SLOWLY :P

 

[stevey]

http://www.strava.com/activities/118476317/segments/2626573837 Short and sweet!
Planning a longer one tomorrow. Still not used to clipping in though! Getting better.. SLOWLY :P

It will come then you'll wonder how you ever coped without them....( Well i did)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

http://www.strava.com/activities/118476317/segments/2626573837 Short and sweet!
Planning a longer one tomorrow. Still not used to clipping in though! Getting better.. SLOWLY :P

ditto what @stevey says, I went out once to the local shop 100 yards and was lost without them.

 

[Mo1959]

ditto what @stevey says, I went out once to the local shop 100 yards and was lost without them.

I,ve still resisted. When my chain broke and I had a ten mile walk I was glad I had trainers on!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I,ve still resisted. When my chain broke and I had a ten mile walk I was glad I had trainers on!

I could repair a chain at the rode side , but I quite happily walked 5 miles in the dark last Nov when my lights died, like today I wasn't risking riding the bike wit the front spoke broken and ok it was only a mile, just as happy walking in these shoes as my walking boots.