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

[RWright]

Moved the clocks ahead here today. Weather is getting warmer. I am running out of excuses to not ride.

 

[Mo1959]

Moved the clocks ahead here today. Weather is getting warmer. I am running out of excuses to not ride.

Ha, ha. Get yourself out there Rocky. We have three weeks till the clocks change here. This coming week looks promising though weather wise.

 

[stevey]

Wall to wall sunshine... fingerless gloves ss jersey lovely.

So done first big ride of the year
http://www.strava.com/activities/118994587

 

[BrianEvesham]

Glorious day here in the Vale of Evesham
First ride with shorts and fingerless gloves
Longest for me this year, don't laugh at 21.5 miles please.
http://www.strava.com/activities/119012065

Need to go shopping as some of my kit is wearing out and ahem, a little loose!

More of this weather please.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Glorious day here in the Vale of Evesham
First ride with shorts and fingerless gloves
Longest for me this year, don't laugh at 21.5 miles please.
http://www.strava.com/activities/119012065

Need to go shopping as some of my kit is wearing out and ahem, a little loose!

More of this weather please.

Not knocking it I haven't been much further this year

 

[Mo1959]

Not knocking it I haven't been much further this year

So far, I'm not in the mood for long distances either Nigel. I think this is going to be a more relaxed year for me. I've no ambitions to chase mileage, speed or challenges. Just going to take it as it comes. If I only feel like doing 10 miles some days, so be it. If I do go for a longer run I think it will be at a nice gentle pace so I can enjoy it.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I think I will try for longer rides in fair weather, but not out so often with some short intense rides in between.

 

[spooks]

Beautiful day. Couldn't help adding a loop on to go down to see the sea making it my longest ride for a while now. I've been sick for the last few weeks so haven't done any exercise at all and by the end my rear end was protesting a bit!
http://www.strava.com/activities/119044566

 

[Stonechat]

Did the run to Box Hill and my take it steady strategy paid off did the ride of a tad under 40 miles in 3 hours movng time.
Box Hill is about 640 feet so was pleased to make it up fairly easily.

http://www.strava.com/activities/119055662

Nice weather and fantastic outlook from the top. Hundreds of cyclists there but on the road did not seem too crowded
I shed some layers but could've done with even less

 

[Reece]

As bad as it sounds been out for the 3rd proper ride this year to date. Been lacking the motivation to go out and get the miles in. but the Tour of Wessex is getting ever closer (76days to go) and with today's weather I couldn't miss the chance. A nice 60 miles at 16.2mph avg so glad I've not lost too much fitness!

http://www.strava.com/activities/119057125

 

[Steady]

What a difference moving the seat forward on the rails makes, no more pushing myself back up onto the seat. I think I'm beginning to realise I keep trying to ride the roadie in a mountain bike style with wide arms, when I relax and tuck in everything feels a lot better, including the bumps on the roads.

Slipped in another four miles, I should really be doing longer, but on the bright side I'm doing those four miles faster. :-)

 

[Triban5riderGD]

What a fantastic day, weather couldn't have been any better. Just completed a 25 mile training ride with the bigfoot cycle club in preparation for their London to Brighton ride. By the time my son and I added on the journey to the start and then home on completion of the ride we had racked up 37 miles. Didn't want to stop really. Now for a nice cup of tea and a bit of bike cleaning.

 

[BrynCP]

Well up to today my max was 35 miles, so I created a 40 mile route and set off. Ended up doing 47.5 miles - would have liked a nice round 50 but once I saw my house my energy was gone! That's almst 75 miles this weekend, all clipless too with no fall yet!

The temperature was nice, as was lack of wind, but I went out wearing what I have been all winter and soon regretted that: I guess it's time to spend yet more money on some more clothes!

50 miles off my first 1000 now. I think I have over worked my poor Giant Hybrid.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Just been cleaning the bike and notice I now have a couple of bulges in the rear tyre, the front is badly cracked on the sidewall. I have been holding off changing them as I have been puncture free for over 18 months on the original BTwin tyres. I have replacements waiting to be fitted, maybe Monday, don't think I will risk riding again now I've seen the bulges.

 

[Exile]

Absolutely fantastic day. Sun from first thing right through. Me and the OH set off about lunchtime with a rough idea of where we wanted to go, and just followed our legs a little bit. Ended up doing a 20 mile out and back, taking in the Fallowfield Loop and the newly surfaced tow path along part of the Ashton Canal (still had that lovely new tarmac smell ). If anyone from round these parts passed/was passed by two hybrid-riding cyclists singing the same three lines over and over then it was probably us. Don't write us off as loons too quickly though, with weather and scenery like this it's hard to resist the urge to have a little sing-song.

It was nice to get a little further afield than I have been doing, and also just keep things at a leisurely pace rather than racing of after PR's on segments all the time. Incidentally, got 12 PR's today (not counting the 11 new segments which are also PR's in my opinion, despite Strava not telling me they are ) which was a nice bonus, given we really did travel at what I'd consider a rather timid pace, averaging a not so blistering 7.4 mph!