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

[Mo1959]

Went out for cool, damp, breezy ride this morning before heavier showers arrive this afternoon. Yesterday it was 78 and mostly clear, today 46 with showers and Sunday it is going to be 36 and showers. Almost a repeat of a week ago. Good chance I won't get out tomorrow unless there is a nice gap between the showers.

You certainly seem to get some extremes. Must muck up your thermostat In saying that, we have been barely above freezing for the last few days and looks like we are now going to get a much milder spell, albeit with rain and wind......can't win just now.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well I tried seeing if the Rider 20 did auto lapping not such luck, anyway after the first 3 mile (5Km) lap it stopped and i didn't realise for another 3 miles, so I went back and recorded it again, then extracted the relevant bit and changed the time (that is hr and mins to coincide with the time the first run would have been).
In total 42miles @ 15.65mph

 

[Goonerobes]

Day 11 of no progress due to the damn meccano set in my spine playing up . On the plus side though it is feeling a little better so maybe a gentle spin next week sometime.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Day 11 of no progress due to the damn meccano set in my spine playing up . On the plus side though it is feeling a little better so maybe a gentle spin next week sometime.

I wish you well.

 

[Goonerobes]

I wish you well.

Thanks Nigel, hopefully its not cycling related but I think maybe a bike fit could be on the cards to make sure.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks Nigel, hopefully its not cycling related but I think maybe a bike fit could be on the cards to make sure.

I get an ache down the left side of my lower back ( I have suffered from sciatica in the past), I did move my left cleat forward a touch yesterday, which seems better at spinning but this was picking up before I had that break. Apart from that just general age aches I am nearly 50, but it has took me over a year to get comfortable on the bike, having said that its been a matter of a little at a time till its felt right, I keep meaning to move my saddle forward a little more as I am sat a little forward on it.

 

[stevey]

No cycling for me for a few days hung up in bed with severe case of man flu.

@Goonerobes get well soon mate

 

[Goonerobes]

No cycling for me for a few days hung up in bed with severe case of man flu.

@Goonerobes get well soon mate

Cheers @stevey, you too!

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

It's been nearly a week since I went out on the bike and my knees were hurting on the way downstairs to make coffee this morning. I think the two facts are related, so I hope I get some rides in this week. Off to check the diary for suitable gaps

Hope everybody is having a good weekend

We are visiting family and doing present deliveries, so no chance to ride today, so can somebody do a couple of miles on my behalf please?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@stevey hope your well soon.
@Phoenix Lincs I will do a couple of extra miles for you. I am sure a few others will do some as well and before you know it you will have a full ride.

 

[Mo1959]

@stevey Hope you recover from the dreaded man flu soon.
@Goonerobes Sorry your back is playing up. Hope it eases off quickly.
@Phoenix Lincs I finally got a little run this morning but I don't think I did enough miles to give any away Just a rather puddly and breezy 23 miles but it will have to do. At least it was much milder.

 

[Naemeth]

May be getting a smartphone at some point in the future and installing Strava .

It's not a nice day weather wise today, grey cloud all day. Been on the bike the last 4 days so I think I'll take the day off..

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Naemeth
Well done on getting out in the bad winds the other day.
stuff the smart phone get one of these Rider 20 £49.99, the gps track is better than any I have seen from a smart phone even through a wooded section where my old Edge 500 struggled, battery life is 18Hrs plus.
Track from a previous ride with the 500
http://www.strava.com/activities/83252437#1699795597
And another
http://www.strava.com/activities/72904472#1436717247
Both from the Garmin 500
This from yesterday using the Rider 20
http://www.strava.com/activities/99096192#2117234933

I would need to go and check the weather but the two (including yesterdays) I think were overcast, and the road goes through a dense wood.
The rider 20 is Ant+ so you can easily add sp/cad and H.R sensors, the sp/cad I would do as it will give better speed results.

 

[Naemeth]

@Naemeth
Well done on getting out in the bad winds the other day.
stuff the smart phone get one of these Rider 20 £49.99, the gps track is better than any I have seen from a smart phone even through a wooded section where my old Edge 500 struggled, battery life is 18Hrs plus.

Just remembered, I skipped that day. So 3 days, not consecutively, might get a ride in later then!

Thanks for the recommendation, will have a look .

 

[young Ed]

roughly 10mph here average and my longest ride so far bout 47ish miles bout 40 odd of it only stopping for directions
Cheers Ed