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

[Leescfc79]

Lovely day here but the wind really picked up about 10am, had some really tough flat, open areas which felt like climbing a hill but the sun made up for it.

Good to see everyone getting out and enjoying the weather, lets hope it continues!

56 miles which is my longest ride since last August.

http://www.strava.com/activities/121158405

Edit - also my second biggest cycling week since I started in October 12, the only time I have cycled more in a week was when I did my 100 mile ride last July - 121 miles this week.

 

[BrianEvesham]

@BrianEvesham Lovely blue skies and you made a neat job of the mudguards .

Cheers, that was probably the best £15 I have spent on the bike.
I'm lucky re the weight as my work is quite physical at the moment, it's slowly disappearing.
I do wish I could get out more though, I love that good feeling I get post Ride.

 

[young Ed]

i cut my hand trying to do up the bolt to hold the cranks on!
Cheers Ed

 

[NorvernRob]

Did very similar routes today and yesterday, though yesterday was pretty leisurely with a friend who hadn't been for a while. The wind was horrendous today- really strong crosswinds and headwinds for much of the ride.

It's the flattest route possible around here, though still 1,100ft of climbing in 20 miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/121051988

 

[fivepence]

What started as nice enjoyable ride turned out Evil as Mother Nature decided to have some fun . Vicious crosswinds and headwinds were her joker card.
I'll sleep well tonight that's for sure.

http://www.strava.com/activities/121179527

 

[Phoenix Lincs]

Third time out this month on my 17 mile loop. Very busy at work so still only managing to get out at the weekends but very glad when I do. Lovely morning here in the Fens with a little wind to get my legs working

a little wind? We hit some great big winds around here today!

 

[Stonechat]

Despite the nice weather too jaded from late return from Straford Velo Park yesterday
I had to leave early and still got home well after midnight

So no ride today - will get out tomorrow morning but weather will be less warm

 

[Stonechat]

Cheers Mo, just noticed the avg speed, it didn't feel quick (by my standards), must have been a combination of new Altura bib shorts and faster rolling tyres
Folding Continental Ultra Sport tyres because they were on a good deal, seem more than ok.
At the bottom of Saintbury Hill.

Wonder which version of Altura Bib Shorts you went for
I am looking for something better than my muddyfox non bib type shorts

 

[morrisman]

Well 75.7 miles at an average of 14.4 with 2900 feet ascending; that will do for an old bloke on a hybrid that needs replacing

 

[BrianEvesham]

Wonder which version of Altura Bib Shorts you went for
I am looking for something better than my muddyfox non bib type shorts

I was using some cheapish Tenn bibs till today. I treated myself to Altura pro-gel comp bib shorts and am very happy with them so far, I also bought some Alutura Airstream bibs at the same time but not ridden with them yet.

 

[DavidD]

Do all these strava links show average speed and distances?

 

[SWSteve]

Went out with gf for a couple of hours along the cycle path. Will post to strava etc later.

Lovely weather, but a lot of people out on the cycle path which was a bit annoying

 

[Stonechat]

Do all these strava links show average speed and distances?

Yes they do

 

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Just got back from a 56.2 mile ride to Box Hill and back. Really enjoyable ride, although, as ever, I wish it didn't take me so long to get out of London.

Box Hill was great (that road surface!), although a little, anticlimactic? I was hoping for something a little longer, a little steeper and a little more challenging. Felt I could have kept climbing hard for a long time after I reached the top. Next time I think I need to take a train out to Surrey and just do a long loop entirely around the hills, rather than spending nearly 20 miles on the relative flat getting out of London to get to hills to ride on.

Strava link here: http://www.strava.com/activities/121248535

Also, I seriously need a Garmin with turn by turn navigation. I suck so hard at it when on the bike (plus heart rate and cadence monitors would be sweet to have).

 

[morrisman]

Things I discovered on today's ride:

1. Another cyclist passing you and saying 'Good afternoon' is really nice but can cause you to have a wobble if you are not expecting it.
2. There is great joy to be had shouting at errant motorists in convertible cars with their lids down, a sports car pulled out of a T junction and nearly squished me but was left in no doubt that I was unhappy
3. It would seem I'm really photogenic. Another cyclist took my picture when he passed me?? Maybe he thought that I should be on the bike path like he was, or that I should be wearing a helmet, which I don't, or that I should not be listening to a podcast, which I was.?? Expecting the photo to turn up as a 'don't do this' somewhere on the net.