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

[Mo1959]

I have used a few, but find this one pretty good. It only used to do 3 hr forecasts, most of the time if it says it will be dry between such and such it usually is, but dont ever take the weather as gospel in the U.K.

Yep....it's always pretty unpredictable. My area can be a bit vague as we are stuck in between hills.
Decided, I can't be bothered so just having a day off. Just another walk later and that will be my exercise for the day.

 

[stevey]

Chocolate teapot and LBS come to mind....useless still can't decide between shimano 105 or sram rival....

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Just tried the strava route planner, the route I plan is 31 miles, with 1097ft, on rwgps the same is 915ft, lets see, also Strava reckons 2:03:04 moving time or 15.2mph.

 

[Mo1959]

Chocolate teapot and LBS come to mind....useless still can't decide between shimano 105 or sram rival....

You've maybe already come across it but here is a discussion on the topic last year. I don't think you would go wrong with either mind you.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/sram-vs-shimano.126224/

 

[welsh dragon]

Well what a washout. The weather did look promising earlier, but now its raining and the wind is picking up. So guess what no bikey today.

 

[BrianEvesham]

http://www.strava.com/activities/134276065
Banged my right knee at work on Thursday and again Friday (don't learn!) so planned a slow loop to see how I got on. Seems I was worried over nothing but the rain did cut it short again.
Why am I so hopeless at reading the weather, I'm sat here now with a coffee and cake, the sun is out and the trees aren't even moving! No sign of rain and the blustery conditions have disappeared.

Hoping to do this Sunday
http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/cms/leis...hat-to-see-and-do/blossom-trail-bikeaway.aspx

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Why am I so hopeless at reading the weather,

Read previous re. weather, it really is pretty good.

Regarding weather forecast this is pretty good, hr by hr forecast and usually pretty accurate on the day or preceding day
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk

and on que this is what is happening.

Still be putting the overshoes on though.

 

[Mo1959]

Hoping to do this Sunday
http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/cms/leis...hat-to-see-and-do/blossom-trail-bikeaway.aspx

That looks good Brian. Which route?

 

[BrianEvesham]

That looks good Brian. Which route?

16 or 27 miles depending on the weather and what my fellow H-Bug riders are doing, it's another 12 miles round trip to get to the ferry.

Are you thinking of joining us Mo?

 

[Mo1959]

16 or 27 miles depending on the weather and what my fellow H-Bug riders are doing, it's another 12 miles round trip to get to the ferry.

Are you thinking of joining us Mo?

A bit far but it does look lovely.

 

[stevey]

Well after much contemplation and head scratching i have just placed an order for this

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/roa...n/dolan-l-etape-carbon-road-bike-builder.html

Full 105 groupset, not the yellow one either it will be white blue and black

10-13 days wait now

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well after much contemplation and head scratching i have just placed an order for this

http://www.dolan-bikes.com/road/roa...n/dolan-l-etape-carbon-road-bike-builder.html

Full 105 groupset, not the yellow one either it will be white blue and black

10-13 days wait now

Guess it will be a long 13-14 days always is waiting for something. Head scratching dont have much problem on bikes with that just what gearing I am going to try next..

Well I was a little disappointed over all with my avg sp, but these two segments http://app.strava.com/activities/134339616/segments/3046416325 & http://app.strava.com/activities/134339616/segments/3046416331 were striaght into sse headwind Garmin says 13mph, seemed stronger and this toward the end was difficult into the wind even tough its easy 1:21 longer than my best and I did in in 3:32 just a week ago 4:44 today http://app.strava.com/activities/134339616/segments/3046416456.
I had hoped to do better coming north on the A19 but it wasn't to be.

Back to the elevation thing, 31.3 miles recorded and bryton said 644ft, garmin 772ft, rwgps corrected 1089ft.
Remember strava said 1107, when I planned the ride, well the final ride I did, did an extra 1/4 mile just to be sure of the 50Km's, (still wait for strava to correct elevation) rwgps said 915ft

However it was pretty close on the ride time thing, it reckoned 2:04:14 I did it in (well depends which you take) bryton 2:06:50 garmin, strava and rwgps three different time between 2:07:20 and 2:07:40

 

[stevey]

Guess it will be a long 13-14 days always is waiting for something.

Too bloody right nigel

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Too bloody right nigel

It was bad enough waiting two days for a cassette and chain from chainreactions, so I could up grade from the 8 to 9sp, let alone a new bike

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Finally 786ft pretty close to garmin, higher than bryton (that surprised me) but lower than rwgps.