Show us your.......newbie progress!

[Big_Dave]

@SpokeyDokey hope your wrist get better soon mate, can't beat a bit of cycle retail therapy

 

[Big_Dave]

I've now done over 2000 miles for this year and 115,897ft of climbing, small number in comparison to some others on here, but a big mile stone for me, previous years I'd been cycling around 600 miles a year, this year I set out to do a 1000 miles so all in all good result, hopefully get a few more miles in before the end of the year,

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

Why thank you wiggle! Looks like my bike's getting some pampering in the morning! Time to get winter ready
In the box was:
Continental Gatorskin hardshell's 700x23c x2
Crud road racer mk2 set
Continental 700x23c tubes x2
and a extra for me TdF cycle cap!

That and a new saddle that I got from a LBS it's time to clean up and change bits on my Pug! Looking forward to my cycle to work at 11:30 tomorrow!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Why thank you wiggle! Looks like my bike's getting some pampering in the morning! Time to get winter ready
In the box was:
Continental Gatorskin hardshell's 700x23c x2
Crud road racer mk2 set
Continental 700x23c tubes x2
and a extra for me TdF cycle cap!

That and a new saddle that I got from a LBS it's time to clean up and change bits on my Pug! Looking forward to my cycle to work at 11:30 tomorrow!

I don't see the haribo

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

I don't see the haribo

I think that's about all I am missing to make my day complete! (may have to be a pit stop on-route to work maybe)

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I think that's about all I am missing to make my day complete! (may have to be a pit stop on-route to work maybe)

People have been known to complain to Amazon about less



Just not in this household with them containing gelatin from an animal source

 

[Mo1959]

I don't see the haribo

Funny, it was the first thing I looked for as well. Lol.

Another very overcast and misty day here with wet roads. Not even a glimmer of daylight so far. It's getting harder to push myself out the door but I know if I don't go first thing, there is much less chance of me going later so better head out shortly.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@The_Cycling_Scientist I think I would be dropping a strongly worded email to wiggle

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Big_Dave well from a rough guesstimate that 20ft a mile more than I do, its very rare I get to 50ft/mile unless nipping into to town and back, so those 2,000 miles in my terms would be much further, in terms of effort required.

Edit I just passed 200,000 ft last week I think it was but at 2 1/2 times the distance.

 

[Big_Dave]

@The_Cycling_Scientist I think I would be dropping a strongly worded email to wiggle

Along with a demand for a big bag of star mix as compensation

 

[Big_Dave]

@Big_Dave well from a rough guesstimate that 20ft a mile more than I do, its very rare I get to 50ft/mile unless nipping into to town and back, so those 2,000 miles in my terms would be much further, in terms of effort required.

Edit I just passed 200,000 ft last week I think it was but at 2 1/2 times the distance.

Thanks Nigel, 200,000ft is some climbing to do in a not very hilly area, looking back over the year I did 750 ish miles off road on trails (converted railway lines) these are my flattest routes at around 700ft per ride, whereas on the road its 2 or 3 times or more than that.

Bike totals this year so far:
On Road
Carrera TDF: 846.77 miles (July- Nov) 45,272 ft
Raleigh Kellogg's Pro Tour: 445.79 miles (May-Oct) 27,153ft
Off Road
Giant XtC: 756.69 Miles (Jan-Nov) 43,472ft
Year Total to date: 2049.25 miles, Elevation/mile average 56.55ft/mile
I'll do a spreadsheet to see what bike has done what amount of elevation

Edit added bike elevation above

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Hopefully I will get the Carlton on the road in the N.Y. got it back from the garage, took him two mins to separate the headset from the forks in the end, need to cold set the stays and forks, paint it and then see what bits I have to make it work, and then decide what I can afford to improve it, I know I need wheels, the originals would be usable, but I want to minimise what I need to have so looking at possibly some tiagra/105 as it can use the old kit from the viking, I am looking at least a 12-25 or 12-23 rear cassette for the viking, and the one I have with the current chain would last a wee while yet, as the carlton is going to built as a do it all bike. Which means I can set the viking up just for riding, it won't make it much lighter, but at least I won't have too keep putting the rack on and off. The carlton should also attract a little less attention when its lock up in town, not that I think the viking does, but as it looks more modern so you never know.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Big_Dave my yearly summary, as yet I have only the one bike to worry about.

 

[Big_Dave]

@Nigelnaturist Well I thought my off road elevation wasn't that great til I added it up lol, (see my last post that I've just edited). I've had a great year of cycling this year, moving over from mtb to road earlier this year has opened up another world for me and a totally different way of cycling, I've have thoroughly enjoyed it.
When I go out on my old Raleigh it attracts loads of attention, although people look the other way when the see the carrera

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Nigelnaturist Well I thought my off road elevation wasn't that great til I added it up lol, (see my last post that I've just edited). I've had a great year of cycling this year, moving over from mtb to road earlier this year has opened up another world for me and a totally different way of cycling, I've have thoroughly enjoyed it.
When I go out on my old Raleigh it attracts loads of attention, although people look the other way when the see the carrera

I meant from the scrots that don't know a what a bike is, if looks older they might hopefully tend to leave it alone, though same could be said about the viking, but if they know groupsets if they look that far you never now, if I go some where like Leeds I take my D-Lock which helps.