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

[Mo1959]

Well, that was a very short dog walk. Just stepped onto the pavements and realised they were like glass so turned and went back in and fitted the ice spikes to my shoes. Amazing the difference they make so at least the dog has been out.

 

[Big_Dave]

@Nigelnaturist if I could achieve half of your totals I'd be chuffed, well done so far matey

 

[BrianEvesham]

Well I did manage another thirty mins this morning on the turbo, seem to have less and less time at the moment

 

[solan]

Today I fell off my bike my fault as I didn't notice the pot hole I cried like a baby oh dear I'm getting there slowly

 

[RWright]

Today I fell off my bike my fault as I didn't notice the pot hole I cried like a baby oh dear I'm getting there slowly

I hope you didn't get hurt. Staying alert is something I don't do very well sometimes but I have been lucky so far. Just hang in there.

(this is coming from someone who hasn't been on their bike in probably about a week or more )

I cried like a baby when I realized how hard it is for me to find a spoke to replace the broken one on my older set of wheels and how much it cost to have one sent to me that may or may not work.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@solan we all do at some point hope no damage to you or the bike.

@RWright it costs about $12-15 for a spoke for shimano RS11's

sort of miscalculated distance and I left at just over 400 miles (401) to get to 10,000km, only 7.82 miles a day to do to get to 6,000, though the projection is 409, based on how many days left the % of days I am likely to go out and average distance per day so far this year, though to be honest that is a little lower than average at the moment, even on the average projection of days I am likely to go out @ 13 this would take me to 200 days for the year,,

 

[Mo1959]

Risked one of my short loops and started to wish I hadn't at one point. Still several sections of ice/slush on the back roads. I am so scared of coming off again that my arms started to shake with nerves going over the bad sections. Wonder if I'll ever be able to totally relax on a bike again. For once I was actually glad to get back onto an A road knowing it would have been treated.

In for a wet and windy day now so better get the pooch out before it really gets going.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Risked one of my short loops and started to wish I hadn't at one point. Still several sections of ice/slush on the back roads. I am so scared of coming off again that my arms started to shake with nerves going over the bad sections. Wonder if I'll ever be able to totally relax on a bike again. For once I was actually glad to get back onto an A road knowing it would have been treated.

In for a wet and windy day now so better get the pooch out before it really gets going.

Sounds nerve-wracking!

Trouble with coming off is that us 'Oldies' know how long (if ever) things take to heal! And we don't want to repeat the process.

-1C here - had some snow for 30 mins yesterday and very claggy and sleeting at the moment. I have requested one of those wireless outside weather station thingies from Santa this year as I seem to spend half my life fretting about the weather!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Risked one of my short loops and started to wish I hadn't at one point. Still several sections of ice/slush on the back roads. I am so scared of coming off again that my arms started to shake with nerves going over the bad sections. Wonder if I'll ever be able to totally relax on a bike again. For once I was actually glad to get back onto an A road knowing it would have been treated.

In for a wet and windy day now so better get the pooch out before it really gets going.

I must admit I was surprised to see you had gone out, the ice was bad enough down here, much kudos to you for getting out in Scotland

 

[arch684]

Went out yesterday for a ride,did about 4 mile then decided that it was not a good idea as the road were still icy

 

[Mo1959]

Sounds nerve-wracking!

Trouble with coming off is that us 'Oldies' know how long (if ever) things take to heal! And we don't want to repeat the process.

-1C here - had some snow for 30 mins yesterday and very claggy and sleeting at the moment. I have requested one of those wireless outside weather station thingies from Santa this year as I seem to spend half my life fretting about the weather!

Yes, injuries that you would have shrugged off thirty years ago linger on now, physically and mentally. To be honest, if I had realised it would still be a bit treacherous I wouldn't have gone out, but sometimes once you are half way round a loop, you are as well keeping going as turning back.

I'm like you re weather. I think I currently have five different weather sites that I check and never know which one I can trust the most. I think they all agree that the rest of the day is to be very wet and windy though. Neighbour normally walks with me in the afternoons if it's decent but she has decided to give it a miss today as it's so miserable. I think I might just get all the waterproofs on and go though. Don't like sitting on the computer all afternoon as I usually end up with a headache. The pooch couldn't care less how bad the weather is so she will still enjoy it.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Two days on the trot, woo Hoo ! Another thirty mins on the turbo this morning.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Two days on the trot, woo Hoo ! Another thirty mins on the turbo this morning.

2 1/4 hrs on the road,
It is seriously getting difficult to clock these miles down, when you have no incentive to go out, people keep going on about the weather, ok the time I usually go out (meds worn off) its not icy but the rest of the weather pretty much the same. Temp to day ranged from 0.5C (with wind chill) and 6.1C wind avg was 7.7mph to an headwind of 11.1mph max wind 11.3mph
Oh aye another 50km done.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Icy roads put me off too this morning. Didn't want to risk any of my usual loops as no doubt there would be untreated sections. A broken Berk just before Christmas would be something of a bummer. Looks like it's gonna blow a hoolie tomorrow. When is it spring?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Icy roads put me off too this morning. Didn't want to risk any of my usual loops as no doubt there would be untreated sections. A broken Berk just before Christmas would be something of a bummer. Looks like it's gonna blow a hoolie tomorrow. When is it spring?

Would need to look it up but either the 21st or 22nd of March, its not even winter yet.