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

[Trevor_P]

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...@Mo1959 I got hit on the head by a Chestnut the other day whilst cycling through local woods. Quite a shock and something else to be wary of.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My average speed was 8.6mph so knocking off 6mph with a headwind leaves me travelling at 2.6mph. how do I spin my way out of that then ? And where do I get my sense of achievement from doing this ?
My point being that all this spreadsheet twaddle justs de-motivates me and leads me to think I'll never be as good at cycling as you are. I thought the point of this thread was, and I quote the OP.... for us complete noobs to have a thread where we can be brutally honest about our pitiful distances and average speeds and support each other to get fitter.

I'm not gonna read this thread any more, tried to read it for the past few weeks but it just seems to have lost it's point totally. More like studying for a BSc in accountancy than reading about newbies progress. Oh, and spreadsheets are reeeeeeeeeeeally boring.

Its ok, I wont post any more in here.
Just as well I use a database then

 

[Mo1959]

Its ok, I wont post any more in here.
Just as well I use a database then

Don't you dare disappear again! If you let someone who has only been on the forum for 3 weeks put you off posting, I will be most disappointed Nigel. We need your input, even if some numpties like me don't actually understand some of it.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Don't you dare disappear again! If you let someone who has only been on the forum for 3 weeks put you off posting, I will be most disappointed Nigel. We need your input, even if some numpties like me don't actually understand some of it.

@Nigelnaturist Ditto on the not disappearing... and ditto on some of the not understanding it - most of it I can follow and I do find it interesting even if I am not really qualified as a newbie! though with ride times I have been having recently, most of the newbies here are sooooo much faster than me! (now did I upload my figures for today? hummmm)

Edit: 86% completed, yep I think I did... might just make 10,000km for this year after all...

 

[Trevor_P]

@Nigelnaturist Another vote of confidence. I might not comment on all your ramblings, but they are interesting and show just how far it's possible to go with stats if you're that way inclined. Keep it up.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

@Nigelnaturist Another vote of confidence. I might not comment on all your ramblings, but they are interesting and show just how far it's possible to go with stats if you're that way inclined. Keep it up.

Agreed!

Nigel - you are a really helpful guy and I like looking at your stat's - they are amazingly detailed!

 

[stevey]

Dont you dare go @Nigelnaturist

 

[Learnincurve]

.. and I get old guys in their 70's coming past me...

Time trial champions get those old guys zipping past them. Never, Ever, try and keep up with them because you will end up broken and curled up on the floor in a ball next to your bike and they won't even have noticed you were there at all.

 

[Learnincurve]

I was riding along the other morning and something bounced of my helmet. Think it was either an acorn or one of these beech nuts. Gave it quite a rattle. Lol

I was sheltering under a tree from the rain the other day while on foot and kept feeling bonks on my head and arms, thought it was large splotters of rain and ignored them until a load of them came down on top of me at once and I realised they were bloody conkers.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Studley if my post came across as condescending I am sorry, it wasn't meant to be, I also thought my comment might be helpful, as for losing 6mph off 8.5mph its unlikely as its relative I lost about 40% in speed which is likely to mean you may have been down at 5.1 mph, I could pull up the data for the ride but I shan't.

Thanks for the support guys, but he has a point, and I have been over it a few times.

 

[arch684]

all those gear calculations of yours are great it's just sometimes my legs don't want to play

 

[welsh dragon]

My average speed was 8.6mph so knocking off 6mph with a headwind leaves me travelling at 2.6mph. how do I spin my way out of that then ? And where do I get my sense of achievement from doing this ?
My point being that all this spreadsheet twaddle justs de-motivates me and leads me to think I'll never be as good at cycling as you are. I thought the point of this thread was, and I quote the OP.... for us complete noobs to have a thread where we can be brutally honest about our pitiful distances and average speeds and support each other to get fitter.

I'm not gonna read this thread any more, tried to read it for the past few weeks but it just seems to have lost it's point totally. More like studying for a BSc in accountancy than reading about newbies progress. Oh, and spreadsheets are reeeeeeeeeeeally boring.

This thread caters for everyone, no matter how bad you are or think you are and I'm talking about me not you or anyone else, and we support everyone on here. Maybe you should take advise that is given, and not take yourself seriously. If you are a beginner, things are going to be difficult. It takes time to buld up speed and distance. As I have said before, just enjoy the ride, forget distance, speed and anything else. We need people like @Mo1959 and @Nigelnaturist ... lighten up a bit please. You should listen to me and my pitiful rides. No one here laughs or takes the mick. We need you here Nigel.

 

[Big_Dave]

@Nigelnaturist lets have a "nigelnaturist's stats thread" in the beginners section then they will be all grouped togetheredit pinned of course

 

[RWright]

Nigel, I don't see how your post could come across as condescending. I feel like you are posting on topics this thread is about. It may be quite detailed for some but nobody is forced to read anything here. I found and still find your post very useful. Studley is just starting out and it is tough, I think all of us went thru it, even though some of the younger riders are starting out with much faster speeds and greater distances than I did, which I think is great , wish I had started sooner.
I think Studley will find all different levels of newbies here and most all of them willing to offer any help and encouragement they can. Just hang with it Studley...if you are still reading the thread.....you will start to feel better as you get more fit and used to riding, your speeds and distances should also improve.

Mo, last winter the cold was much harder on me, I think because of losing some weight and taking aspirin and amlodipine. I found a good way of warming my hands and legs was to take my sleeping cat off the warm sound system receiver and use him as a hand and leg warmer.

The weather here is a little crazy right now with a cool front coming in tonight. It is also a running day. I might try to also get a short ride in as well.

 

[Stonechat]

Will try a short ride before my weekly trip to Chertsey

I am best at the birds as I did birdwatching for years (often by bike back in the 90s)
Did not see much in the New Forest but heard a couple of woodlarks singing (wrong time of year really for singing)