Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Think I'll have a couple of days off to let it calm down. Seem to have done nothing but swap saddles back and forward since I started cycling. Still never found "The One"
Show us your.......newbie progress!
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Think I'll have a couple of days off to let it calm down. Seem to have done nothing but swap saddles back and forward since I started cycling. Still never found "The One"
I must be lucky as I have not changed a saddle on any of my bikes, always stuck with the stock one. Mind you I did go through a period of being "very uncomfortable", now got an arse like dragon hide
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Sorry about your saddle sore - nasty!
No progress here either Mo' - set off to arrive home by 12.30 and get straight out on planned ride and 20 mins from home it started hissing down.
Eased back a bit now but still drizzly - lost interest in going out now.
November - my least favourite month by a long way. Despite having been born in November i have always thought of it as a damp, gloomy and miserable month.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Yep.....always feel a bit better in the new year myself. It rained constantly overnight, faired for the whole of about two hours this morning and has been chucking it down again ever since. Next dog walk will just be a quick walk round one of the local paths. No pleasure in going out in that at all.Sorry about your saddle sore - nasty!
No progress here either Mo' - set off to arrive home by 12.30 and get straight out on planned ride and 20 mins from home it started hissing down.
Eased back a bit now but still drizzly - lost interest in going out now.
November - my least favourite month by a long way. Despite having been born in November i have always thought of it as a damp, gloomy and miserable month.
Not really progress but I picked up N+1 a couple of nights ago, I've been thinking for a while about going off road for a change so going to head out into the forest this weekend and can't wait.
Not the best pic but this was after riding the 5 miles home from the shop the other evening .
Not the best pic but this was after riding the 5 miles home from the shop the other evening .
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Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Wasn't really with it yesterday.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Guess what. It's 
so shopping, then turbo. Yoopee
so shopping, then turbo. Yoopee
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Torture machines!Guess what. It's
Well, for once, I timed that just perfect and got the dog round a quick walk before the rain came back on. Not even 3.30 and I am thinking about shutting the blinds and putting lights on it is so gloomy.
Just got an ebay purchase delivered. Got a bargain of Adidas running shoes, new without box, for £18 plus postage. Cheapest I can find them anywhere is £65 so a bargain for once.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Your right. They are torture machines . On the hand, the weather forcaster here announced last night that the wet weather is due to last for months
so it looks like i'll be using it quite a lot for the forseeable future, and in between using it and the rain, i'll be walking a couple of miles as and when i can.
. On the hand, the weather forcaster here announced last night that the wet weather is due to last for months so it looks like i'll be using it quite a lot for the forseeable future, and in between using it and the rain, i'll be walking a couple of miles as and when i can.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Looks similar to the long range here.......oh, and the running shoes are a fetching shade of lilac, can imagine the state of them after a few runs in theYour right. They are torture machines
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Turned out nice from 12 o'clock so went out for a ride
Had decided to do some hills
St Ann's Hill (Chertsey)
Prune Hill
Tite Hill
Egham Hill/Middle Hill
Crimp Hill
and Priest Hill (Alll Egham-ish)
Also the high point in Windsor Great Park , not sure it has a name near the mounted statue of the Prince Consort
And finally St Ann's Hill in the reverse direction on the way back
Eight hills knocked off
43.09 miles @ only 14.6 mph but happy with that as total climbing 2073 feet
A few cyclists about enjoying the nice afternoon
It's as good as I can get without going down to the Surrey Hills, and those are at least 20 miles off
Much enjoyed it, wore a little less (well one layer less) and still warm
Wore shorts with leg warmers today.
And while I was out new bib tights arrived from Wiggle (dhb tenth anniversary so these are heavily discounted)
http://www.strava.com/activities/218486649
Had decided to do some hills
St Ann's Hill (Chertsey)
Prune Hill
Tite Hill
Egham Hill/Middle Hill
Crimp Hill
and Priest Hill (Alll Egham-ish)
Also the high point in Windsor Great Park , not sure it has a name near the mounted statue of the Prince Consort
And finally St Ann's Hill in the reverse direction on the way back
Eight hills knocked off
43.09 miles @ only 14.6 mph but happy with that as total climbing 2073 feet
A few cyclists about enjoying the nice afternoon
It's as good as I can get without going down to the Surrey Hills, and those are at least 20 miles off
Much enjoyed it, wore a little less (well one layer less) and still warm
Wore shorts with leg warmers today.
And while I was out new bib tights arrived from Wiggle (dhb tenth anniversary so these are heavily discounted)
http://www.strava.com/activities/218486649
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Think I should have some sudocreme or similar
Back in the late 80s or early 90s I was cycling to work, got a bit run down and had boils on the backside, fortunately not in the sitting part
The new bib tights should be one up on the Aldi, and will do the bulk of the rides this winter.
RWright
Guru
- Location
- North Carolina
Torture machines!
Well, for once, I timed that just perfect and got the dog round a quick walk before the rain came back on. Not even 3.30 and I am thinking about shutting the blinds and putting lights on it is so gloomy.
Just got an ebay purchase delivered. Got a bargain of Adidas running shoes, new without box, for £18 plus postage. Cheapest I can find them anywhere is £65 so a bargain for once.
I just got home and opened all the windows and doors to let the heat in.
It is very nice here today 25C with sunshine, yesterday was nice too but I agreed to do some work to help meet a deadline and be done before the approaching cooler weather, I got home after dark and was pretty sore from work (not the type work I normally do anymore but know how to do) so I didn't do any riding or walking. I will do one or the other or both today I think. The temperature will be dropping steadily for the next couple of days to a high of 7C or so on Friday and is forecast to stay like that for a while. It looks like Adios Indian Summer and hello winter in the span of about two days here.
Nice find on the running shoes. I wore a pair of my New Balance shoes to work yesterday and they look almost totally destroyed now....and they are black.
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
Am I missing out by not having a turbo trainer? I either ride out or I do nowt. Hmm...
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Very nice colour but maybe not in this weather.
Lol.......don't do it. It will end up lying in a spare room or at the back of your garage like my exercise bike. Even when I couldn't ride, I still only managed about four rides on it.Am I missing out by not having a turbo trainer? I either ride out or I do nowt. Hmm...
