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

[Berk on a Bike]

I think it has to do with coming from Yorkshire, something like being a bit tight.

'Ear all, see all, say nowt; eyt all, sup all, pay nowt; and if ivver tha does owt fer nowt - allus do it fer thissen.

If anyone wants a translation, I'm willing to oblige...

 

[arch684]

I think it has to do with coming from Yorkshire, something like being a bit tight.
@sutts don't use one just ride, come rain or shine.

Except horizontal rain and strong wind

 

[arch684]

'Ear all, see all, say nowt; eyt all, sup all, pay nowt; and if ivver tha does owt fer nowt - allus do it fer thissen.

If anyone wants a translation, I'm willing to oblige...

Understood every word and I am a scot

 

[welsh dragon]

'Ear all, see all, say nowt; eyt all, sup all, pay nowt; and if ivver tha does owt fer nowt - allus do it fer thissen.

If anyone wants a translation, I'm willing to oblige...

Could you repeat that in English?

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Understood every word and I am a scot

They do say a Yorkshireman is a Scotsman who's had all the generosity squeezed out of him so...

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Could you repeat that in English?

Hear everything, see everything, say nothing; eat everything, drink everything, pay nothing; and if ever you do anything for nothing - always do it for yourself.

Beat that with a stick, Google Translate!

 

[welsh dragon]

Hear everything, see everything, say nothing; eat everything, drink everything, pay nothing; and if ever you do anything for nothing - always do it for yourself.

Beat that with a stick, Google Translate!

Bravo sir. Well done

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Your exercise bike is at the back of my garage?? How on earth did it get there???

We have a fancy treadmill with oodles of programs/speeds/inclines/customisable options/cooling fan/extra wide track blah, blah, blah but...

...absolutely no amount of fancy features can disguise the interminable boredom of using the thing.

Even Apple's finest portable digital media offerings do not remotely help.

 

[sutts]

@sutts don't use one just ride, come rain or shine.

Well, I do just that! At the minute I am recovering from finger surgery (fell off the bike!) and I had to have a metal plate fitted and a bone graft. I took 18 days off and I am now back at it. It's bloody painful still and I hope I haven't shaken the bone graft material loose! My surgeon will go crazy, he said 'no cycling'...but you know how it is...

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Two pieces of actual progress to report *cue fanfare*

On my ride today (newly worked out loop around my local, semi-rural paradise) I tackled a hill which I haven't attempted since I first got back into cycling last year. Back then I was bloody hopeless - to use technical jargon - and ended up walking part of it. Self confidence not being my strong suit (no, really) I approached it with trepidation this morning, but, I have to say, I breezed it. Middle ring, mostly in the saddle, job done.

Secondly, today's jaunt took me over 2,000 miles for the year. This wasn't a goal I had set myself, and I was a bit surprised to see it approaching when idly perusing my stats the other day, but there it is. 18 months ago if you'd told me I'd be putting that mileage in (or should that be kilometerage?) I would have scornfully laughed in your general direction. Compared to some, whose dedication I have utmost admiration for, it pales. But it's my 2K. Blimey.

For the record then: http://www.strava.com/activities/218777868

(NB my Strava only has selected rides pre-October. I record every ride on a competitor service and it is there where my 3,222km is recorded)

 

[Mo1959]

@Berk on a Bike Well done. Lots of deserved. Lol

 

[arch684]

Well done . now you will want to do even more next year

 

[Stonechat]

My usual Wednesday run to Chertsey was a Thursday run this week
Decided to get some Sudocreme from Cycle place in Chertsey, but they didn't have it, got chamois butter. I hope I am just being overcautious.
Also picked uprescription
Got a 'You lost your KOM' email this morning Segment near own home, where currently not living.
Thought this might be an opportunity to at least better my time but halfway down the segment realised the wind was more of a cross wind and then a gust of wind went against me. Still it was my second fastest time, not bad because I really gave up when the wind hit.
Wind still variable and quite gusty
13.38 miles @16.5 mph only 256 feet of climbing.

Wore new dhb bib shorts and they are a big improvement over the Aldi.

http://www.strava.com/activities/218789555

Just notice I topped 4000 miles for the year

 

[nobbyp]

1st run out for 2 weeks after finally finding the right replacement disk pads for my old MTB (thought the ability to stop might come in handy). Cold, damp & windy but managed 30 miles at 12.5 with 1699ft of climbing . Just good to be out again despite the conditions

 

[moo]

Now I've moved from distance to climbing my body is experiencing a whole new level of pain. Those 100 mile rides seem easy in comparison

Todays effort - 30 miles / 2500ft

http://www.strava.com/activities/218799451

Next goal - a suffer score over 200. My heart can take it, not sure about the legs.