First ride :)

[RyanB98]

I went on my first country ride today and it was great! I planned to go around 30 miles but only did 22 miles as I actually took a wrong turning, didnt recognise where I was and turned back. According to my very dodgy maths, I averaged about 13mph which I know is heavily influenced by so many factors so there is no point in measuring that :P Other than that I went past some other cyclists most of which said hello on the opposite side of the road Chocolate break was great and cleaned my bike when I got home for good habits Hoping to go on another ride as soon as I can. Is it normal to have slight lower back ache? Do I need to adjust my position or anything? Thanks!

 

[13 rider]

I went on my first country ride today and it was great! I planned to go around 30 miles but only did 22 miles as I actually took a wrong turning, didnt recognise where I was and turned back. According to my very dodgy maths, I averaged about 13mph which I know is heavily influenced by so many factors so there is no point in measuring that :P Other than that I went past some other cyclists most of which said hello on the opposite side of the road Chocolate break was great and cleaned my bike when I got home for good habits Hoping to go on another ride as soon as I can. Is it normal to have slight lower back ache? Do I need to adjust my position or anything? Thanks!

Well done . If it's your first ride your back ache may be just because your back is not used to being in that position for that long . I would give it a few more rides to get used to riding and then see how you feel back wise before you start tinkering .

 

[biggs682]

I went on my first country ride today and it was great! I planned to go around 30 miles but only did 22 miles as I actually took a wrong turning, didnt recognise where I was and turned back. According to my very dodgy maths, I averaged about 13mph which I know is heavily influenced by so many factors so there is no point in measuring that :P Other than that I went past some other cyclists most of which said hello on the opposite side of the road Chocolate break was great and cleaned my bike when I got home for good habits Hoping to go on another ride as soon as I can. Is it normal to have slight lower back ache? Do I need to adjust my position or anything? Thanks!

well done you did 22 miles more than i did today

As @13 rider says try a few more rides first before doing adjustments to give your back a chance of being in that position

 

[Slick]

Well done, not bad for a first ride, mine was nowhere near as impressive. Keep an eye on the lower back pain, there are a lot of possible reasons for it, so as others have already said, give it a few more rides before trying to address it.

 

[welsh dragon]

Well done and congratulations. I bet youre buzzing now by you're achievement and rightly so. Onwards and upwards and good luck for your future rides.

 

[palinurus]

According to my very dodgy maths, I averaged about 13mph which I know is heavily influenced by so many factors so there is no point in measuring that :P

Quite right!

 

[RyanB98]

Thanks for the kind messages. Ill be going out again tomorrow and will be going the right way! I google mapped it when I got home and saw which junction I took the wrong turn. Knowing my luck, I will take that junction just fine and then take another wrong turn at the next junction

 

[PeteXXX]

Don't worry about taking wrong turns, it just means that you find new places and scenery you didn't expect to ride through..

Well done!
Winter miles, summer smiles

 

[HLaB]

I went on my first country ride today and it was great! Is it normal to have slight lower back ache? Do I need to adjust my position or anything? Thanks!

Nice one. A little bit of ache is only natural on a new pursuit but if it reoccurs you may need to adjust your position

 

[cabbieman]

Nice one. A little bit of ache is only natural on a new pursuit but if it reoccurs you may need to adjust your position

I think the op may have overcome his backache by now seeing as this post is 6 months old now

 

[Truth]

Or he could be in traction !!!

 

[RyanB98]

Its all good now haha. Im wondering how bored you were for you to wander months back and post on this

 

[Disabledcyclist40]

Congratulations