Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Mo1959]

Hi everyone. Only started cycling at the tail end of August, and as the mileage and times I was achieving were so bad, I didn't want to tell anyone.

Still not very good, but have gone from only a couple of miles in around 45 minutes to 10.5 miles in approx 1.35 mins. Not very fast or far, but when I started I seriously didn't expect to last to be honest. I was gasping for air, my legs felt like rubber and I seriously thought I was going to die at one point.

I will continue to get out as often as I can over the winter period and hopefully next yeat I will see big improvements in both my times and distances.

If it's any consolation, I have lasted for a year and I still gasp for air

Giving it a miss today though. Absolutely chucking it down up here. Still got to walk the dog in it though. Suppose she gets me some fresh air.

 

[Puddles]

After 2 months on Bertha I now have my seat raised to "proper" height now that I do not wobble so much any more

 

[BrianEvesham]

Hi everyone. Only started cycling at the tail end of August, and as the mileage and times I was achieving were so bad, I didn't want to tell anyone.

To the forum.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Evil wind this morning, but decided I would go and look at Saintbury hill. I wish I had just looked, turned round and gone another way .
So I battled on, stopped 4 times to catch my breath and refused to push the bike up at all. Very slow going but at least I didn't stop and walk up. I had to stop when the Garmin auto-paused .
I even had head wind down the other side toward Chipping Campden.
Anyway have a laugh at my Saintbury hill full climb segment;
http://www.strava.com/activities/91180673#

I am surprised I'm not last, just assume they had punctures or one leg!

 

[RWright]

That hill has some steep grades. Nice work getting up it.

 

[Mo1959]

@BrianEvesham Makes me feel a little bit better with my averages now Brian The hills definitely knock the speed a lot. Funny how you never quite seem to make it up on the descents either! I still have one over near my Dad's that has me beat. I've only got a bit over half way up then just totally run out of steam and have to walk the last bit

 

[BrianEvesham]

That hill has some steep grades. Nice work getting up it.

Cheers, my first goal is to make it up without stopping, not worried about the speed for now.

@Mo1959 but I didn't walk up !

 

[Mo1959]

Oh well, doggy walking in the rain now I suppose. Thank God for waterproof jackets and overtrousers!

 

[Mo1959]

Cheers, my first goal is to make it up without stopping, not worried about the speed for now.

@Mo1959 but I didn't walk up !

Ha, ha. It was so steep I couldn't get started again. I am determined to make it though. Maybe next year.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Evil wind this morning, but decided I would go and look at Saintbury hill. I wish I had just looked, turned round and gone another way .
So I battled on, stopped 4 times to catch my breath and refused to push the bike up at all. Very slow going but at least I didn't stop and walk up. I had to stop when the Garmin auto-paused .
I even had head wind down the other side toward Chipping Campden.
Anyway have a laugh at my Saintbury hill full climb segment;
http://www.strava.com/activities/91180673#

I am surprised I'm not last, just assume they had punctures or one leg!

Well done on beating it, some segment times are really weird. I had one were I stopped for a comfort break and even then I wasn't last.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Ha, ha. It was so steep I couldn't get started again.

Yes I forgot to mention that, I had wheel spins all over the place when restarting on the steep bits.

 

[Stonechat]

Well done on beating it, some segment times are really weird. I had one were I stopped for a comfort break and even then I wasn't last.

I had one segmet in the middle of which I visited Mum. Nonetheless it counted in as a segment for me and needless to say I was last

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Ha, ha. It was so steep I couldn't get started again. I am determined to make it though. Maybe next year.

Been on one of them and fell over

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done on beating it, some segment times are really weird. I had one were I stopped for a comfort break and even then I wasn't last.

Stave f'*** things up at the mo one segment I did today with those I follow, look at Terry's speed.

 

[Mo1959]

Been on one of them and fell over

Ha, ha.....yes, great fun. The road in question is so narrow and twisty that you can't even get a run across it to get started again. Maybe try it on the hybrid with the lower gearing and take it very slowly and see if I can make it all the way up some time.