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

[SWSteve]

@Nigelnaturist thanks, I think I'm going to start using different things in the new year.
Happy to use a cycle comp and my phone for GPS tracking now, A GPS will come around birthday I think. One bonus of new cycle comp is that it can be fitted to the stem, meaning when I pop on some tri-bars I will still be able to see the screen.

 

[Stonechat]

Today's ride seems a long time ago after 5 hours in a &e with dad

Don't mind the Strava changes, but like the new things happening on Veloviewer

 

[Exile]

Spent the weekend visiting friends with the O/H (a recurring theme lately). I had planned to get the train to Stoke, then cycle down to them in Stafford, then cycle back to Stoke and get the train back. This didn't happen, because Saturday morning I took one look at the weather predicting 20+mph winds from the south, with 30-40mph gusts, and decided that was not the sort of headwind I'd enjoy riding into, even if the tailwind on Sunday looked rather nice.

Ended up taking the train all of the way, which wasn't a bad thing in and of itself, especially with the cheap weekend 1st class seats meaning we at least got to sit down on the return journey, but I still wished the weather would've been better (don't we all? ). Nice to see everyone else getting out there still, keeps me in the mindset to get out whenever I can (and when there's no risk of being blown into the Trent and Mersey Canal or a HGV on the A34).

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Today's ride seems a long time ago after 5 hours in a &e with dad

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Sort of puts it all in perspective.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

the A34.

I once went all the way from Manchester to Southampton on that road on a 100cc motorbike.

 

[Mo1959]

Today's ride seems a long time ago after 5 hours in a &e with dad

Don't mind the Strava changes, but like the new things happening on Veloviewer

As Nigel says, puts things in perspective. Family is far more important than cycling. My Dad and Step mum are both elderly with multiple health problems too and time spent with them is beginning to feel more and more precious.

Agree with you about Veloviewer. I am really not into figures and stats but I quite enjoy using it......must be the pretty graphics.

Not going out today. Just dropped the car in for its MOT and walked back and there is a really chilly wind. Just a doggy walk and then spending far too long on the computer probably.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

As Nigel says, puts things in perspective. Family is far more important than cycling. My Dad and Step mum are both elderly with multiple health problems too and time spent with them is beginning to feel more and more precious.

Agree with you about Veloviewer. I am really not into figures and stats but I quite enjoy using it......must be the pretty graphics.

Not going out today. Just dropped the car in for its MOT and walked back and there is a really chilly wind. Just a doggy walk and then spending far too long on the computer probably.

Must be a girly thing

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Rubbish day out there - raining steady.

 

[Mo1959]

Rubbish day out there - raining steady.

Sometimes I wish I was a hedgehog and could just wake up again in the spring!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just a doggy walk and then spending far too long on the computer probably.

Which car park do you go to?

Alan...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Sometimes I wish I was a hedgehog and could just wake up again in the spring!

Not hibernating here yet, I had to slow down for one this morning as it crossed the road.

 

[nuttall1991]

I got my bike the middle of last week to save money on the commute as public transport is simply extortionate now and it was taking me nearly two hours to get home. My route is 7.5 miles each way and takes me 45-50 minutes and I've only done it 3 times so far so really looking forward to when then time starts falling. I'm really pleased that monetary reasons made me start cycling but it's the enjoyment of cycling that is keeping me going and I'm definitely catching the bug!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@nuttall1991 , a lot of people dont realise just how much quicker cycling can be compared with public transport, I can make Wakefield ( 9-10 miles from here) quicker than public transport, if you consider I have to walk to the train station, or half that for a direct bus, and if I am not on route another bus change well it becomes much quicker, down side is clothing, but as I only ever go to see the O.H. dad or daughter or to the photo group its never a problem, however I don't think its covered the costs the bike as cost me.

20 min walk to the train station, then 25 mins on the train , I can make the station in Wakefield in 45mins (unless a strong headwind)

 

[nuttall1991]

My bike and clothing etc came to about £250 so it will pay for it's self in just under 4 months. after that the money is being put away for a more long term bike as I have bought cheap but really want to get into it with something a little lighter!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My bike and clothing etc came to about £250 so it will pay for it's self in just under 4 months. after that the money is being put away for a more long term bike as I have bought cheap but really want to get into it with something a little lighter!

My bike cost £300 in 2008, cheapish even then, but its done nearly 12,000 in the last 18 months or so, I have a M.T.B. rear mech, so I can put really low gearing on it if I wish, but where I ride normally its not needed, I upgraded the wheels £100 (because the front axle broke, and the rear spokes kept snapping), the shifters are Sora though I have upgraded it from 7 to 8sp for £17 of ebay. The rest has just been replacement parts as things wear out.