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

[Deleted member 18052]

Just short of 11 miles tonight
Which takes me to 99miles total now (if i'd of known I was going to be 1 mile off 100, i'd of done 1 more mile) but some idiot reset the cateye to defaults while trying to change the time on it last night after noticing it was wrong....

Anyway...

http://www.strava.com/activities/128853970

Also got cramp after stopping at a junction and then trying to get clipped in again, was a right pain.

Cheers

Daz

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Just short of 11 miles tonight
Which takes me to 99miles total now (if i'd of known I was going to be 1 mile off 100, i'd of done 1 more mile) but some idiot reset the cateye to defaults while trying to change the time on it last night after noticing it was wrong....

Anyway...

http://www.strava.com/activities/128853970

Also got cramp after stopping at a junction and then trying to get clipped in again, was a right pain.

Cheers

Daz

I would go and do it, happens to me a lot just short of a mile or three, its like I am just short by 6.5 miles of 700 for the year if I had known what was going to happen last Thursday night Friday morning I would have done it and f*** the pain I was in, as it is I will have to wait till the end of May beginning if June to do it now.
It will get easier to clip in.

 

[Mark1978]

Hi,

Ive done 9 rides now since i got my bike, getting further and further.

(hope you can see this link)

http://ridewithgps.com/users/252821

 

[stevey]

Jut the usual after work/dinner late ride really enjoyed it

http://www.strava.com/activities/128902229

 

[Mo1959]

Jut the usual after work/dinner late ride really enjoyed it

http://www.strava.com/activities/128902229

Well done. Nice being able to get out in the evenings now, not that I have done it yet.

I think I better make the most of tomorrow as Saturday, Sunday and Monday are going to be very windy.

 

[Stonechat]

@Stonechat & @morrisman nothing left scary round here, not that anything was really, just a state of mind. Well done both of you @morrisman any site you use interpretates data differently. strava from what i understand only includes elevation gained if its above a certain climb rate (not sure what it is though), basic gps units and most phones take the elevation data from the gps fixes which is interpreted in software, gps units with barometric readings need setting from the start position and for best results require the units to get to ambient air temp first, even then sudden drops in air pressure will effect the readings as can stopping for any length of time and going into and out of warm buildings. One other thing to point out is that units not connected tp spd sensors can sometimes throw up anomalous reads whilst at stationary at lights/junctions.
And this is with a sp sensor fitted but no auto pause.

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YEs I have emailed Strava Support as I am missing some key segments - Leith Hill - I did not stop on the way up

 

[Stonechat]

Today's ride has taken me over 1000 miles for the year, to 1031

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well done. Nice being able to get out in the evenings now, not that I have done it yet.

I think I better make the most of tomorrow as Saturday, Sunday and Monday are going to be very windy.

Its nice to get out

 

[Stonechat]

Feet per mile yesterday was 57 so by Nigel's Criteria this was tough

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Feet per mile yesterday was 57 so by Nigel's Criteria this was tough

100ft a mile is tough apparently, I can only do 3/4 of that if I go to town and back 75ft/mile
This is probably the toughest ride I have done and the climb on Storrs Hill though short was tough even on a 30x28 gear, though the bike wasn't its lightest, my data has this at 73ft/mile for the ride, just to make this clear, this is the height/distance/2 because you only climb half the ride, in theory.

22/8/2013
Storrs Hill Climb It peaks at about 1 in 4
I then went and did two cat 4's
http://www.strava.com/activities/76702791/segments/1535145171
http://www.strava.com/activities/76702791/segments/1535145190
and like @Razzle couldn't get clipped back in at the junction, but would have made it if some stupid idiot in a transit type van hadn't pulled into the space in front of me about 20 ft from the junction, so one of my clipless moments there.

 

[welsh dragon]

Beautiful day today so decided to go out on a jaunt. Sun was shining brightly, but I didn't take into consideration the headwind. I have always suffered from earache in windy weather, and today due to the head wind my ears started hurting. However 6 miles completed and I'm glad I went out.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Beautiful day today so decided to go out on a jaunt. Sun was shining brightly, but I didn't take into consideration the headwind. I have always suffered from earache in windy weather, and today due to the head wind my ears started hurting. However 6 miles completed and I'm glad I went out. View attachment 42012

Have you thought about wearing a skull cap? It will cover your ears and hopefully help.

 

[welsh dragon]

Have you thought about wearing a skull cap? It will cover your ears and hopefully help.

Hi. Yes scotialass has just bought a buff and I'm thinking of getting of getting one. That is a very good idea.

 

[morrisman]

End of week one with my Defy 2 and I'm still in love despite the two punctures (well probably one really and insufficient checking of the tyre after the first fix )

131 miles at an average of 15.42 mph with 4010 ft of climbing. Been up hills that I've never considered before and not run out of legs, lungs or gears. Only problems are a lack of confidence going fast down hills (I'm faster on my heavy old hybrid), and some hand discomfort but have started to solve that by rotation of the bars (I don't think I have the position correct since flipping the stem on day 1).

All in all a fabulous bike

 

[Mo1959]

Have you thought about wearing a skull cap? It will cover your ears and hopefully help.

Yes, ditto the skull caps. I bought a couple from ebay. Just thin black ones. When I saw them I didn't think they would be up to much but they really do make a huge difference.