BrianEvesham
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Shed load of black ice round here today, waiting for it to warm up a bit. Should get some miles in this week as no-one has booked me for work this week!
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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BrianEvesham
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That hurt a bit, teach me not to stay off the Bike for 4 weeks!
Well it rained and was very windy so I only did the 8 mile loop in 33min.
Maybe tomorrow will bring better weather.
Well it rained and was very windy so I only did the 8 mile loop in 33min.
Maybe tomorrow will bring better weather.
Nigelnaturist
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Still not a bad time considering you've been off so long.
BrianEvesham
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Thanks, but it was only 8 miles. My target time for this loop is 27 mins.
Hopefully get out tomorrow again as there is no work for me this week
Nigelnaturist
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Well done getting out. Mine hurt sometimes, not being that long.Literally just came back from a 15 mile ride. Legs hurt a bit after 5 months off of the seat. Was a good ride though, very happy with the new bike.
Psyclist
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Cheers Nigel. Yeah, they feel a bit sore, but I guess that's what expected. The seat is comfortable, as it's a relabelled Spoon (which I'm used to)
simmi
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50 miles in 3:46:11 very slow average of 13.3mph
http://app.strava.com/activities/38954844
God what a hard ride today!
First half was fine but 2nd 25 miles was back into the teeth of a very strong wind, felt like I was going backwards at times
Headed out towards Nigelnaturist's part of the world, most of the roads I had never been on before either in a car or on my bike.
Had another Garmin Connect moment sent me down an unmade track with deep puddles (wet feet again)
When will I ever learn?
Back at work tomorrow so glad I got a 50 miler in today.
http://app.strava.com/activities/38954844
God what a hard ride today!
First half was fine but 2nd 25 miles was back into the teeth of a very strong wind, felt like I was going backwards at times
Headed out towards Nigelnaturist's part of the world, most of the roads I had never been on before either in a car or on my bike.
Had another Garmin Connect moment sent me down an unmade track with deep puddles (wet feet again)
When will I ever learn?
Back at work tomorrow so glad I got a 50 miler in today.
Nigelnaturist
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Well done, you've beat my times, well most, but then I ride them often bound to get the odd good day, but you have done it at 25 mile + so much credit to you. You were less than a mile from the house.50 miles in 3:46:11 very slow average of 13.3mph
http://app.strava.com/activities/38954844
God what a hard ride today!
First half was fine but 2nd 25 miles was back into the teeth of a very strong wind, felt like I was going backwards at times
Headed out towards Nigelnaturist's part of the world, most of the roads I had never been on before either in a car or on my bike.
Had another Garmin Connect moment sent me down an unmade track with deep puddles (wet feet again)
When will I ever learn?
Back at work tomorrow so glad I got a 50 miler in today.
at the lights at the end of this section turn right 1 mile my house.
http://app.strava.com/activities/38954844#635617481
I would be happy doing that distance in these winds at that speed.
I only nipped to the shops, but I had an ulterior motive too, to get a K.O.M. back (not much of one since not many riders on it) I was only 2's quicker but almost 2mph faster.
My first ever timing for it was back in Oct I did it @ 12.5mph and 39's, today I managed the heady speed of 21.3mph in 23's
http://app.strava.com/activities/38960256#635694706
I set some local sections up so I could see, how I improve general after a ride, I always find the first 10 miles or so hard work, after that I seem to cycle better, to point, anyway some guy went round all my segments and broke most of my times, good for him, but when I looked at the ride he did I had a feeling he had just gone out to get the K.O.M.'s, I felt oh well, for a day or so, I never thought I would get it back, (what with knocking on 50 next year), so I thought today, since I wasn't going to get out much (bike maintenance) I would take the panniers of and give it bash, so I went to the shop at the bottom of the hill, climbed up Mayors Walk (short steepish climb) to get the hart pumping and went for it, I cant say that the panniers being off makes much difference, though that could have been the wind today.
No progress today! Again!
Snow finally went yesterday but today it appears to be the start of the monsoon season!
Snow finally went yesterday but today it appears to be the start of the monsoon season!
Nigelnaturist
Guru
I need to get a new saddle, (mind a new bike might be nice) list of things I need to do this year, front and rear mech's change the shifters to 9/10sp, (need to check they will be ok, but I think they are fine), and cassette, new wheels (new bike or or not) chainset if my current one wont work with a 9/10sp chain.
Psyclist
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I'm guessing you have 8 speed 2300? If so, 9 speed Sora would do (the 2013 version with thumbshifters is now available online in a few stores) I believe your chainset may be able to take 8/9 speed, but I can't promise that. Depends which one it is, but you can check on the manufacturers website. That's if you want to save a bit on not buying a chainset though, otherwise I'd go for 10 speed. I've seen that the new Sora shifters are £10 dearer than the 105 black shifters
AndyPeace
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Not wishing to bore you with the details of my health but I have just got back from a stunned doctor who was giving my lungs a checkup. She was gobsmacked at the change in my functional breathing capacity and force, so much so that I am now categorized as normal. What magical treatment had brought about this significant improvement? Of course you know, "it's CYCLING", and that's what my Doc said too 
BrianEvesham
Mask is gone!
Excellent News Andy.Not wishing to bore you with the details of my health but I have just got back from a stunned doctor who was giving my lungs a checkup. She was gobsmacked at the change in my functional breathing capacity and force, so much so that I am now categorized as normal. What magical treatment had brought about this significant improvement? Of course you know, "it's CYCLING", and that's what my Doc said too
Supersuperleeds
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Very wet and slow 7.5 miles tonight. Per Strava it was 11.2 mph (which is wrong!) but my timing it was just over 12 mph
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