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

[Nigelnaturist]

@lavoisier
I feel a little more human thanks, I wouldn't mind but the first half went really well with 5 p.b's (though three over the same section of road just different bits. This was hard (first time I have done it) http://app.strava.com/activities/68741616#1328155882
Like this one too
http://app.strava.com/activities/68741616?segment_created=true#1328112395

 

[y2blade]

Glad you are feeling a bit better Nigel.
The A1 must have been a nightmare!

 

[araapatlio]

Well a lot has been going on. Well done everyone I will try and catch up with every ones rides later, as I am not feeling that well, I was ok out to 20 miles, I dont know if I have done too much or I am coming done with something, anyway after thigs went a little pear shaped I ended up on the A1 just before Donny, I should have realised when I say a garage (should have realised before really) anyway a pretty hairy 2.3 miles ensued, (I thought the road was a touch busy to start with but put it down to schools breaking up)
http://ridewithgps.com/segments/A1-segment after this I just wasn't motivated for what ever reason.
39miles @ 14.2 mph.

That looks like a scary road. Glad you came through it unscathed Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

That looks like a scary road. Glad you came through it unscathed Hope you feel better soon.

It was a bit, I dont usually ride the left of the white line on dual carriage ways, but I though it prudent on this one, funny thing is if I hadn't crossed it and gone left instead I would have been home in about half hour, 8 miles ok on the performance after that bit maybe 50 mins

 

[RWright]

Nigel, hope you are feeling better.

I just got in from one lap, having a banana. I never liked them before but decided to try them again last week and they are not too bad now. I just ate a frozen one, they are a little harder to peel. I have been eating a lot of monkey food (peanuts and bananas) this week since I have been working on my climbing.

 

[ThinAir]

I'm waiting for my Triban 3 to be delivered and my mountain bike is broken...

I'm waiting for my new felt MTB to be delivered.

Waiting blows.

 

[Nomadski]

Jeebus @Nigelnaturist not surprised you were unwell, you just cycled down the bloody A1!

 

[RWright]

Bicycles are not allowed on Interstate Highways here. I am pushing the envelope between law and policy on one of my routes that is not an interstate but is a limited access highway. I have talked to highway patrolmen while riding on limited access highways and was just told to be careful. I think they have the ability to tell idiots to get off them. Only people with a death wish would ride interstates. No walking on Interstates either.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Glad you are feeling a bit better Nigel.
The A1 must have been a nightmare!

Thanks.
It was a bit hairy, not sure I would go as far as a nightmare, just a matter of keeping your line really, though I was glad to get off it, there were a couple of close trucks, the easterly breeze was a little off a worry some times.
I did piped once I think, I dont think car drivers are aware that bikes are allowed on it, well till it turns into a motorway , even the copper that passed said nowt.
I think I defo got a temp, and it not cycling fatigue, bummer really as I doubt I will get the challenge done now.

 

[SWSteve]

Nigel, hope you are feeling better.

I just got in from one lap, having a banana. I never liked them before but decided to try them again last week and they are not too bad now. I just ate a frozen one, they are a little harder to peel. I have been eating a lot of monkey food (peanuts and bananas) this week since I have been working on my climbing.

A frozen banana? Are you one of the Bluth's customers?

 

[SWSteve]

@Nigelnaturist I have no intention of buying a clip to put my camera on my bike. I don't own an SLR either, and if I did I certainly wouldn't strap it to my handlebars.
@RWright you could do this today! COME ON!!!!!!!

 

[SWSteve]

Well gang, I cannot say how happy I am to have finished this challenge. Today I had the option of staying near home and doing hil repeats there, or going back down to the Gorge. I chose Gorge.
On my second repeat there was an old man(60s) pushing his bike up, I called to check he was okay, he said he was so carried on up/down. On my third time he was stopped on my side of the road in the shade. I stopped to check he was alright, wasn't lost/knackered or anything like that. We had a chat, it turns out he's from London, but moved to Canada to work and has since moved to the IOW after him/wife broke up. He is in Cheddar on a bit of a jaunt for a couple of days. I noticed his bottle was looking pretty empty so said he should take some of my water to make sure he didn't dehydrate. On repeat no.4 he wasn't anywhere to be seen...I was worried he may have been a ghost, but luckily he was at the bottom taking some more snaps.
Oh, and when I got home I had a BBQ
Rapha Challenge done, all I need to do now is work out what I shall do to treat myself for this stupid task

http://app.strava.com/activities/68739539

 

[ThinAir]

@ItsSteveLovell, that's a pretty cool story well done on completing the challenge

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Jeebus @Nigelnaturist not surprised you were unwell, you just cycled down the bloody A1!

I realised eventually, I missed a left just before it, I have been down the road I went up, before but only a couple of time, when I got to the A1 (not at first realising which road it was, I should have the road I wanted is more open), I finally twigged when I saw the garage on the other side, by which time it was a little late, the other thing I should have realised was the amount of traffic, but I had it in my head main road and right.
@RWright
If your interstates are like our motorways then we cant ride them either, there are some limits on major trunk roads, but an A road is an A road and usually open to all traffic, even though the national limit for cars is usually 70mph the same as motorways, however there are restriction on A roads that are not on motorways.
A motorway has slip roads for exit and entry ways, A roads dont always have the same restrictions which if you look where I came out you can see, hence on certain stretches the speed limit is reduced.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@ItsSteveLovell
Really well done Steve, and great you took the time to check he was ok.