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

[stevey]

Cracking day for cycling so a few loops round the city with a few stops along the way to chat , Not quite cracked a descent for KOM but getting closer. First time over 50 miles also. Day off tomorrow for recovery

http://app.strava.com/activities/70462004

How did you find the 50 miler? planning my first next sat weather permitting

 

[BrianEvesham]

Not necessarely,



I have a BTwin Triban spare rear wheel wich has 32 spokes compared to Shimano's 20. The bare wheel weighs only 80 grams more than the RS10 and it costs only £34. It also uses normal, easy to replace 50p spokes

Sounds like my kinda wheel.

Seriously I'm still just under 17st and haven't had any issues with the OE wheels on the T3.

 

[fivepence]

How did you find the 50 miler? planning my first next sat weather permitting

Pretty good to be honest tho i stuck to roads where i was fairly familiar with and generally flat and looped round until i hit the magic figure. I had a goal of setting a fast time through one section which helped as when i was about halfway to the descent, i was sort of planning how i could go quicker through that one section and the miles in between were barely noticeable.

 

[MaxInc]

Does any one's front brake lever feel a lot softer than the back? Before Evans did the 6 week service, mine were about the same, however now, the front feels a lot softer and requires a lot more pressure to achieve the same braking. At one point today, it didn't feel like the front brake was doing anything.

Is that normal or do I need to do a bit of tinkering?

They have probably adjusted the brake pads and cable tension. One reason could be that the pads have been repositioned and need to bed in again which will make the first few brakes somehow less efficient. The most probable cause is cable tension which can be easily adjusted on each brake by the adjusting knob usually located on the top of the calliper where the cable terminates. These things require frequent adjusting as they wear so it is a good point to learn the skill and do it yourself, not difficult at all and far more quicker than taking the bike to LBS.

 

[MaxInc]

How did you find the 50 miler? planning my first next sat weather permitting

The secret has to be energy management. 50miles is a 3-4 hour ride and you need to keep pedalling for that long. Start easy, slower than your normal 1-2 hour ride and if you feel you got lots of energy as you approach the last 1/4 of distance, you can push towards the end.

 

[araapatlio]

Thanks @SpokeyDokey & @MaxInc - I guess I'll be fine, I'm about 11&1/2 stone, 73kg with the standard T3 wheels with spokes for Britain

 

[stu9000]

I did my first 50 miler today. In some ways it was easier than a 25 mile ride. Ridiculous I know but although my legs felt the miles they still worked as long as I kept supping my electrolite drink and munching jelly babies. I didn't pressure myself too much and got into a rhythm .

Must get more bananas in as the sweetness of gels and sweeties is not really my thing. I'm also downing a 'recovery drink' after a ride and, what do you know, its not complete rubbish. I just wish I'd got some of this stuff in a month a go as I've been struggling to find power if its my second outing in a week.

 

[Jon89]

My longest ever ride at 34.9miles Didn't feel too bad at the end either, kinda wish i'd just carried on! Going to try and ramp up my ride lengths now.
Strange to think in february i was averaging around 13mph for 6m, now it's 19.4 for 35!
http://app.strava.com/activities/70506926

There is one of the cycle chat jersey's that you speak of, currently residing in Hertfordshire. It would be a 200 mile loop for me, which is possibly a tad beyond my current fitness anyone more local consider kidnapping it? I like the thought of setting up it's own Strava account and this would make it easy for newcomers to track it down and meet up with this forum's community.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-great-cyclechat-jersey-relay-discussion.6962/post-2570418

I'm in watford hertfordshire, should i turn up at his house without any top on to collect?

 

[AndyPeace]

My longest ever ride at 34.9miles Didn't feel too bad at the end either, kinda wish i'd just carried on! Going to try and ramp up my ride lengths now.
Strange to think in february i was averaging around 13mph for 6m, now it's 19.4 for 35!
http://app.strava.com/activities/70506926




I'm in watford hertfordshire, should i turn up at his house without any top on to collect?

You need to get in touch with @the doctor
my thinking was share a few miles of road at who ever has the slowest pace, maybe chuck in a cake stop or pub, what ever works for you. If we're going to record it on strava it'd be easy to pass the account password on with the shirt.

 

[Hill Wimp]

There is one of the cycle chat jersey's that you speak of, currently residing in Hertfordshire. It would be a 200 mile loop for me, which is possibly a tad beyond my current fitness anyone more local consider kidnapping it? I like the thought of setting up it's own Strava account and this would make it easy for newcomers to track it down and meet up with this forum's community.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-great-cyclechat-jersey-relay-discussion.6962/post-2570418

Perhaps we could have specific points around the country and when it comes to your neck of the woods we could greet the jersey and send it off on its Grande Depart to the next location. Then we could go to the pub and toast it on its way !

 

[MOI]

2nd bibble of the day was a disaster, I went off at a fair clip with jr drafting me and when we hit the wind I looked round and he had pulled up, his legs had gone (don't know why anyone would steal his legs??). still at least we ate well tonight (chinese) and he should sleep well, day oft for me tomorrow but jr has work, this afternoons stint has had me looking at mtb but I've got no room to store one.

 

[Hill Wimp]

2nd bibble of the day was a disaster, I went off at a fair clip with jr drafting me and when we hit the wind I looked round and he had pulled up, his legs had gone (don't know why anyone would steal his legs??). still at least we ate well tonight (chinese) and he should sleep well, day oft for me tomorrow but jr has work, this afternoons stint has had me looking at mtb but I've got no room to store one.

You can always find room for another bike.

 

[MOI]

You can always find room for another bike.

I can't I live in a one bedroom flat, there's 2 in the hall way and 2 in the kitchen,the only available is in the bathroom, my son who is over working the summer here sleeps in the living room, the only space available is in the bathroom, so until we get our community storage space built the 29er will have to wait.

 

[Nomadski]

Strange the issues you have been having with your RS10's @MaxInc, I've had the same on my Cannondale since I purchased it last August and haven't had any issues with them at all. Maybe you got what they call the "friday afternoon" edition? Theyve been through some rough rural pothole roads too, as well as gravelly bits, and all the rest of the tarmaccy bits the london councils have the audacity to call "roads".

 

[AndyPeace]

You know you like cycling when you pop out for a quick 15min spin to check some maintenance and it becomes a 2 hour ride with a cat 3 climb got the better weather of the day, only got rained on in Malvern, as well as rode through the mist of a cloud. Plenty warm and I was ready for rain, but it was mostly dry. Moon broke through the clouds a few times but not many. I often was checking my shoulder only to see nowt but the black. Good mix of city riding and country lanes. Was a bit ginger on the descents but nothing wrong with caution when it's dark and wet.Heard a Little bit of thunder as I rode down the A38 but it must have travelled elsewhere as it's all quiet now.
http://app.strava.com/activities/70578694