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

[SWSteve]

Cycled to work today to try and avoid traffic getting to work/home due to Balloons.
In: http://www.strava.com/activities/73498588
Home: http://www.strava.com/activities/73540759

On the way in I ended up racing the clock to try and gt there in 30 mins, I was happy as this was on 'cold legs' as I just jumped on the bike and was pushing from about 5 mins in. At one point both myself and a fellow cyclist were giving way to each other, he ended up having a moment and fell into a bush, I had my hand on a bollard so I felt like a major t*** for causing it.

On the way home I managed to scalp a motorbike!!!!111!! He may have been stuck in slow moving traffic, and I might have been filtering between the two lanes, but I certainly passed him.

Off to help dad move a motorbike(maybe) and I have arranged a decent 50ish mile ride with someone from work for tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to cycling with someone else for a change

 

[Rustybucket]

http://www.strava.com/activities/73523788 - should be there... I hope it is anyway!

 

[SWSteve]

http://www.strava.com/activities/73523788 - should be there... I hope it is anyway!

Great ride! Well done

 

[Mo1959]

@AndyPeace Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day of celebrations with lots of

 

[boybiker]

@AndyPeace Happy birthday .

I have got a new job which I start next month and cant wait! I will have more time for cycling then although I had someone come into me the other week so my front wheel needs truing again. I can only get to my LBS at weekends and they are always busy so it will be a whole week before I can pick it up ATM. I need it to get to work until next month so it will have to wait until then. I have got it so the wheel isnt hitting the brakes and its getting me fitter quicker .

 

[Hill Wimp]

Prepare yourselves .....

I have just fallen in a bed of pricks !!!

Just done a nice 25 miles. All went smoothly, lovely sights, nice drivers and cyclist and didn't frighten a single horse or even eat a fly pie. At 24.9999 miles i turned the corner to see my car .... and put my brain in neutral. I rode up onto the pavement towards my car ( very short distance) got level with the car which is was on my left hand side and failed to remember to unclip and promptly fell into a huge rosebush.

The lovely lady owner who had seen it all from her kitchen window rushed out and helped me. On the other side of the road a bit further up was a friend of mine mowing the front lawn who had spotted me as i rode up the road and was on her way over to speak to me. My fall from grace was described as spectacular slow motion.

Once i had extracted myself from the pedals and righted myself the owner made me a lovely cup of tea. I felt so guilty as the rose bush now has a bit of a dent in it. My friend did help to pick all the prickles out of my right side but had to stop because she was laughing so much at me having fallen in a bed of pricks.

It took a slice of cake to make me see the funny side.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I have not yet reached the 1 year milestone (is that the correct word?) but I too find much inspiration in the posts/rides of Nigel, Mo, Nomadski et al. A great thread which I enjoy following.

My first attempt at a 50 mile ride tomorrow.......

Good luck and most importantly enjoy it.

 

[Hill Wimp]

@AndyPeace Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day of celebrations with lots of

Think he must be out on his new bike.

 

[Mo1959]

@Hill Wimp I clicked like which I suppose I shouldn't have, but once I realised you were ok I'm afraid I had a little chuckle because you made it sound quite funny.

 

[Hill Wimp]

@Hill Wimp I clicked like which I suppose I shouldn't have, but once I realised you were ok I'm afraid I had a little chuckle because you made it sound quite funny.

It wasn't initially but my friend and the house owner both described it so well to me and said it was so surreal . I was laughing quite quickly though. It was very blond doh! moment.

 

[eevvee]

Good luck and most importantly enjoy it.

Thank you Queenie, yes I did enjoy it - I think having favourable weather conditions helped a lot. Similar conditions are forecast for tomorrow morning - maybe just go for 30 or 40 mile ride though.

Hope you are well recovered from your bed of pricks experience.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Hill Wimp
I am not saying anything about the terminology. I invariable get things wrong.
Nice to know your ok though

 

[eevvee]

Goonerobes, Nice ride, & a cracking speed too!! [/quote]

Thank you - to be honest the speed was a surprise, I thought I would be at least a couple of mph slower, however it was very much enjoyed

 

[stevey]

I have not yet reached the 1 year milestone (is that the correct word?) but I too find much inspiration in the posts/rides of Nigel, Mo, Nomadski et al. A great thread which I enjoy following.

My first attempt at a 50 mile ride tomorrow.......

Same here will be 1 year in jan (its gone quick) having tried other cycling forums no names mentioned found them to be mainly full of Ars***es.

Found this place what a revalation friendly,funny and def inspirational.

Also good luck with the first 50 miler done my last week wasn't as bad as its sounds for me personnaly i was a bit short on food should have made flapjacks

 

[stevey]

http://app.strava.com/activities/73539394
It's my Birthday!! so far only managed a small ride inbetween family visits...hopefully have some nice photo's latter

Happy birthday @AndyPeace