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

[50000tears]

What did you hate about them at first?

Just felt heavy and uphills was like turning squares but this was a first ride thing only. After that first 40 miler I was fine with them. In all honesty I don't know whether they were genuinely slower that first time or I was just imagining they were as I expected them to be being "winter tyres" and all. Don't worry though, they are a good tyre and I will stick with them every winter and will happily buy more when they wear out. They will be slower if you are used to a fast light tyre, but the puncture protection is excellent and they are not that much slower.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

What did you hate about them at first?

as above

I have found that they knocked about 1kph average off my speed, but I don't mind. The lack of fairy visits (just the one from a hawthorn thorn) over the 6,500km (4,000 miles) they have been on my bike (summer & winter) has been great.

What I really hated about them at first (probably because I went with the lighter folding version) was getting the thing on to the wheel in the first place. The first time I tried to get one on a wheel it took me over an hour. After the 4th tyre (both my OH and myself are cyclists) I had it down to 15 mins - but I should point out that I am slightly paralysed and don't have full use of my left hand, so that complicates matters slightly for me.

I have recently purchased another set for my bike because one of my commutes passes through an underpass with a lot of broken glass and whilst I have had no issues from fairy visits, looking at the tyre you can see the blue inner puncture protection in places and I suspect it won't be too long before the tyre needs replacing.

 

[stevey]

as above

I have found that they knocked about 1kph average off my speed, but I don't mind. The lack of fairy visits (just the one from a hawthorn thorn) over the 6,500km (4,000 miles) they have been on my bike (summer & winter) has been great.

What I really hated about them at first (probably because I went with the lighter folding version) was getting the thing on to the wheel in the first place. The first time I tried to get one on a wheel it took me over an hour. After the 4th tyre (both my OH and myself are cyclists) I had it down to 15 mins - but I should point out that I am slightly paralysed and don't have full use of my left hand, so that complicates matters slightly for me.

I have recently purchased another set for my bike because one of my commutes passes through an underpass with a lot of broken glass and whilst I have had no issues from fairy visits, looking at the tyre you can see the blue inner puncture protection in places and I suspect it won't be too long before the tyre needs replacing.

I think puncture protection for me is the main reason... Never gonna go super fast, well at least on the current bike

 

[Mo1959]

Was a chilly breeze this morning but got a few more miles in. I seem to be struggling a bit just now with my breathing on the hills. Hopefully just the effect of carrying an extra half stone and will improve once I get rid of that.

 

[Mo1959]

I think puncture protection for me is the main reason... Never gonna go super fast, well at least on the current bike

I have some QOM, s on them Stevey so that they can't be that bad.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I think puncture protection for me is the main reason... Never gonna go super fast, well at least on the current bike

Me neither.

I have some QOM, s on them Stevey so that they can't be that bad.

Most of my QOM's are on them... not sure what the last count was... though I think you may have a few more than me now!

 

[MattMM]

Missed out yesterday's planned outing due to family illness, but God truly smiled on me with a weather window this morning, got a near 19 miler in. Sun and blue skies over Fenwick Moor in January is almost unheard of, mind you it's now started sleeting now that I'm back in and washed down the bike

http://www.strava.com/activities/108386943#

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I have some QOM, s on them Stevey so that they can't be that bad.

Me neither.

Most of my QOM's are on them... not sure what the last count was... though I think you may have a few more than me now!

All my KOMs bar one have been done on marathon plus, the one that wasn't was done on marathon winters

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

All my KOMs bar one have been done on marathon plus, the one that wasn't was done on marathon winters

Yep - I did have some on Marathon Winters as well, but I think all but 2 have been claimed by someone else since I was last up in Scotland in April. If the weather is a touch better in March I may try for one of them again on the Durano Pluses, but it will be very wind dependant!

 

[Mo1959]

If I don't lose this excess weight and pick up some speed again, all the new young racing whippets will be taking mine. Lol
Just a bit of fun but can't help but give them a try. I have one I lost by 20 seconds a few weeks ago that I will need to make an effort on.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

If I don't lose this excess weight and pick up some speed again, all the new young racing whippets will be taking mine. Lol
Just a bit of fun but can't help but give them a try. I have one I lost by 20 seconds a few weeks ago that I will need to make an effort on.

Excess weight? Didn't you once post you weighed 8st or something ridiculously low?

 

[Mo1959]

Excess weight? Didn't you once post you weighed 8st or something ridiculously low?

I was 8 stone 3 over the summer but have gone up to 9 stone over the last couple of months Really feeling it so must get it back down.

 

[stevey]

I was 8 stone 3 over the summer but have gone up to 9 stone over the last couple of months Really feeling it so must get it back down.

Talk about racing whippet.......

 

[SWSteve]

I'm with you Mo. I'm struggling with hills as well, I'm not sure if this is because a) it's cold b) I had some time off the bike or c) I've avoided hills for a bit.

I may find myself doing hill repeats in the future.

 

[50000tears]

Just go for those hills, after the first couple if times up your body gets used to what is expected of it and you can get into a rhythm.