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

[Nigelnaturist]

Also, why do I always end up in the downhill=tailwind and uphill=headwind part of the venn diagram of life.

I hate the downhill head wind you have to work at it

 

[morrisman]

What's on your shopping wish list, re-N+1 ?

Looking forward to taking my front mudguard off, as I can't stop it rubbing since I fitted new tyres (slight, but annoying).

Specialized Sirrus Elite 2014 Hybrid probably

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Specialized Sirrus Elite 2014 Hybrid probably

I had the 2013 model until I got hit on it. Lovely bike, only negative I had was you sit very upright on it so you are not very aerodynamic.

 

[morrisman]

I had the 2013 model until I got hit on it. Lovely bike, only negative I had was you sit very upright on it so you are not very aerodynamic.

At 60+ I prefer the more upright stance as I don't have to bend so much, plus I'm not very aerodynamic anyway (15.5 stone for starters)

 

[damiengreathouse]

I did a 13 mile ride with a friend at the local lake. It had some steep hills and our speed was slow but it was fun and my longest ride yet. It was a bit sad when a 12 year old flew past us (he did the whole 22 miles around the lake and left the same time we did just the other direction). We went out only planning to do 10 miles but the rest stop was a bit further then we thought so we did a total of 13 miles.

 

[Stonechat]

At 60+ I prefer the more upright stance as I don't have to bend so much, plus I'm not very aerodynamic anyway (15.5 stone for starters)

In my case I have gone against my initial judgement, coming back to cycling at 61, got a hybrid to get more upright, now at 62 I have a road bike to get more aerodynamic, less weight and get up the hills better!

 

[L14M]

So i've been slacking recently, had a IT deadline and RM deadline at school . Handed that in last week. Then I got ill, so im finally back up and running. Did a 1.5mile ride today to pick some stuff up, but really wanted to beat the impending rain - especially as im only just feeling better.
Here are some rides i've only just put up from recently.
http://www.strava.com/dashboard?feed_type=my_activity
I have also my ticker. I hope to bump myself back to where I used to be. Glad to see my fitness hasn't ran away too too much

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have also my ticker. I hope to bump myself back to where I used to be. Glad to see my fitness hasn't ran away too too much

It takes along time, a little like how long it takes to get it.
I have been looking at some times from some segments from this year, and comparing with those I follow I am not too badly placed really

@simmi I did this today http://app.strava.com/segments/3628011 and was 1's behind your time yesterday though you had done twice the distance I had.

 

[Exile]

Good to see people getting out there, making me jealous. Got the phone call of doom this lunchtime. It'll be Friday before I get the bike back, which means a whole week of commuting by bus. Three hours a day on or waiting for buses everyday this week.. time to get the iPod charged and work out how best to spend the time. Terribly tempted to blow my first months pay on N+1 so I'm never left in this situation again. Not sure the O/H would approve though.

At work not a cloud in the sky..... Typical.

I know your pain. Cooped up on a bus this morning I could do but stare longingly at the clear blue sky and watch the bikes speed past. I miss my commute

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Good to see people getting out there, making me jealous. Got the phone call of doom this lunchtime. It'll be Friday before I get the bike back, which means a whole week of commuting by bus. Three hours a day on or waiting for buses everyday this week.. time to get the iPod charged and work out how best to spend the time. Terribly tempted to blow my first months pay on N+1 so I'm never left in this situation again. Not sure the O/H would approve though.



I know your pain. Cooped up on a bus this morning I could do but stare longingly at the clear blue sky and watch the bikes speed past. I miss my commute

However there are always benefits, I would be looking for things I don't see on the bike, stuff the i-pod to much happen around to miss it.

 

[Exile]

However there are always benefits, I would be looking for things I don't see on the bike, stuff the i-pod to much happen around to miss it.

True enough, I've taken to looking above my eye line in town centres as it's amazing what sort of architecture can lurk above the bland, boring shop fronts. I guess the same is true when I'm riding. In fact tonight the bus went via part of the same route I use when cycling home and apparently there's a whole little urban park I missed, or at least didn't consider important enough to remember amongst the reading of the road ahead and keeping an eye on traffic around me.

Might be a nice chance to see the bits of Manchester I don't usually pay attention to. Plus, it's usually a double-decker bus so I get a nice vantage point. Shame they no longer have the periscope for me to peer down at the driver though

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Might be a nice chance to see the bits of Manchester I don't usually pay attention to. Plus, it's usually a double-decker bus so I get a nice vantage point. Shame they no longer have the periscope for me to peer down at the driver though

Manchester has some fascinating architecture, I lived in and around M/C from about 1979 to 1993 and worked out of the Swinton area from 2004-2007 it had changed a lot in that time, from a pretty run down place in the 80's.

 

[Stonechat]

Good to see people getting out there, making me jealous. Got the phone call of doom this lunchtime. It'll be Friday before I get the bike back, which means a whole week of commuting by bus. Three hours a day on or waiting for buses everyday this week.. time to get the iPod charged and work out how best to spend the time. Terribly tempted to blow my first months pay on N+1 so I'm never left in this situation again. Not sure the O/H would approve though.



I know your pain. Cooped up on a bus this morning I could do but stare longingly at the clear blue sky and watch the bikes speed past. I miss my commute

Perhaps you can plan a nice long ride for the weekend. Think I need a 50 miler. Will do a shorter one tomorrow early for me - have to ne at Chertsey by 11AM so limited

 

[L14M]

Had a maccy D but i'm staying true to my word http://www.strava.com/activities/123934431

 

[DavidD]

Downloaded the strava app onto my phone and have now completed two runs with it and now understand what people are talking about.
Had also downloaded sport tracker onto my phone and now not sure which I prefer but I can see the strava being quite addictive.
My times on the segments are not too good but I am riding a mountain bike, so think I now need to buy a road bike sooner rather than later.