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

[Nigelnaturist]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn can I ask why the gearing suites you better these are the two tables for the gears in inches

Dawes on the left and Triban 5 on the right, the three figures on the right of each table top the number of teeth the F.D. needs to cope with, the middle the number of teeth between max an min gears on the cassette.and the bottom the over all teeth the R.D. needs to be able to cope with, I belive the 2013 Sora can cope with at least a 27th rear cassette so if you need lower than 31.56" the 27th will give you 29.22" the CS-HG50 12-13-14-15-17-19-21-24-27 ( £12 at chainreactions) though I did find the 21-24 a big jump yesterday, apart from that 1.21" on the the low, the Triban has better stepping and a greater range, and if its a standard 74B.C.D. you could opt for a 28th inner ring giving this

A Stronglight 74BCD can be had for about a tenner, just my thoughts though.
So you could for about £25 extra have this gearing on the T5

Sorry to hear the T3 died though.

 

[Stonechat]

The places I'd like to ride are in north Norfolk, which is a good 30 mile ride to get to. There and back plus a 30 mile ride in between isn't quite something I'm ready for yet (although i get your point about saving the planet and im sure one day a 100 mile ride will be second nature). It's true enough though that its not far for me to get into the countryside - the most common vehicles down my road are combine harvesters and tractors. Just fancied a change of scenery.

Yes rode around North Norfolk a lot in 80's and early 90's, I was doing a lot of birdwatching, the coast is full of good places

Used to carry my gear on the bike
And there was the occasional hill, it wasn't all totally flat as they say

 

[Stonechat]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn can I ask why the gearing suites you better these are the two tables for the gears in inches
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Dawes on the left and Triban 5 on the right, the three figures on the right of each table top the number of teeth the F.D. needs to cope with, the middle the number of teeth between max an min gears on the cassette.and the bottom the over all teeth the R.D. needs to be able to cope with, I belive the 2013 Sora can cope with at least a 27th rear cassette so if you need lower than 31.56" the 27th will give you 29.22" the CS-HG50 12-13-14-15-17-19-21-24-27 ( £12 at chainreactions) though I did find the 21-24 a big jump yesterday, apart from that 1.21" on the the low, the Triban has better stepping and a greater range, and if its a standard 74B.C.D. you could opt for a 28th inner ring giving this

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A Stronglight 74BCD can be had for about a tenner, just my thoughts though.
So you could for about £25 extra have this gearing on the T5
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Sorry to hear the T3 died though.

My felt has Sora and it' s got 32 biggest on the rear
Sorry about the bike and good luck with the new one

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well I got 3 2nd best times this one I was quite pleased with http://www.strava.com/segments/1081831
take no notice of the KOM as so far I am the only one to have covered those roads, but they seem to crop up a few times now as I can vary the end depending how I am feeling.
So from my figures 27.41miles @ 15.24mph with 956ft (RWGPS) avg cad 80rpm, avg gear 64.01" I didn't work quite as hard as yesterday, my effort field shows 287.77 today yesterday 290.88 which shows in the avg sp yesterday it was 15.43mph but yesterday I used a lower avg gear of 63.63" and the avg cad was 81.5rpm, just goes to show that spinning in a higher gear works, climb rate was a little more to day up 1.93 ft per mile, I rode a little further as well by 2.28miles, not to bad overall considering the time I have had off.

http://www.strava.com/activities/131286922

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My felt has Sora and it' s got 32 biggest on the rear
Sorry about the bike and good luck with the new one

Is it the 2013 groupset, I cant find the full docs for that one. I know the Tiagra can do 32th but didn't think the Sora did yet.

Edit
The 3300 and 3400 both only do 27 but as you know these can be pushed a little, though I never got more than 28 on my I think its a 3300

 

[Effyb4]

I went out on a 20 mile ride with a group on Wednesday. I have to say they set off a little quicker than I was expecting. I'd spoken to them before I joined the ride because I thought I would probably be too slow, but they encouraged me to come along. Most of them went off at a faster pace, while a couple stayed with me and went at a slightly slower pace. I managed an average of 12 miles an hour, which is quite a bit quicker than I normally do. I was very pleased with 8 PRs on strava, but I was very tired the next day. Do you think I should go out with them again, or get a bit fitter on my own first?

 

[Reece]

I went out on a 20 mile ride with a group on Wednesday. I have to say they set off a little quicker than I was expecting. I'd spoken to them before I joined the ride because I thought I would probably be too slow, but they encouraged me to come along. Most of them went off at a faster pace, while a couple stayed with me and went at a slightly slower pace. I managed an average of 12 miles an hour, which is quite a bit quicker than I normally do. I was very pleased with 8 PRs on strava, but I was very tired the next day. Do you think I should go out with them again, or get a bit fitter on my own first?

I've found going out with a group ad helped me improve loads add there's more motivation for me to get out and also do now miles than being or on my own. Also I go out with groups that are faster than me which as really helped my piece to improve.

 

[Stonechat]

Is it the 2013 groupset, I cant find the full docs for that one. I know the Tiagra can do 32th but didn't think the Sora did yet.

Edit
The 3300 and 3400 both only do 27 but as you know these can be pushed a little, though I never got more than 28 on my I think its a 3300

I don't know the fine details - like which version of Sora but it is a 2013 model bike

 

[MattMM]

Out at the crack of dawn on a spectacular day. Legs were still feeling it after Wednesdays 24PRs so took it easy and enjoyed the scenery in a spinning/granny kinda way...

http://www.strava.com/activities/131401993

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Out at the crack of dawn on a spectacular day. Legs were still feeling it after Wednesdays 24PRs so took it easy and enjoyed the scenery in a spinning/granny kinda way...

http://www.strava.com/activities/131401993

Mo time then. I ride a triple road bike and my gearing is not very much different to a compact double 12-28 just 1/3 of an inch lower on the 30x25 31.56" compared with 31.94" on a 34x28.

@Stonechat I was a bit tired last night, your right 11-32 range capacity 37th, though you couldn't use that range on a triple set up as a 30-39-50 and 11-32 is its 41th (these are Shimano figures you can usually tease a few teeth extra)

 

[Cold]

Tried to do my first big hill today and failed miserably 1/2 of the way up and couldn't do anymore.
I was too ashamed to look at the old lady walking up it on the way back down.

Here is the hill
http://www.strava.com/segments/3851135

 

[welsh dragon]

Tried to do my first big hill today and failed miserably 1/2 of the way up and couldn't do anymore.
I was too ashamed to look at the old lady walking up it on the way back down.

Here is the hill
http://www.strava.com/segments/3851135

There is no shame in having to walk, even by just walking, you're getting more exercise than a lot of people, so don't worry about it. Well done for having a go.

 

[morrisman]

Tried to do my first big hill today and failed miserably 1/2 of the way up and couldn't do anymore.
I was too ashamed to look at the old lady walking up it on the way back down.

Here is the hill
http://www.strava.com/segments/3851135

Makes my 8/9% big hills look a bit weedy, you are brave to even try in my estimation.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Tried to do my first big hill today and failed miserably 1/2 of the way up and couldn't do anymore.
I was too ashamed to look at the old lady walking up it on the way back down.

Here is the hill
http://www.strava.com/segments/3851135

Dont worry keep at it, I think I might struggle on that as well.

 

[welsh dragon]

Today is not a good day to be on my bike. Not here anyway. About a gazillion cars, and caravans and motorhomes all coming down formthe holidays, and most of them from brimingham, so a day to avoid the roads.