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

[Goonerobes]

Very nice ride! It is going to be a little while before I am ready to try another Imperial Century.

Thanks. It'll be a while before I do it again to as it started to become a chore after about 4 hours!

 

[RWright]

It is raining here and about 66 degrees F. I just checked the London weather for tomorrow, it looks like it is forecast to be about the same there tomorrow as it is here today. Good luck to anyone doing the RideLondon tomorrow, be careful out there.

 

[Stonechat]

On Starting the second outing it was apparent the wind had got up more since the morning
the ride to Laleham was pretty much against the wind.
Later went to Windsor and back, the wind was a little changeable but after a slow start - first three miles at 15 mph on a flat course, averaged 16.24 mph for 21.73 miles total, only 377 feet climbed.

http://www.strava.com/activities/177805473

 

[morrisman]

Well 100.5 miles at a bit of a slow average of 13.4 mph which I put down to 1.5 laps of the London FreeCycle course which was very crowded but great fun and then getting tangled up in the Gaza protest march. Sad to find the Honest Sausage Cafe in Regent's Park has been changed to The Smokehouse which did not look to be as good. Ended up having to ride aimlessly round the village on arriving back with only 95 miles on the clock

Second century complete fairly sure I wont bother with any longer distances but one century a month may be on the cards

http://www.strava.com/activities/177800053

 

[BrianEvesham]

Right, I've been snowed under with working long shifts all week and it looks like more of the same next week but I'm free tomorrow and looking forward to a ride.

Hang on, I've just seen the weather forecast

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well 100.5 miles at a bit of a slow average of 13.4 mph which I put down to 1.5 laps of the London FreeCycle course which was very crowded but great fun and then getting tangled up in the Gaza protest march. Sad to find the Honest Sausage Cafe in Regent's Park has been changed to The Smokehouse which did not look to be as good. Ended up having to ride aimlessly round the village on arriving back with only 95 miles on the clock

Second century complete fairly sure I wont bother with any longer distances but one century a month may be on the cards

http://www.strava.com/activities/177800053

You ain't a beginner any more

Re a century a month, you should join the 2015 century a month challenge, the 2014 one is currently listed here http://www.cyclechat.net/forums/road-rides-audax-and-sportives.45/

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Right, I've been snowed under with working long shifts all week and it looks like more of the same next week but I'm free tomorrow and looking forward to a ride.

Hang on, I've just seen the weather forecast

I don't envy anyone doing the Ride London tomorrow

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Well 100.5 miles at a bit of a slow average of 13.4 mph which I put down to 1.5 laps of the London FreeCycle course which was very crowded but great fun and then getting tangled up in the Gaza protest march. Sad to find the Honest Sausage Cafe in Regent's Park has been changed to The Smokehouse which did not look to be as good. Ended up having to ride aimlessly round the village on arriving back with only 95 miles on the clock

Second century complete fairly sure I wont bother with any longer distances but one century a month may be on the cards

http://www.strava.com/activities/177800053

This what happened to my average on the W.N.B.R.

 

[Torvi]

i know that lifes too short for downhill sprint but i cant help myself, i just love to push myself on the downhills as far as i can lol. i must be mental but oh well. lifes too short for not having fun


i do wonder. if i break speed rule aka ill speed over 40 mph in 40 limited zone, will police pull me over if so?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I don't envy anyone doing the Ride London tomorrow

me neither - we have already cancelled our ride for tomorrow (did a shorter one today instead), and also turned off the alarm clock!

 

[BrianEvesham]

Blimey, I've been on here two years now according to my latest trophy!

 

[RWright]

Blimey, I've been on here two years now according to my latest trophy!

Got my two year notification today as well.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

i know that lifes too short for downhill sprint but i cant help myself, i just love to push myself on the downhills as far as i can lol. i must be mental but oh well. lifes too short for not having fun


i do wonder. if i break speed rule aka ill speed over 40 mph in 40 limited zone, will police pull me over if so?

No unless its considered dangerous riding, because bike don't have to have a speedometer by law, so it could be argued you don't know, also I believe there is some ancient Victorian rule about it.

 

[Torvi]

isn't speeding over 40 on bike itself a dangerous riding?

ive just googled around and considering uk laws they are limited to motored vechs thus there is no speed limit for bikes yay

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Talking of years, its took me nearly a year to better my p.b. on this http://www.strava.com/activities/177909374/segments/4156051762
got a 4th overall on this http://www.strava.com/activities/177909374/segments/4156051222 out of 8 easier way of explaining the stats