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

[stevey]

Hope you get better soon @Mo1959. Haven't been on for a while having to sort one thing or another still no new bike (insurance pending) got the winter bike road worthy went for a spin a couple of days ago up and down the road still not right having trouble looking behind and the breathing (expanding ribs) is still troublesome.

So have confined myself to turbo in the garage 5-10 min sessions very gently mind you.

@Mo1959 recovery is a pain in the arse, not as badly broken as you mind but its the little things that add up to not a very comfortable ride.

Hopefully be back on it soon.

 

[Stonechat]

Not riding today, maybe tmorrow. More lumps

 

[jim57]

Did 15 miles yesterday. Fitted end bars to the handlebars before the ride and what a difference they made. I had some shoulder pain the previous day (possibly down to the fact I had a shoulder op 2 months ago), but yesterday using the end bars most of the time, no pain at all. Next target is 20 miles, hopefully during the next week.

 

[Trevor_P]

First ride for thirteen days. Took a whole 13 minutes longer than it did thirteen days ago, so I've lost a little. The back still has a niggling ache too, though it's not crippling like it was mid-week. Rode with some local group for part of the trip, seems I'm reasonably fit in comparison when it comes to the hills, and a bit slower on the descents. I'll live with that.

http://www.strava.com/activities/180959821

 

[moo]

I managed to do 200 commuting miles this week and am now a convert to flapjacks. I've eaten about 750g in 5 days - and still losing weight. The energy profile is perfect to refuel and keep me awake during the working day, where previously I'd start dozing off towards the end. I even started making my own today, much nicer than mass produced ones which I find too sweet. Hopefully there will be some left for tomorrows century

 

[Effyb4]

My youngest son has just got a new Triban 5 for his birthday. We've been for a 5 mile ride this afternoon to try it out. Once he had got the hang of the brakes and the gears, he was much faster than me and I can't keep up with him now.

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Posted mine earlier here: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.8938/post-3232843 in your ride today, but will copy it here as still a newbie really

Out with the Boss this morning for a quick 30, he doesnt ususally ride a bike so I took him on a route, even I find difficult

Needless to say the first hill he was off and pushing, and every other hill from them on if i'm being honest, offered to cycle back to mine and get the car, but he refused,

Guess i'll be getting all the s**t jobs at work for a few months

http://www.strava.com/activities/180901512

 

[Heigue'r]

Just getting back into cycling after having taken it up in july 2013 for a couple of months, moved house and didnt feel comfortable on the roads so after the bike sitting doing nothing, I sold it,2 mins later, I regretted it, finally last week my OH put the idea back in my head and treated me to a new defy.
So to date newbie progress is 2 short runs out (3.2k) to get comfortable, first without clipless, second with clipless for the first time, liked the clipless!
Aiming for 10 miles bright and early in the morning,aiming to ride 112miles through lots of mountains july 2015 haha
Have to start somewhere

 

[Stonechat]

If you really take to it and go ahead with the ride good for you.
Welcome to RootsChat
You may at some point want to follow a training plan

 

[RWright]

Just getting back into cycling after having taken it up in july 2013 for a couple of months, moved house and didnt feel comfortable on the roads so after the bike sitting doing nothing, I sold it,2 mins later, I regretted it, finally last week my OH put the idea back in my head and treated me to a new defy.
So to date newbie progress is 2 short runs out (3.2k) to get comfortable, first without clipless, second with clipless for the first time, liked the clipless!
Aiming for 10 miles bright and early in the morning,aiming to ride 112miles through lots of mountains july 2015 haha
Have to start somewhere

Have fun on the ten miler Take a break if you feel like you need one. You have plenty of time to build up to 112 mile ride.

 

[RWright]

I got a little bored this afternoon and decided to get out the GoPro and actually use it for the first time. I decided to record my evening ride out on my new track on the final part of the new bypass they are building. I have been wanting to do a little messing around with time lapse photos so I did the ride in time lapse mode and then converted it to a video rather than just shoot a straight video....all in the name of experimentation. Time lapse is normally made with the camera kept stationary. I felt like that was way too boring for me so I did it with the cam on my helmet. I also wanted to make the video short and sweet and get about all the route in it. If you suffer from like vertigo or motion sickness or something be prepared to look away from the screen if you start to feel a little sick, it is very choppy. It was also done late in the evening and the light changing didn't help things. I just started learning how to use the software an hour ago so I am not looking for any academy award for cinematography, at least not with my first short film. I am not sure if my cat will come up in the first frame or two but if he does I would like to add. *No animals were harmed in the making of this film, not even me.



Oh yeah, here is the Strava ride. http://app.strava.com/activities/181230758

 

[Mo1959]

I got a little bored this afternoon and decided to get out the GoPro and actually use it for the first time. I decided to record my evening ride out on my new track on the final part of the new bypass they are building. I have been wanting to do a little messing around with time lapse photos so I did the ride in time lapse mode and then converted it to a video rather than just shoot a straight video....all in the name of experimentation. Time lapse is normally made with the camera kept stationary. I felt like that was way too boring for me so I did it with the cam on my helmet. I also wanted to make the video short and sweet and get about all the route in it. If you suffer from like vertigo or motion sickness or something be prepared to look away from the screen if you start to feel a little sick, it is very choppy. It was also done late in the evening and the light changing didn't help things. I just started learning how to use the software an hour ago so I am not looking for any academy award for cinematography, at least not with my first short film. I am not sure if my cat will come up in the first frame or two but if he does I would like to add. *No animals were harmed in the making of this film, not even me.



Oh yeah, here is the Strava ride. http://app.strava.com/activities/181230758

Might have done a selfie. Lol. I had to run it back and pause it to see the cat You seem to be blessed with smooth and deserted roads. If they build new roads around here they are usually totally coned off and covered in rubble and rubbish anyway so you wouldn't want to ride on them even if you could.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Like the time lapse @RWright

 

[RWright]

Might have done a selfie. Lol. I had to run it back and pause it to see the cat You seem to be blessed with smooth and deserted roads. If they build new roads around here they are usually totally coned off and covered in rubble and rubbish anyway so you wouldn't want to ride on them even if you could.

Everything you see after the cones is closed off. They just have the first layer of asphalt on it. It is smooth and great to ride on but there is some dirt and small grit on it in places, the cars don't come thru and blow it off like on the opened road, however, there is no glass or busted tire carcasses on the closed part, that is the best part. I do keep my eyes opened because being a construction project things can change out there quickly. The hills are not steep but they are long. It is very peaceful out there now. I did see a kid on a motorcycle but you have to look very closely around the 2 minute mark to see him. Then you can barely make out something again as I cross the bridge around that same time, he was coming back towards me that time. We spoke but since I was only taking a picture every 10 seconds he was never really clear in any of them.

I have looked at some of your routes with Google maps, very beautiful area, the roads seem a little narrow compared to what I am used to but still the scenery makes up for it.

 

[RWright]

Like the time lapse @RWright

Thanks Brian. It kind of got the effect I was after, like if I could click a route on Google maps street view and follow it, rather than having to click a million times to keep advancing it.