Show us your.......newbie progress!

[welsh dragon]

Well guys/gals, fell off yesterday on ice pulling away from a junction. Knee hurts today (as it did yesterday) and the stitching on my 2 month old tights is slightly damaged. Ask yourself is it really worth it with weather like this.

To anyone interested

Check out my 47.6 mi Ride on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/233760703

I hope you're OK.

 

[Mo1959]

@huwsparky I clicked like for your ride, not your off. I don't think anyone who is fortunate still not to have ever come off on ice, realises just how quickly it happens. You really don't have time to save yourself. Hope you're not too sore today.

 

[stevey]

As much as it's killing me not riding the bike i just ain't gonna risk it.
Stay safe @huwsparky

 

[huwsparky]

Thanks for your concern all! I'll be fine, very slow fall but never nice falling off.

Not badly hurt at all but I don't suppose I'll be back on the bike for a few days (which is probably for the best) with this weather.

@Mo1959 only got laughed at by the others anyway, no offence taken here. Nice bunch I ride with!! But your right, i was on the floor before I knew what had happened!

Gritted roads were fine though but the bits in between not so!

Stay safe peeps!

 

[Stonechat]

Maybe next winter if we are more sorted I will consider a turbo

 

[Stonechat]

@huwsparky I clicked like for your ride, not your off. I don't think anyone who is fortunate still not to have ever come off on ice, realises just how quickly it happens. You really don't have time to save yourself. Hope you're not too sore today.

I second that. I once came off when riding a moderately small motorbike
I was going round a roundabout, there was a small patch of black ice abour 2 ft 6 long and about 8 inches at the widest. That was all it took. Front wheel went away from under.

 

[Leescfc79]

Complete lack of exercise for 2 weeks due to work/being away for Christmas so decided to pop out tonight and test out presents, had a GoPro Hero (to record MTB rides not road/close passes etc) and some new gloves so popped out for a couple of miles on the MTB, cars had frozen over so wasn't going to risk the roadie.

Not fast/long but first time out in a couple of weeks so progress as such!

http://www.strava.com/activities/234244553

Also just noticed Strava is saying I went out at midnight for 8 thousand hours.....interesting!

 

[Stonechat]

Cycling present for me was a workstand and it will be a while before I use it
1 It is so cold out
2 our garage is full of flattened empty boxes and rubbish to go to the tip and a few things to go to charity shops
Also got some books on cycling

 

[Mo1959]

Well, woke up to an almost balmy three or four degrees above this morning. Got a bit of a head cold, but still managed a short tootle on the hybrid which I enjoyed. Ice still lurking at the edges, otherwise roads were pretty good. Dog walking time now.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Ask yourself is it really worth it with weather like this.

No I agree it's a hard white out frost here in Evesham. Turbo time !


Hope you are feeling a bit better today.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Did my usual 30 min on the turbo. I can also confirm that a sweat soaked tiled floor is not conducive to a good grip with SPDs ..ouch. Kind of ironic that I stayed in to avoid the slippy ice.

 

[stevey]

The ice has finally melted so went out for a quick 10 Sooooo nice to get out in the fresh air
http://www.strava.com/activities/234528521

 

[Big_Dave]

The ice has finally melted so went out for a quick 10 Sooooo nice to get out in the fresh air
http://www.strava.com/activities/234528521

lucky you , our main B roads still got thick snow/ice on them, bits of tarmac in places, not a gritter to be seen in the surrounding villages in 4 days and has barley been above freezing, Weather has forecast 6c tomorrow and 11c on Thursday so should melt at last At least I've got the bikes fully stripped n cleaned/maintained

 

[stevey]

I hasten to add you'll be like a bullet from a gun once it thaws...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

lucky you , our main B roads still got thick snow/ice on them, bits of tarmac in places, not a gritter to be seen in the surrounding villages in 4 days and has barley been above freezing, Weather has forecast 6c tomorrow and 11c on Thursday so should melt at last At least I've got the bikes fully stripped n cleaned/maintained

You need a hybrid and a set of ice tyres, been great riding the icy back streets around Leicester the last few days, very sunny and very quiet.