Come and play Doozer But from what I've read, is it the Pirate way to go in and out of retirement a few times before actually retiring?
I could start a thread on too slow going up hills. I should go and do some reading to see what's on the web but any tips/suggestions for sites would be appreciated.
hiya .. well i will add my name to the list after saturdays bike ride .. thinking it will be very slow though! almost paralysed going down hills at the moment.. fingers crossed if i just keep doing it i will ease up and get more confident! Lots of good tips here.. will put them into practice and maybe do some cycling on nicer non country roads to build up confidence first
Welcome to the club bootsie! Hope you are okay now after your accident, it does give your confidence a bashing.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions everyone. I'm going to get better, I'm determined. Flyaway - I may well take you up on that offer. I will pm you shortly.
Oh blimey, thats just me then still lingering around the bottom of the wheeeee parade. I'm meeting Flyaway tomorrow for some downhill mentoring so I will see what that brings. <clucks like a chicken>
Flyaway - I hope you know what you've let yourself in for, I'm really rubbish! But I'm getting my garmin charged in hope and readiness. Watch this space...............................
Flyaway is a star! A million thanks indeed and it was fun too. Down a long steady hill (screaming) then down and up a steep short "dip" a few times (still screaming on the down). Then when I'd stopped screaming we did the long steady down again (only a little scream) and I hit 31mph. My top speed before was for about 2 seconds only but today I kept a "good" speed up all the way down the long hill. I had Flyaway behind me though yelling to keep off the brakes and keep on pedaling.
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph Rosey 66mph Barley 58mph Tommygun2 51mph Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!) LN 39.8 mph Magna Carter 39.8mph Maddy 39.4MPH + - Trogs 38mph Saffers 36.6mph (Bala 2010) K9 35mph Melds 36mph (Bala 2010) Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010) PinguPongu 32pmh, (Bala 2010) Soup Dragon 31mph
You know, thinking about it ..... although I let out a girly scream going down which I couldn't help, it was actually less scarey than going down on the brakes at 10mph. Think waff said something similar on the last page about brakes being scarey and I now know why. Just got to keep this up now and will be heading out to those hills again. We have a shortage in London and I got going up training in as well which I also need.
Thanks Soup....it's coming along nicely. I even managed to drink and not slow down too much......although swerving all over the road is something to be working on. Hoping Dustboy will be sorting out a Surrey ride again for us.
FB 68mph Rosey 66mph Barley 58mph Tommygun2 51mph Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!) LN 39.8 mph Magna Carter 39.8mph Maddy 39.4MPH + - Trogs 38mph
Pkim 37.5mph Saffers 37.3mph K9 35mph Melds 36mph (Bala 2010) Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010) PinguPongu 34.4pmh, and that was bloody fast enough! Soup Dragon 31mph
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I could start a thread on too slow going up hills. I should go and do some reading to see what's on the web but any tips/suggestions for sites would be appreciated.
Saffers - you have a weird definition of slow...
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
K9 35mph
Saffers 34.5mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 32pmh, (Bala 2010)
Soup Dragon 29mph
Looks like we've got a challenge on here Little Ninja!
Welcome to the club bootsie! Hope you are okay now after your accident, it does give your confidence a bashing.
Thanks for all the help and suggestions everyone. I'm going to get better, I'm determined. Flyaway - I may well take you up on that offer. I will pm you shortly.
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
Saffers 36.6mph (Bala 2010)
K9 35mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 32pmh, (Bala 2010)
Soup Dragon 29mph
Just updating ...... I'm getting faster.
Welcome Bootsie.
Onward and upwards (or rather downwards) Bootsie. Its an opportunity to improve. We'll get there.
Oh blimey, thats just me then still lingering around the bottom of the wheeeee parade. I'm meeting Flyaway tomorrow for some downhill mentoring so I will see what that brings. <clucks like a chicken>
Flyaway - I hope you know what you've let yourself in for, I'm really rubbish! But I'm getting my garmin charged in hope and readiness. Watch this space...............................
Flyaway is a star! A million thanks indeed and it was fun too. Down a long steady hill (screaming) then down and up a steep short "dip" a few times (still screaming on the down). Then when I'd stopped screaming we did the long steady down again (only a little scream) and I hit 31mph. My top speed before was for about 2 seconds only but today I kept a "good" speed up all the way down the long hill. I had Flyaway behind me though yelling to keep off the brakes and keep on pedaling.
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
Saffers 36.6mph (Bala 2010)
K9 35mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 32pmh, (Bala 2010)
Soup Dragon 31mph
well done soup
Nice one bootsie.
You know, thinking about it ..... although I let out a girly scream going down which I couldn't help, it was actually less scarey than going down on the brakes at 10mph. Think waff said something similar on the last page about brakes being scarey and I now know why. Just got to keep this up now and will be heading out to those hills again. We have a shortage in London and I got going up training in as well which I also need.
Fantastic going Soup.....you have come such a long way in a short time.....keep at it!
Just updating list as managed a little faster today with a pal shouting at me to keep pedalling!
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
Saffers 37.3mph
K9 35mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 32pmh, (Bala 2010)
Soup Dragon 31mph
We went somewhere near Camberley I think LN. Not sure really, just followed directions off the M3! Want to join me sometime?
Saffers, you are getting really good. Go girl!
Flyaway - have you mapped the route? If so, can you please post a link on here? Thank you
Good work Flyaway and Soup Dragon. Excellent pirating.
Well done Soupy! You're doing fantastically, it was only a couple of months ago we were doing the Bala pre cycle and you've come on so far.
I'm going to try and get down some hills tomorrow if I'm not hungover from tonight
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
Saffers 37.3mph
K9 35mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 34.4pmh, and that was bloody fast enough!
Soup Dragon 31mph
The Wheeeeeeeeee Club
FB 68mph
Rosey 66mph
Barley 58mph
Tommygun2 51mph
Exiled Claret 49.8mph (Garmin said 49.8, bike computer said 50!)
LN 39.8 mph
Magna Carter 39.8mph
Maddy 39.4MPH + -
Trogs 38mph
Pkim 37.5mph
Saffers 37.3mph
K9 35mph
Melds 36mph (Bala 2010)
Purpletrilady 34.5mph (bala 2010)
PinguPongu 34.4pmh, and that was bloody fast enough!
Soup Dragon 31mph