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  1. #1
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    Really proud of myself! (Add yours!)

    I have now been riding for one month. When I started I wasn't sure if cycling was something I would stick with. Fast forward to today when I can't imagine NOT riding!

    In my first month I have ridden 6 days a week, 411 miles total, with my longest single ride being 33 miles. All of this on my trusty old MTB.

    I am so excited and proud of myself and can't wait to see what the next month will bring! And now that I know I'm "serious", I am going to treat myself to some padded shorts and slicks. (eventually a new bike, hopefully!)

    So, what are you proud of? No matter how big or how small, I want to hear some horn tooting!
    Amy

    Kickin' it old school on my Huffy, but hey, I RIDE!

  2. #2
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    hey congrats, Amy.
    I have done over 80 bike commutes this year.
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  3. #3
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    Fantastic! Keep turning those pedals girls!

    My proud moment came the night before last. I had a mechanical moment that really rocked. I am a little bit mechanically minded and can fumble my way through most of the basics, and would even say I'm pretty damned good at the really basic things like changing tyres.

    But the other night I pulled out the fork of my mountain bike, used the Fox video online and pulled the fork apart and serviced it and put new enduro seals in it. And I actually got it all back together and back on the bike like new! And with all the controls working!

    The casualty list read:

    - one thumbnail (slipped and bent it right back when pressing the seals home)
    - one ball bearing (dropped one of those teensy tiny little 2mm bearings ten times and only found it nine times - so had to get a new one for 10cents)

    Of course the real kicker came when I went to go out and take it for a ride yesterday and found I'd broken a spoke the day before. So I had another mechanical experience getting a new spoke and nipple, removing the old spoke and replacing it (it had to be on the back wheel of course, so brake disk and cassette had to come off to get it out).

    I am feeling so mechanical it *hurts*!
    Last edited by pinkbikes; 08-28-2009 at 03:23 AM.

  4. #4
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    you are a mechanical stud, pinkbike!

    Great job Amy!!! I'm thrilled for you and your new-found love of riding. It's the BEST, isn't it?

    It's not 80 commutes like Mimi (wow!), but I've commuted 7 out of the 9 days since school started (it beats the 4 out of 350 days at my last school that was too far away to ride to).
    I look forward to getting out of bed and making the very short 15 min. commute to work, and am just as excited to get on my bike at the end of the day. I find I don't want to go for longer rides during the week now, but that's OK with me because I wasn't doing much more than 30 min/day before anyway. The kids at school are noticing and have commented on my bike rides. I hope to inspire some of them to ride their bikes to school.
    Last edited by Tri Girl; 08-27-2009 at 04:57 PM.
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  5. #5
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    Great idea!!

    This thread is fantastic.

    Good work Amy, you certainly deserve some shorts and slicks!

    Mimi you rock.

    PinkBikes - I am always so pleased with myself when I fix something. Well done. And it's good to have some wounds to prove you did it!

    TriGirl - no matter what the commute, commuting is a really good thing. Way to go.

    I am proud of riding twice today, my mtn bike at lunch and my road bike at tri club workout. AND I am proud of riding so hard at one point in each of these rides to get a little pukey. It sounds sick, but it's what I need to do. Endurance I got, speed and power, not so much.
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  6. #6
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    I figured out how to change a flat, and I'm starting to work out the mechanical stuff too! (I'm someone who likes to work with her hands, but is mechanically inept.)

  7. #7
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    Within one month, I rode 300 miles...and I'm a new rider. So I'll say that's pretty darn tooting for me!

    I need new shorts as well.

    I'm impressed with your feat on a mtb...you'll rock it hard when you get the slicks or road bike in the future. I could barely do 5 miles on my mtb! Now, i'm rocking 20 miles a ride.

  8. #8
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    I'm a new ride, maybe since April or so ... I ride 2 mornings a week about 20 miles each morning and try to get a longer ride in on the weekends. I usually have one or two of the kiddos in the trailer or in a bike seat. I am working up to doing the 24 Hours of Booty the end of this month which is a 24 hour ride to raise funds for cancer awareness. Totally looking forward to this experience!

  9. #9
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    I have two! First is my longest ride to date this past Saturday (my bike was a whole week old!)- 12.5 miles, averaging about 12mph on generally flat terrain.

    Second was today- new max speed of 24.3 on flat terrain!!! Yippee!

    This biking thing is ridiculously addictive.

  10. #10
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    Yay! I am happy to see this thread is still going - and with so many awesome accomplishments. Way to go ladies!

    My latest and greatest was a 50 mile ride on Sunday and I've finally gotten my average speed up over 13 MPH (I know, still slow to you roadies!). 50 miles, on a mountain bike and I still haven't even gotten my slicks - woo hoo! It was awesome, and I'm starting to wonder why I even want slicks, or a road bike for that matter. I feel a special kind of dorky cool riding long distances on my MTB, lol!
    Amy

    Kickin' it old school on my Huffy, but hey, I RIDE!

  11. #11
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    Amy, that is great! There is nothing wrong with mountain bikes and distance!
    I can do five more miles.

  12. #12
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    Well pinkbike, you made my accomplishment sound kinda sad, but either way congrats on the fork maintanence. I was so excited that I installed my aerobars and handlebar tape. I felt like a queen!!! Also, I don't know if I should get too excited about this possible accomplishment, but I have done 3, 40 mile bike rides and tomorrow I'm going to attempt to do a 64 mile ride!!! I'm a little nervous and apprehensive, but hopefully I'll find the movtivation!!!
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  13. #13
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    I love reading all of your accomplishments!

    I entered my very first cycling race! It is in two weeks. I am terrified, and very excited.

  14. #14
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    dwellingup 100

    I did the 44km option of the Dwellingup 100 today..One word: HILLY but tons of fun & some sweet sweet singletrack

    I'll post a ride report with some pics tomorrow.

  15. #15
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    This thread is incredibly motivating! My proudest moment was 3 weeks ago when I decided to dust off that road bike an ex-boyfriend built for me last year. I had only been on twice before we broke up. I was determined to figure out how this thing worked. I bought some gear, you tubed how to air up my tires and off I went! I have only been out 3 times on flat roads, average 15 mph and ride about 15-17 miles. It's a start, right? Oh, found a new boy to ride with; don't know if he will stick around, but I am committed to riding - with or without a boy!

 

 

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