Newbie Annual Achievement Thread

[itsalldownhill]

Just wanted to say congrats to both of you, BikeWriter and Velocivixen! I hope to be there when my first year is up!

[hebe]

I'm celebrating my first year on the bike by entering the Let's Go Ride A Bike Summer Games. Two events done so far I had a lovely ride this morning. It was unexpectedly sunny and I seemed to be the only person on the byways this morning. So a short off-road ride, and back via a couple of roads that I hadn't ridden before. Only 5 miles, but 5 great miles. Straight up my nemesis hill and no need to stop anywhere. Fun! ps thanks to Deb for putting the games link on her blog!

[Bike Writer]

I'm celebrating my first year on the bike by entering the Let's Go Ride A Bike Summer Games. Two events done so far I had a lovely ride this morning. It was unexpectedly sunny and I seemed to be the only person on the byways this morning. So a short off-road ride, and back via a couple of roads that I hadn't ridden before. Only 5 miles, but 5 great miles. Straight up my nemesis hill and no need to stop anywhere. Fun! ps thanks to Deb for putting the games link on her blog!

Congrats right back at ya for your first year of riding. Those miles do pile up whatever their length. Original credit for posting LEGRAB contest goes here http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=43987. Found it right here on TE first!

[jelee1311]

Bike writer thanks for starting this thread and sharing your story you inspire me. So here goes this year I got out my walking cast,rehabbed my achillies,got back on my bike! I started riding five times a week,relearned to ride clipless,fell over,crashed,got back on my bike.I got over my fears of hills, traffic,no bike lanes,and flat tires. I'm not sure of my mileage but I ramped up my daily average to 20 miles and my average speed. I ripped off deraileurs,dropped chains,and learned how to fix my own flat tires. I rode in lots of rain,wind and even some snow oops!I rode some big hills and explored by myself. I started riding with a group and made new friends. Most importantly I've stayed well enough to stay on my bike and I'm starting to feel like I can finally call myself a cyclist.