Newbie weekly achievement thread

[Maye]

Last week I completed my first 12 miles on the "maiden voyage" on my new Trek Lexa. This week the achievement is going to be mastering the new Speedplay Light pedals and want to ride at least 25 miles. Yay!

[hebe]

woo hoo! Enjoy

[murielalex]

Last week I completed my first 12 miles on the "maiden voyage" on my new Trek Lexa. This week the achievement is going to be mastering the new Speedplay Light pedals and want to ride at least 25 miles. Yay!

Definite achievement!

This weekend was the first time I didn't ride alone, and I didn't kill anyone by plowing into them! That feels pretty good.

[Catrin]

Definite achievement!

This weekend was the first time I didn't ride alone, and I didn't kill anyone by plowing into them! That feels pretty good.

This is an amazing achievement, it feels so very good to do this the very first time. It's only been two years since I could say the same thing

[hebe]

Great achievement! I still ride into the Mister sometimes

I did a roadside-repair maintenance course last night, and this evening I took the rear wheel off the Marin and put it back on again. Everything still seems to work...

[Roadtrip]

After quite a while off the bike I finally got out today... I hate to admit it, but the last outdoors ride I did was last fall just before Thankgiving. The crash/shouder Injury last Spring really ruined my season. I was feeling strong before and after three months off the bike all the hardwork I'd done over the winter was down the drain. I struggled to complete five miles when I had been riding 20-ish mile rides before the crash.

I had hoped to train over the winter and really kick butt come spring, but I have to be honest I just was depressed and found it hard to get enthused about biking. All my rides last year after the crash were a real struggle and no fun what so ever. I ended up sitting beside the path in tears after having just chucked my bike away in the tall grass. After wiping away my tears I collected my bike and limped back to the car... That was my last ride.

My knee has been hurting but I still wanted to feel the sunshine and wind in my hair... I just didn't expect 13mph with gusts closer to 20. Just as soon as I started riding into the headwind the knee started talking at me, so I cut the ride off and not risk a further injury, but it was good to feel the bike again!

Shannon

[Catrin]

Roadtrip - glad to hear that you were able to enjoy getting out there - and equally glad that you listened to your knee I am jealous because I really wanted to ride one of my bikes today but my quads are toast. Too much to even go for a hike. So you did better than I today.

[Hartmame]

Finished my bike build with a velo 5 computer. Now I can keep better track of my miles. Last week I did 25 on Monday and 16 on Wednesday. The week before I rode about 30 on Wednesday. I going to try to do two rides a week through the spring. I've been riding bike paths but I want to build enough strength to ride on the road.

[never2late]

Well, I am venturing forward to say I road my longest milage to date yesterday, a 34 miler. I added 10% from last week and plan to do that for the next month or so getting ready for my first sponsored ride in June. It was a lovely sunny (and that is the optimal word for the Pacific Northwest) Sunday.

I am 'schlepping' my 43 pound Schwinn until I settle on a road bike.

[Catrin]

Well, I am venturing forward to say I road my longest milage to date yesterday, a 34 miler. I added 10% from last week and plan to do that for the next month or so getting ready for my first sponsored ride in June. It was a lovely sunny (and that is the optimal word for the Pacific Northwest) Sunday.

I am 'schlepping' my 43 pound Schwinn until I settle on a road bike.

Wooohoooo, glad to hear it! Those milestones are so sweet, and they never stop being that way

[hebe]

Brilliant - well done!

I haven't ridden in a week My husband is Stateside for two weeks, and it only seems to stop raining after my 4 year-old goes to bed. I've been trying to practise swapping tubes and doing other minor fixings instead.