First 50....done

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First 50....done

Postby Dave R32 » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:44 am

After 4 days off the bike earlier this week due to a virus this morning I headed out on my Scarborough / Redcliffe ride. A slight tail breeze all the way out made life easier, this became head on while riding south down the foreshore. Stopped for a coffee in Redcliffe and then headed home.

On the ride back I had to stop at every traffic light which meant getting into a groove was impossible and the breeze was cross / head on for most of the trip until I turned into North Lakes, had my first look at the km travelled and decided to do the extra 15km to get my 50 !!

Stats:
1H 52M
Avs 26.7kmh
Ave cad 73
Distance 50.6 km

A couple of observations from this ride:
1. My Avanti branded knicks run out of comfort at the 50km mark.....time for something better.
2. The full bike fit I had done in late December at Dutton Cycles was worth every dollar today. We went up 25mm in seat height and flipped the stem to give me a slightly more relaxed position and climbing is now easier probably due to proper leg extension....love it.

Brag over.....now for a 100km ride :D

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Postby ni78ck » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:48 am

well done and good average speed for first 50!
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Postby Boognoss » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:26 am

Well done mate.

How much did your Avanti knicks set you back? I've bought the occasional jersey back have never bought knicks from an LBS. Too pricey..... I have cheap knicks ($30 or less from Torpedo 7) that are comfy for me for over 100km rides.
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Postby Pax » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:12 pm

Well done Dave, good average especially after being sick. (As you know I was sick last week too, but sounds like you were worse then me)

I'm a bit of a cheapscate compared to some people on this site...don't be too quick to ditch the nicks if this was your first 50...mightn't be the nicks fault, just your anatomy getting used to a longer distance.

Well done, have you put it up on the Fit GIts journal yet (I bet you did that the second you got home :P )

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Postby Orion » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:07 pm

Congratulations from a recent 50Km conqueror :D

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Postby JCR » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:51 pm

Good on ya.
I have not been out today, but if the wind was anything like Saturday morning it would have been fun :lol: I rode into it from Burpengary to Scarborough and then still had to ride into it to Woody Point hahaha, it was good to have the tail wind on the way home going twice as fast.

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Postby Dave R32 » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:55 pm

Ni78ck - Thanks, max speed was just 50kmh and a couple of other times I hit 46 - 48.

Boognoss - the knicks cost me $69.95 from memory and so far have been great until todays ride, even then it was just a little bit of pain in one sit bone. But I have justify spending more money on bibs somehow :D

Pax - Yeah I entered it into bike journal after a quick brag to my wife :D

Orion - Thanks, but I did it on road bike, from memory yours was on a MTB with nobby tyres and on more undulating terrain.

JCR - No way this morning was as windy as yesterday morning, I didnt ride yesterday and noticed a lot less cyclists on the road when I was driving to work.

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Postby Mulger bill » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:36 pm

Good one Dave, that's milestone one gone :D

Keep on rollin'.

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Postby superbarok » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:24 pm

congrats dave! well done!!

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Postby der Ungar » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:37 pm

Great work, Dave!
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Postby Tom Marius » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:39 pm

the 50 is a great milestone and once its been done its hard to justify going out for any less than that! Good job. 8)
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Postby Endo » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:55 pm

Hey, good work on your first 50! I was stoked when I hit my first half ton too! It wasn't long until I went the whole hog and did 100. You'll just need most of the day to do it... Big ups yourself mate! well done

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