yeah ,,i find it better than endemondo ,,,if u go to the website it shows you your climb on a side elevation and its a more user friendly site i think,,iv got both and since downloading strava i dont use endemondo any more
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gettingintoit
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went for a 17 mile ride with my friend today ... took about 2 and a half hours ... his pace was very slow unfortunately ... on a brighter note i have dropped a stone off my total weight and im already feeling a serious boost in my fitness and general health
e-rider
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keep at it and try and increase your ride length rather than intensity at this stage. Longer rides will help build a good base fitness (and burn plenty of fat). Once you have a decent base fitness you can start to think about increasing intensity - I think that's still a little way off yet but something to aim for in the future. Good work.
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gettingintoit
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im not looking at intensity yet i just cycle along at a comfortable pace around between ten and twenty mph usually but with my friend today i was stuck around 7-8 mph
smutchin
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I think you should just keep up what you're already doing for now. Sounds like you have exactly the right attitude and approach. Don't try to push yourself too hard too soon or you'll take the fun out of it, and then you'll feel less inclined to keep it up.
However, you will sooner or later find that your increased fitness and reduced weight make the ride you're doing now too easy, and you may well hit a plateau in your weight loss. That's the point where you really need to think about upping the intensity and/or duration of your exercise if you want to continue getting the same benefits.
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gettingintoit
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thets the reason i went on the 17 mile ride today ... the ten mile ride just felt too easy
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gettingintoit
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also hills my god i encountered a real hill today .... its about 1km long and must take you about 400 m higher
edit .. just done a calculator turnes out its 800 metres long with a 15 percent gradient
edit .. just done a calculator turnes out its 800 metres long with a 15 percent gradient
BrumJim
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Great to hear the progression. Even better to hear that 10 miles is getting too easy. Looks like you need to find some new cycling buddies too!
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gettingintoit
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New riding buddies would be fun ... My freind is gunna start cycling with me more ... He weighs less than me (21 stone) .. But I think his fitness level is lower .... Hopefully due to the weifght difference he will soon be able to go at my pace instead of constantly under ten ... Eiher way its more fun too ride with somebody else .... Sorry for any mistakes im on my phone.
ColinJ
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Not being funny, gii, but you definitely have your computer set to imperial units do you? I accidentally had mine set to metric units when I first got it, and I thought I was going 60% further & faster than I actually was until I noticed that! 
MattHB
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Jim does it have ant+ support?
S1mon
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Seems cycling when you get the bug is the best thing for weight loss.
I lost 10 stone last year put bike away after illness and a quiet serious op so no exercise for months got on scales 2 weeks ago and 2 stone back on!!! I'm gutted but last Friday got the all clear from my op and hit the gym. Now my fitness isn't what it was in September but it is much better than I thought did 25k on exercise bike at 100 rpm on mid level in just over an hour ... So finally get all clear got bike back with my shiny new di2 ultegra all my lovely tight gear... And it's going to rain ! Buti have booked my self on Evans ride next Sunday do I just start at the 30 or try the 50 it's on my route I was doing last summer and my best miles before my op was 49 (cock up in measuring suppose to be 50) and good luck with your own journey I was 25 stone plus when I started I got to 14 12 in September and increased my miles and hills by 10% a week roughly
I lost 10 stone last year put bike away after illness and a quiet serious op so no exercise for months got on scales 2 weeks ago and 2 stone back on!!! I'm gutted but last Friday got the all clear from my op and hit the gym. Now my fitness isn't what it was in September but it is much better than I thought did 25k on exercise bike at 100 rpm on mid level in just over an hour ... So finally get all clear got bike back with my shiny new di2 ultegra all my lovely tight gear... And it's going to rain ! Buti have booked my self on Evans ride next Sunday do I just start at the 30 or try the 50 it's on my route I was doing last summer and my best miles before my op was 49 (cock up in measuring suppose to be 50) and good luck with your own journey I was 25 stone plus when I started I got to 14 12 in September and increased my miles and hills by 10% a week roughly
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Not being funny, gii, but you definitely have your computer set to imperial units do you? I accidentally had mine set to metric units when I first got it, and I thought I was going 60% further & faster than I actually was until I noticed that!
not sure how to quote so ill see if that worked
im pretty sure its definatley in mph not kph it shows the speed and avg speed in mph for definate
not sure how to quote so ill see if that worked
im pretty sure its definatley in mph not kph it shows the speed and avg speed in mph for definate
