Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Stonechat]

Wouldn't have been me by any chance
You need to go through the start point and end point within a certain distance and cover I think its 90% of the segment, there is one near here you can cut a good section out and still (short cut) and still get a time, I have at least one where if I go through the start and end points there are a few different ends and it still records.

I have at least one segment in Windsor Gt Pk where there are road outside and a track inside the park, sometimes gives the wrong segment

Edit
You can use this sometimes to help get a missing segment.
http://strava-tools.raceshape.com/snap/

 

[L14M]

Enjoy the weather today guys! I'm going to the lbs to get these gears done, then to do a 15 mile ride. Next week should be putting some miles in on the bike!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Wouldn't have been me by any chance
You need to go through the start point and end point within a certain distance and cover I think its 90% of the segment, there is one near here you can cut a good section out and still (short cut) and still get a time, I have at least one where if I go through the start and end points there are a few different ends and it still records.

feels like it is definitely more than 90% if one of mine is anything to go by...
This is a 26.1km segment of mine... and I missed a tiny fraction of it just after the start so this ride did not qualify!

The grey line is what I did, the red light is the segment. The section I missed out is 600 metres long! (so something like 2.3% if I have worked it out correctly!)

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@SatNavSaysStraightOn I was only going off what I read on strava sometime back. Maybe they have got more accurate.
@Stonechat you have to either then delete or make private the original, download that and re-upload it
There is also this which I think is being used to help correct minor gps errors but not certain, its also interesting to see what parts of the world are cycled different colour options give different effects.
http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#6/-6.56048/54.16527/gray/bike
http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#6/-6.56048/54.16527/blue/bike
http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#6/-6.56048/54.16527/yellow/bike

 

[BrianEvesham]

Just a gentle spin round the lanes this morning in the Sun

http://www.strava.com/activities/143798732

Saving my energy and Looking forward to Sundays big ride

http://www.cyclistsfc.org.uk/events/wheel-heroes/

 

[ACQPL]

Went out to a beautiful park near to where I live today to take the bike for a blast and do some interval training - The GPS log does spike quite some as the tree's play havoc with signal, what impressed me was my average speed has been slowly increasing since late 2013 (Still only 18km/h mind..) I'm very proud of finally managing to hit 30km/h for about a minute
https://flic.kr/p/npxTAX <- route + analysis from Etrex 20

 

[morrisman]

I've now completed 600 miles on my Defy 2 after many years on and off with flat bar bikes and am still finding it a bit uncomfortable. So off for a proper bike fit tomorrow as there seems to be too many variables to achieve nirvana by fiddling around with saddle height, saddle fore and aft, cleat position, stem angle, stem length, bar angle etc etc.

Still consider the bike to be a really good buy and have done rides up to 65 miles and aiming at a all time long ride of 85 miles next week.

 

[matth411]

Glorious day on the Wirral today. Had all my (new) kit ready last night so I could get out sharpish this morning. Managed a 33.3 mile run out, could have done more but got family expecting me soon. As I said it was glorious, but now and a again there was a bit of a stiff breeze slowing me down. Mainly when a hill was in front of me! Absolutely loved it, and incident free too. Every driver gave me room or waited for a safe time to pass, which made me think I was all over the road haha. Why can't all days be like today.... http://app.strava.com/activities/143826702

 

[Stonechat]

Usual Wednesday blast over to Chertsey with no extras today
So only 10.5 miles @ 16.8 mph and it's a flat route 168 feet
Still good to keep the legs spinning
http://www.strava.com/activities/143838841

BEfore getting a road bike I worried about drop handlebars and my back
A few months down the line, and today I fin when into a slight headwind, I could use the drops and get less wind resitance.
I think after the L2B I will do some slight position adjustments, saddle up 1/2 an inch, back a little too.
Maybe rotate the handlebar forward a little too. DOn't want to change anything.

Longer ride will be Sunday, weather permitting
(Not in your league @Supersuperleeds )

 

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Usual Wednesday blast over to Chertsey with no extras today
So only 10.5 miles @ 16.8 mph and it's a flat route 168 feet
Still good to keep the legs spinning
http://www.strava.com/activities/143838841

BEfore getting a road bike I worried about drop handlebars and my back
A few months down the line, and today I fin when into a slight headwind, I could use the drops and get less wind resitance.
I think after the L2B I will do some slight position adjustments, saddle up 1/2 an inch, back a little too.
Maybe rotate the handlebar forward a little too. DOn't want to change anything.

Longer ride will be Sunday, weather permitting
(Not in your league @Supersuperleeds )

Meant to be going on a club run to Chertsey later today, but it looks like its going to be pissing down with rain later this afternoon and I don't have any of my wet weather gear

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I've now completed 600 miles on my Defy 2 after many years on and off with flat bar bikes and am still finding it a bit uncomfortable. So off for a proper bike fit tomorrow as there seems to be too many variables to achieve nirvana by fiddling around with saddle height, saddle fore and aft, cleat position, stem angle, stem length, bar angle etc etc.

Still consider the bike to be a really good buy and have done rides up to 65 miles and aiming at a all time long ride of 85 miles next week.

It took me ages to get used to the road bike as I was also used to flat bars.

 

[Mr_K_Dilkington]

Does anyone know how to judge whether I should slam my stem or not? Currently it's at the highest point with two spacers underneath. I want to see if I can get this any lower and still be comfortable and get the power down as efficiently. Is there any way to judge this technically, or is it just a case of doing it, riding and seeing if it is comfortable?

 

[morrisman]

Does anyone know how to judge whether I should slam my stem or not? Currently it's at the highest point with two spacers underneath. I want to see if I can get this any lower and still be comfortable and get the power down as efficiently. Is there any way to judge this technically, or is it just a case of doing it, riding and seeing if it is comfortable?

Since it's a two minute job to 'slam' it why not give it a try..

At the risk of teaching egg sucking


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SuTxugV6yY

 

[Stonechat]

It took me ages to get used to the road bike as I was also used to flat bars.

In my case I used to have a Claud Butler Touring bike for years, but I was concerned for my 62 year old back.

However I seem to be adapting.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Gee it is hard keeping your cadence up above 90, and even harder uphill, doesn't matter how many gears or what ratios between them
a new p.b on this 1 mile 121ft climb http://app.strava.com/activities/143871081/segments/3288508763
cad 89rpm avg sp 12.2mph which is a 46" gear on my bike a 30x17 a compact 34x19 (keep tell folk the 30th is more than a granny ring).
http://app.strava.com/activities/143871081/segments/3288508763

http://app.strava.com/activities/143871081

My stats for the ride are 37.28 mile @ 16.46mph avg cad 88rpm (its going up) 1361ft 36.51ft/mile more than twice as difficult as both yesterday and the day before and faster than yesterday and almost as quick as Monday.