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

[Nigelnaturist]

@Supersuperleeds & @SatNavSaysStraightOn is this rides as in individual ones or days with accumulated mileage, as I often just record the ride to the hospital and then the ride after and combine them for strava.

Edit got it, its days

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I did do a spread sheet with that info, didn't do one on the database another routine to work out.

I have an excel spreadsheet that calculates it for me... just uses the

=COUNTIF(B:B,">="&D3)

command and where your route mileage is in column B and your reference (in this case the number 1) is in cell D3... make d4 to be number 2, d5 = 3 and so on. Put the command above into E3 and then copy the command down. Just add new data to the bottom of the data in column B and it auto-updates. you then just have to compare one column of numbers with another column

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I have an excel spreadsheet that calculates it for me... just uses the command and where your route mileage is in column B and your reference (in this case the number 1) is in cell D3... make d4 to be number 2, d5 = 3 and so on. Put the command above into E3 and then copy the command down. Just add new data to the bottom of the data in column B and it auto-updates. you then just have to compare one column of numbers with another column

I did something similar for rides between say 0-10 miles 10-20 miles ect, but I do all my stuff in Access now (miss the pretty charts excel did) I will have to have a think about it for Access.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

If I have it right 45 I need another 2 for 46

 

[Stonechat]

mine is only 51 (in miles that is) but I have only recorded rides since we set out rtw on the 28th February 2011 (and I have ridden most of my life).
need another 7 ride of +52 miles to up it one more so think I might have to extend that commute of mine (when I am feeling a touch better - been off colour for the last few days and having to take it easy, i.e. no riding

Well I did a lot of rides over 50 miles in my birdwatching days, no record of them now

 

[Mo1959]

Lovely morning for cycling here and I am having another day off..........I think my body and mind needs a break anyway. Sun is coming out and I'm just about to head out with the dog instead.

Congrats to all, too numerous too mention individually who put in some great rides over the weekend.

 

[Stonechat]

Rain forecast so recovery day today

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Rain forecast so recovery day today

Rode about a quarter of the ride yesterday with overshoes, thing is it only spitted for about the first 100 yards.

 

[Biggler]

Mo time is the best time.. http://www.strava.com/activities/145700195
33.1 miles, the longest I've done and my Garmin goes and corrupts the data, the distance is correct though. Should I just go make a manual entry or is there a way to recover the data?
I think I'll create a GPX of the route and upload that then give my ride commentary... so much faffing! silly Garmin

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Mo time is the best time.. http://www.strava.com/activities/145700195
33.1 miles, the longest I've done and my Garmin goes and corrupts the data, the distance is correct though. Should I just go make a manual entry or is there a way to recover the data?
I think I'll create a GPX of the route and upload that then give my ride commentary... so much faffing! silly Garmin.

How do you mean corrupted. Try copying the file from the unit to your computer and upload that.

Edit, long shot, but has the gps track option been turned off some how, not the thing you do but the 510 being new something may have changed it.

 

[Biggler]

How do you mean corrupted. Try copying the file from the unit to your computer and upload that.

It did the same thing. It just shows the same straight lines on Garmin Connect Website & Strava. I uploaded the Garmin .fit file and it showed the same.

okay I cant upload a GPX route as it is missing time data.
Here's the route - http://app.strava.com/routes/375275

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I had a look, have a look hoe big the file is compared with the last ride, this will give you an indication of how much data was recorded. Should be approx 3 time, though not quite as the header is only produced once, opposed to the gps plots.

 

[Stonechat]

There is some stuff about on the internet - for instance
http://garmin.kiesewetter.nl/

However I have no idea
You can open the files in a text editor

 

[Nigelnaturist]

There is some stuff about on the internet - for instance
http://garmin.kiesewetter.nl/

However I have no idea
You can open the files in a text editor

not fit files you cant they are binary, they are about 1/10th the size of a converted tcx file

 

[Biggler]

It's 3Kb.. must have missed a load of data.. infuriating!
As a comparison a 10mile ride on Saturday is 17Kb