welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
You could just uee a cat eye. It records distance, and time. That's all I need or use these things for.
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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You could just uee a cat eye. It records distance, and time. That's all I need or use these things for.
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
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Tut tut you naughty people racing & taking risks!
I took a chance with the weather this morning & quickly planned a route into the Test Valley on some new roads for me. So glad I did as it stayed dry & I had a most enjoyable 68 miles on some quiet roads with great scenery. (oh & I completed the Sufferlandrian National Day challenge
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http://www.strava.com/activities/167929189
I took a chance with the weather this morning & quickly planned a route into the Test Valley on some new roads for me. So glad I did as it stayed dry & I had a most enjoyable 68 miles on some quiet roads with great scenery. (oh & I completed the Sufferlandrian National Day challenge
)http://www.strava.com/activities/167929189
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
I'll maybe just stick with downloading to Garmin connect and RWGPS just for an idea of distance over the year. Could also start carrying a camera and stopping much more often instead of belting along thinking, Oh, can't stop here I am on a segment. Lol
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Thats what I do. I think I spend more time stopping and taking photos than I spend cycling.
Supersuperleeds
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Tut tut you naughty people racing & taking risks!
I took a chance with the weather this morning & quickly planned a route into the Test Valley on some new roads for me. So glad I did as it stayed dry & I had a most enjoyable 68 miles on some quiet roads with great scenery. (oh & I completed the Sufferlandrian National Day challenge
http://www.strava.com/activities/167929189
I think Strava have messed that challenge up, I went out for just over an hour and it says I've completed 269%
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
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You are not allowed to give up Strava! Every day last year when I got to work and saw you had already posted a monster ride motivated me to go further the next day. Come to think of it, you are entirely to blame for my addiction
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
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- Wiltshire
Yeah something's wrong as mine says 759%!I think Strava have messed that challenge up, I went out for just over an hour and it says I've completed 269%
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
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- Wiltshire
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Probably pathetic to most of you but yeah. Not pushing myself to hard as just recovered from a broken wrist!
Its not pathetic. Any amount of miles is good. Well done.
Phoenix Lincs
Über Member
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- Sleaford, Lincs
Map my ride (or fitness) tracks mileage, calories, speed etc, but doesn't have segments, so maybe that'd be a way forward, Mo.
I went out for a ride this evening, where I didn't concentrate on cadence, just tried to go for a 'ride'. It was hot and sweaty, with lots of thunderbugs around and my face was a lovely shade of scarlet when I'd finished.
When I downloaded it to Strava it showed (rather disappointingly) no cups, no medals, nowt! "Bl***y h*ll" I thought, "must have been a rubbish ride".
Then I tootled over to Veloviewer, synched it and it brought up a QOM and couple of other good bits and I was confused.com. Anyway, when I went back into Strava, there they were. Bizarre! Happy though.
Hope everybody is ok in this heat, nobody has had any storm problems and there are smiles on your faces.
Love and cake
PL
ps - get well soon @Mo1959 and hopefully puddy comes home very soon
Effyb4
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@Phoenix Lincs That happened to me the other day and I was sure I had got at least one pr. Went back in to strava and I had 5.
It's my London to Southend ride tomorrow. I'm hoping the heat isn't intolerable and that there aren't too many thunder storms. It will be my furthest ride, but I have done 45 miles, so I'm pretty sure I can do 52 miles.
It's my London to Southend ride tomorrow. I'm hoping the heat isn't intolerable and that there aren't too many thunder storms. It will be my furthest ride, but I have done 45 miles, so I'm pretty sure I can do 52 miles.
moo
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- North London
Good luck. If my bike was working flawlessly I'd be attempting London to Southend and back again. Maybe next week
On my commutes now I am focusing purely on technique and trying not to stop pedalling. I have the ride of the roses charity ride on 31st August and do not want to be left behind. 75 miles with some hills, which I am not used to. Not sure if I should go and have a go at the route a few weeks before. I have 12 days off mid August so I will have the chance to. My furthest ride so far is 72 miles so I am presuming I would be able to do 75, although the 72 nearly killed me! I will use those 12 days off to rack up the miles and make sure I can do it. I am not failing on a charity ride!
Tonight's commute was error free, good technique and quite fast for me! Averaged 16.5 mph and managed to overtake one roadie who looked like he was struggling, only to find out he was on his way home after riding 115 miles! I felt like crap after he told me that, so filtered in front of him and took any wind resistance away from him for a mile or so when he turned off. Was a good ride though.
Tonight's commute was error free, good technique and quite fast for me! Averaged 16.5 mph and managed to overtake one roadie who looked like he was struggling, only to find out he was on his way home after riding 115 miles! I felt like crap after he told me that, so filtered in front of him and took any wind resistance away from him for a mile or so when he turned off. Was a good ride though.
Jordon Brooker
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- Bournemouth, UK
Right now managing to do at the most 7 miles without serious tush pain. But my speed is only around 5-10 MPH. Is this really slow even for a newbie?
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