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

[Mo1959]

Strava have updated the andriod app which gives you real time segment feedback and apparently you can see if your friends are out on a route etc. I cant wait to give it a try onw the way home from work today

Mad stalker

 

[madferret]

Strava have updated the andriod app which gives you real time segment feedback and apparently you can see if your friends are out on a route etc. I cant wait to give it a try onw the way home from work today

Strava, I love, but the app crashes my phone, so now I use google mytracks which seems more consistent and then export and upload the .gpx file.

It's annoying though as my "bigger" rides end up looking like 4 rides instead due to battery changing etc, wish there was a way to join them up afterwards. Or I could buy a dedicated bike GPS wotsit. More expense.......

 

[Mo1959]

Strava, I love, but the app crashes my phone, so now I use google mytracks which seems more consistent and then export and upload the .gpx file.

It's annoying though as my "bigger" rides end up looking like 4 rides instead due to battery changing etc, wish there was a way to join them up afterwards. Or I could buy a dedicated bike GPS wotsit. More expense.......

Garmin Edge 200....less than £100

 

[madferret]

Garmin Edge 200....less than £100

Just had a quick look, think I would want something with at least Cadence, so that I know what I am doing (or not doing more likely!). Not too bothered about maps as my phone handles that bit OK. HRM would probably just scare me too much!

 

[Mo1959]

Just had a quick look, think I would want something with at least Cadence, so that I know what I am doing (or not doing more likely!). Not too bothered about maps as my phone handles that bit OK. HRM would probably just scare me too much!

Ah, you would need to go up to the 500 or 510 then.....more expensive. Keep an eye on the classifieds on here. There have been some for sale.

 

[boybiker]

I Use an extended battery with my Samsung galaxy s4 sure it makes the phone bigger but I get 15 hours screen time running maps. I can get over 5 days life out of it with moderate use. Not bad for a 25 quid battery!

 

[MaxInc]

It's annoying though as my "bigger" rides end up looking like 4 rides instead due to battery changing etc, wish there was a way to join them up afterwards. Or I could buy a dedicated bike GPS wotsit. More expense.......

What phone model you have? I use a 4200mAh external battery case (£16 from dx.com) with my iPhone and only used about 25% on my longest ride so far, about 5 hours including stops.

 

[madferret]

What phone model you have? I use a 4200mAh external battery case (£16 from dx.com) with my iPhone and only used about 25% on my longest ride so far, about 5 hours including stops.

I have a galaxy s3, the bigger batteries won't fit in my holder....but it does have scope for a battery pack I believe. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B03OYVM/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

However, that's not the main issue, its more that Strava just stops my phone working and freezes it, which has led to some gaps which annoyed me, hence the "mytracks" compromise. Think a bike computer may well be in order, as I have a perfectly valid excuse for one......

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Mo1959 I never did.
@BrianEvesham I don't have a problem clipping in and out, I had a problem when I started using them clipping in, I dont always get it first time but I can do one rotation no matter how my foot lands on the pedal and the get the 2nd time, 90% I get it first time anyway.

I just spent the morning fettling, tightened up a few screws that needed, stem and bars after having settled, crank bolts nipped up, this may have cured a creaking that's developed, a couple of minute pieces of glass from the tyres, I have been getting a rational ticking, at first I thought the speed magnet was catching the sensor, never that easier though is it.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Just had a quick look, think I would want something with at least Cadence, so that I know what I am doing (or not doing more likely!). Not too bothered about maps as my phone handles that bit OK. HRM would probably just scare me too much!

Bryton 40 is cheaper than a 500, their site uploads direct to Strava. £135
http://www.totalcycling.com/a-z/com...IDER_40.html?gclid=CI7QiO6dhLgCFUfKtAodPCIAug
cad/speed sensors fit, and does breadcrumb trials.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Bryton 40 is cheaper than a 500, their site uploads direct to Strava. £135
http://www.totalcycling.com/a-z/com...IDER_40.html?gclid=CI7QiO6dhLgCFUfKtAodPCIAug
cad/speed sensors fit, and does breadcrumb trials.

You can get the 20 with H.R. for £130 and add a speed/cadence sensor, £30-40 or get one as a pckage, the thing it doesn't do is breadcrumb trials, and only displays 3 items on the screen though you can have multiply screens showing different info
The 40 might have upto 8 items per screen

 

[Nomadski]

Although heart rate doesn't tell you how much effort you are pushing, it is a good indication of your body's response to that effort givven the conditions and staying in Z3 and Z4 for so long is likley to drain you of energy. For longer journeys it is better to pace yourself into a lower Zone even that will feel slower to begin with but will likley be faster and more energetic overall.

Useful info that cheers. I must admit, I really haven't used the HR monitor information whilst out on the bike, really should try paying more attention to HR zones.

 

[madferret]

You can get the 20 with H.R. for £130 and add a speed/cadence sensor, £30-40 or get one as a pckage, the thing it doesn't do is breadcrumb trials, and only displays 3 items on the screen though you can have multiply screens showing different info
The 40 might have upto 8 items per screen

Thanks Nigel, the 40 looks good for my purposes

 

[RWright]

It's only lack of money that stops me experimenting too. Even thought about an old mountain bike for rumbling around some of the really potholed side roads. I currently have 3 bikes though so I think that's plenty for one person sadly

I have 7 bikes, 3 are partially in boxes waiting to be rebuilt, one is in a box that needs to be taken to the curb. I spend much of my spare time keeping the 3 I ride most of the time rolling.

Even that doesn't stop me from wanting a cyclocross bike.

 

[BrianEvesham]

one is in a box that needs to be taken to the curb.
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Taken to the Curb?