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Stonechat

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Nigelnaturist said:
I was tired, the last month as took a lot out of me really. I try a ride to set Km like 50Km (which is more the avg I do when I ride for the day) but I work in miles as that is what most understand, though being a child of the 60's I can work in both and can flip from one to the other, i can measure in both ft & in's, and cm's and m's.
Though I am not that old to remember Ten Bob though I do remember sixpence's ect..:laugh:



Seems my parents were holding back on me then, mine was a shilling.

Update on the bryton, it seems much more accurate going down Baghill (this is the first 1/2 mile or so from home).
This from today
http://app.strava.com/activities/99847247#2136129547 Fridays was as accurate.
This from the Garmin.
http://app.strava.com/activities/45412696#1724640770 it is also my best time down it.
The only draw back is it only records a track point every three seconds, this has a benefit on max cadence as any slight back pedalling wont show as a cadence spike that was common on the Garmin recording every second.
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Glad it's working ok
My navi2coach you can set the interval betewen data, first ride I did I realised it had more detail than I need, it was set to every second, I changed it to something like every 4 or 5 seconds
 
Nigelnaturist

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Supersuperleeds said:
Cheers Nigel, lots and often is the key ^_^
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I just don't have much time at the moment, heres something for, at 49 my Max H.R. (guide only) should be 171 however the last time I used the Garmin (18/11) it was 171bpm, this evening both on the way to Wakefield and back it peaked at 172bpm and 173bpm, and the funny thing is I didn't feel I was anywhere near my max.
 
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Nigelnaturist said:
I just don't have much time at the moment, heres something for, at 49 my Max H.R. (guide only) should be 171 however the last time I used the Garmin (18/11) it was 171bpm, this evening both on the way to Wakefield and back it peaked at 172bpm and 173bpm, and the funny thing is I didn't feel I was anywhere near my max.
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It's probably just a rule of thumb, the mileage you're doing, obviously pretty fit. Think I've seen some stuff about doing 20 minutes as hard as you can to determine threshold or Max, as long as you feel you're not at the limit, you're probably ok
 
Nigelnaturist

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Stonechat said:
It's probably just a rule of thumb, the mileage you're doing, obviously pretty fit. Think I've seen some stuff about doing 20 minutes as hard as you can to determine threshold or Max, as long as you feel you're not at the limit, you're probably ok
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I was working quite hard, its the first time the field in my database that shows some sort of work/effort related info has been over 300, I will explain later about.
 
RWright

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@ItsSteveLovell nice looking bike, glad you got things sorted with the insurance company.

I have been sort of busy and it has been cold here. I have done very little riding recently. Since I am pushed for time and it is cold I am just doing a little walking since I don't have to spend much time getting dressed properly, like I do to go out riding. I am able to stay much warmer walking than riding. It is supposed to warm up some in a few days so I hope to be rolling again soon. I need to drop a few of these pounds I have put on by not riding.

I also made the mistake of cutting my hair, which I had let get longer than it had ever been. I got tired of it and buzz cut my hair, not a smart move in this cool weather. My ears and neck have been freezing, even in the house. :cold: This also may have influenced my decision to do some recent walking rather than riding. :wacko:

I was reading the post about gas prices back in the old days. I remember when I was a kid that there were "gas wars" with the gas stations fighting for business. I saw it at sixteen cents per gallon at the gas station close to my house, I think it may have even been lower than that at some places. As luck would have it, a year or two before I got my drivers license, the gas shortages started. :angry:
 
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RWright said:
@ItsSteveLovell

I also made the mistake of cutting my hair, which I had let get longer than it had ever been. I got tired of it and buzz cut my hair, not a smart move in this cool weather. My ears and neck have been freezing, even in the house. :cold: This also may have influenced my decision to do some recent walking rather than riding. :wacko:

I was reading the post about gas prices back in the old days. I remember when I was a kid that there were "gas wars" with the gas stations fighting for business. I saw it at sixteen cents per gallon at the gas station close to my house, I think it may have even been lower than that at some places. As luck would have it, a year or two before I got my drivers license, the gas shortages started. :angry:
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Mine longer than its ever been and it keeps my head warmer than last year.
But its not a proper Gallon.:smile:
 
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