Silly STRAVA Racing

[400bhp]

You know those stories of idiot cyclists who get hurt while recklessly chasing KOMs...

Racing along this morning in the wet, I tried to take a left turn flat out and didn't spot the metal grid across the road. Front wheel spat out from under me, but somehow the rear found some grip and I stayed upright. No idea how I didn't go down, because the front was all over the place and I was a total passenger.

Won't be trying that one again.

Oh bugger - ruined your KoM attempt.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I can't see any logic in that. What's the difference between achieving KOM 4 miles into a 5 mile ride, and achieving KOM 4 miles into a 35 mile ride? Surely the riders legs are in the same state in both cases.

Exactly but this is what he was claiming. Pretty sure it was sour grapes as Andrew bagged one of his KOM's or something. Strava wars!!! ;-)

 

[Hip Priest]

Must have had better schoolin' then! Or not, if you are going to correct my grammar, you might want to note that there were no commas in my post!

Sorry about these posts. I was half-cut last night and clearly acting like a knob.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Sorry about these posts. I was half-cut last night and clearly acting like a knob.

Tipsy posts are the best! On a forum I used to mod we had a thread specifically for drunk folk to post in, it was brilliantly funny sometimes.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Exactly but this is what he was claiming. Pretty sure it was sour grapes as Andrew bagged one of his KOM's or something. Strava wars!!! ;-)

The fella threw up trying to take one if my KOMs!

 

[Hip Priest]

I'm normally a jovial drunk but last night I got home and acted like a grumpy div on various internet sites. I blame those Belgian beers. To keep things on topic I did a 30 miler this morning and got a PB in every segment.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

The fella threw up trying to take one if my KOMs!

Serves him right! I gest of course. All is fare in love and Strava.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Serves him right! I gest of course. All is fare in love and Strava.

All fun!

 

[zizou]

Well thats the BMC challenge done. Probably the easiest strava challenge i've done so far but still a nice sense of achievement getting it in the bag

 

[Smurfy]

My first ever go at Strava, I had quite a leisurely ride, and targeted just one hill on the way home, when I was already tired. For my efforts I ended up in 2nd place, behind this guy!

I didn't throw up achieving it, is it too early to pack Strava in?

 

[Rob3rt]

Sorry about these posts. I was half-cut last night and clearly acting like a knob.

Don't worry about it, I do my fair share of providing premium product to those in the market for a bit of "internet dickhead" myself I don't drink either, so you know you are getting precision engineered, carefully thought out knobber-y from me, none of this spontaneous guff!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

My first ever go at Strava, I had quite a leisurely ride, and targeted just one hill on the way home, when I was already tired. For my efforts I ended up in 2nd place, behind this guy!

I didn't throw up achieving it, is it too early to pack Strava in?

Vomit optional.

Personally I'd rather not bother.

 

[gaz]

Woke up late this morning and had to push it to work. Felt much more fun than taking it a bit easier (what i've done for the past month or so doing that stupid challenge).

 

[gaz]

Eugh, just updated my positions on veloviewer. 263 worse placings :/ lost a load of KOM's that strava didn't even tell me about. Not impressed, I also can't be arsed to even try and get them back, must be this winter weather that just doesn't inspire me to push it as much.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I FINALLY won back KOM on a short uphill sprint from the fixie riding trumpet player in my band, who, I should add, is young enough to be my son!