Silly STRAVA Racing

[Andrew_Culture]

I got a KOM on my way home tonight riding down a pitch black road in the countryside. I didn't know how fast I was going as I couldn't see the Garmin, so just went quick. Probably didn't need to put quite as much effort in.

I got a very scary KOM in much the same way from a CC user not far from here* and when I saw how fast I had gone without being able to see more than a few feet from my front wheel I felt like a bit of a lummuck. I was having to use the white lines in the road just to see the corners!



*it's okay, he goaded me into it

 

[DCLane]

Got my 2nd KOM this evening on this route: http://app.strava.com/activities/37155985 along with a 3rd and 5th

However, so few people made it easier http://app.strava.com/activities/37155985#597115493

Although I went along one and it's still not picked it up - not sure why: http://app.strava.com/segments/2595042 I WILL get this, whenever I've figured out why it's not being picked up. I think they've gone up the pavement on the RHS?

Other little ones locally that WILL be mine:

http://app.strava.com/segments/2709544
http://app.strava.com/segments/1498013
http://app.strava.com/segments/2385718
http://app.strava.com/segments/1277245
http://app.strava.com/segments/1562098
http://app.strava.com/segments/1470329

 

[HLaB]

I got a KOM on my way home tonight riding down a pitch black road in the countryside. I didn't know how fast I was going as I couldn't see the Garmin, so just went quick. Probably didn't need to put quite as much effort in.

I've not got a KOM in the dark but I'm certainly faster on some downhills when I can't see lights round the bend; I hope I don't meet a ninja

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

I've not got a KOM in the dark but I'm certainly faster on some downhills when I can't see lights round the bend; I hope I don't meet a ninja

Ever since coming 2 whiskers away from hitting a dog on the road, i have decided that going fast downhill is a day time activity only. Never realised what had happened until the dog was behind me. Would have hurt. Lots.

 

[HLaB]

Ever since coming 2 whiskers away from hitting a dog on the road, i have decided that going fast downhill is a day time activity only. Never realised what had happened until the dog was behind me. Would have hurt. Lots.

My moment in the dark was going down Standingstane Road. I Wasn't going fast FF, two wee lights in the verge caught my eyes, a cat I think, jumped out straight at the side of my bike and somehow? it went between my two wheels and beneath my bottom bracket

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

My moment in the dark was going down Standingstane Road. I Wasn't going fast FF, two wee lights in the verge caught my eyes, a cat I think, jumped out straight at the side of my bike and somehow? it went between my two wheels and beneath my bottom bracket

Now that's a close call. Just seems that you don't see these things happening in the dark until it's already happened.

Also when going 30-40mph+ in the dark seems like you are going light speed!! In the day light i can never go fast enough.

 

[Matthew_T]

I have just set a nice 20 miler on some segments that I want to do. It involves this hill: http://app.strava.com/segments/2322472 and this track: http://app.strava.com/segments/1129125. I am never going to be able to do 36mph around the track though. My fastest so far is 24mph.

 

[HLaB]

I have just set a nice 20 miler on some segments that I want to do. It involves this hill: http://app.strava.com/segments/2322472 and this track: http://app.strava.com/segments/1129125. I am never going to be able to do 36mph around the track though. My fastest so far is 24mph.

Neither did he, strava is picking up his ride incorrectly; its common place when the start and finish or other roads are close together. I certainly never went round here at nearly 38mph a corrected segment shows it at 22.5mph, which is more realistic.

 

[Rob3rt]

Noticed quite a few have very high speeds, often bunched together on certain dates, my 1st thought was that it could be a crit coming toward the bunch sprint, possibly including the sprint. But HLab might be right since the the circuit is quite tight, unlikely to see people averaging 36 mph over a course like that.

 

[Matthew_T]

But HLab might be right since the the circuit is quite tight, unlikely to see people averaging 36 mph over a course like that.

I'll upload the vid of me doing my best on the course on the new bike so that you can see how tight the bends are in realtime.

 

[Hacienda71]

You sometimes get silly speeds registered if you are riding more than once around the same course. Like this one.

 

[riggsbie]

I got 2 KOMs today and missed another by 1 second thanks to a numpty bimbling Nissan X Trail which made me brake and then I had to overtake....

http://app.strava.com/activities/37198346

 

[Matthew_T]

You sometimes get silly speeds registered if you are riding more than once around the same course. Like this one.

Well here is my stats for what we did: http://app.strava.com/activities/37083513 it doesnt seem to have gone wrong.

 

[4F]

I got 2 KOMs today and missed another by 1 second thanks to a numpty bimbling Nissan X Trail which made me brake and then I had to overtake....

http://app.strava.com/activities/37198346

Nice average speed there

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I got 2 KOMs today and missed another by 1 second thanks to a numpty bimbling Nissan X Trail which made me brake and then I had to overtake....

http://app.strava.com/activities/37198346

Lummy!