Silly STRAVA Racing

[Sittingduck]

Ahhh, how the tables have turned

 

[Andrew_P]

Two laps of box hill today, that was hard work but did my best time on the second time round. Probably because there was lots of traffic the first time round and I was held back.

Got 5th place here and missed out on 10th place on another segment by only 2 seconds.

Pah, everytime I tackle that I hit traffic bewtween Esso and Star Lane, plus a perfect tailwind today! Well done BTW !

 

[gaz]

Pah, everytime I tackle that I hit traffic bewtween Esso and Star Lane, plus a perfect tailwind today! Well done BTW !

Luckily no traffic today (lovely wind) but did have to stop at the lights.
I was also a pulling a guy who I had just passed on the climb up the A23. Apparently he had already been to brighton and was on the way back home (funny as I had just seen some stragglers only just outside of the M25 at 1pm!)

 

[Andrew_P]

I have taken two days off first time in ages and today my Hamstrings feel really tight which is a bit of a worry. You covered a fair bit of my last 6 miles coming home. I had the wind with me on Friday, but left work late for me. Saw there was not any traffic on the A23/M23 junction and went for it I passed the Ped pinch point doing 31mph thighs were burning but had to back off as the traffic was backin up :-(

 

[SoloCyclist]

Think I'm hooked. Used Strava for first time today and wasn't sure how it worked or where any sections were. When I checked when I got home my best section was a 12th out of 175. I did get a 2nd but only out of 6. Like I said I didn't know where the sections were so I'm going to go back and try harder.

 

[gaz]

I have taken two days off first time in ages and today my Hamstrings feel really tight which is a bit of a worry. You covered a fair bit of my last 6 miles coming home. I had the wind with me on Friday, but left work late for me. Saw there was not any traffic on the A23/M23 junction and went for it I passed the Ped pinch point doing 31mph thighs were burning but had to back off as the traffic was backin up :-(

I was doing 32 under the bridge.

 

[Andrew_P]

I was doing 32 under the bridge.

Perhaps because I do it daily I don't flatten it out until after the bridge, mainly because of the dodgy joining what is still essentially the M23 more than a few times I have been forced to stay on the Chevrons by fast a moving artic still in lane one, and hte road surface is lumpy until just after the bridge.

Out of interest how much of a primary did you take at the Pedestrian crossing? Enough to stop a Van or enough to stop all traffic passing you through the pinch? I have written 2 times to Surrey about that crossing, couldn't beleive it when they put it in barely gets used and is so wide in the middle zero thought went in to it from a Cycling POV. Also written 3 times about he M23/A23 Junctions both North and Southbound without reply.

There has been planning in place for 10+ years to make the junctions safer but have never gone forward due to funding..

 

[potsy]

I'm carrying a bit of extra weight at the moment, so climbing isn't easy. Working it off though.

That's the excuse I'm using too, though the 'working it off' bit isn't quite happening yet

 

[gaz]

Perhaps because I do it daily I don't flatten it out until after the bridge, mainly because of the dodgy joining what is still essentially the M23 more than a few times I have been forced to stay on the Chevrons by fast a moving artic still in lane one, and hte road surface is lumpy until just after the bridge.

Out of interest how much of a primary did you take at the Pedestrian crossing? Enough to stop a Van or enough to stop all traffic passing you through the pinch? I have written 2 times to Surrey about that crossing, couldn't beleive it when they put it in barely gets used and is so wide in the middle zero thought went in to it from a Cycling POV. Also written 3 times about he M23/A23 Junctions both North and Southbound without reply.

There has been planning in place for 10+ years to make the junctions safer but have never gone forward due to funding..

I took the line of least resistance as there was nothing behind me.
I also couldn't believe they put it in with that size. So not needed and makes it a nightmare.

 

[4F]

Oh my I have finally discovered Strava What cracking fun....

 

[Kiwiavenger]

Oh my I have finally discovered Strava What cracking fun....

now watch the remenants of your life slip away!!!

 

[4F]

now watch the remenants of your life slip away!!!

I know what you mean, first ride out using it yesterday and already I am looking at how to knock off 11 more seconds off to get a KOM (although to be fair it is a sprint as not many mountains here in Suffolk)

 

[smutchin]

I'm starting to develop a nice little virtual rivalry with a local rider. He stole one of my KOMs yesterday, so I nabbed one of his today!

Thought I'd mucked it up - it's not a difficult climb (barely a climb at all, tbh - 50-odd metres over 1km) but I went at it hard and blew up before the top... Just uploaded the data and found I'd got it by 9 seconds. Sweet!

The best thing is that I did it on fixed with a loaded saddlebag, so if he tries to nab it back, I'll just go out and ride it on my road bike. Cue evil maniac laugh...

The one he nicked yesterday is going to be harder to reclaim, but I've got to give it a go. And there are several other nice local segments I haven't even recorded a time on yet. Must try to find time at the weekend to get out on a segment-bagging ride...

d.

 

[smutchin]

Oh yes, and I reclaimed another silly segment that was also taken off me yesterday.

It was one I accidentally claimed when I went off route the other day - didn't know about it and wasn't even trying. So when I got the notification that I'd lost it yesterday, I knew it wouldn't be hard to reclaim with a bit of effort, so I made a little detour on the way home tonight...

Like I said, it's a silly segment, hardly worth the effort, but there's pride at stake here, dammit!

I'm, er, not taking this too seriously, am I?

d.

 

[SoloCyclist]

Just buried myself coming home from work only to find that I did a 3 second ride. At least I had my trusty cyclemeter on as well

Does this happen often or did I maybe just touch the start twice?