The KOM I am interested in is held by a serious local club rider who was racing two of his club mates through the segment. I am quicker than the two club mates but 25 seconds behind the KOM.
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SoloCyclist
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After snacking and watching the Olympics for 5hrs today I had a sudden fit of guilt. Grabbed my gear went an impromptu ride, got caught in a downpour 3mls in and scored four new decent KOM's. One was a dead heat but it still gave me a KOM crown. :-)
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
, at least I have held one KOM even if it will only be for a short time.
mattobrien
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Suffolk
Sounds like a plan. Count me in.
davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
- Location
- Hull, East Yorkshire
http://app.strava.com/segments/1158302
Check out the top 9 average speeds on this segment, that's fast....or there's some electronic jiggery pokery going on
It's pan flat btw, so they're not fast descents.
Think i'd need one of Valentino Rossi's bikes to beat that!
Check out the top 9 average speeds on this segment, that's fast....or there's some electronic jiggery pokery going on
It's pan flat btw, so they're not fast descents.
Think i'd need one of Valentino Rossi's bikes to beat that!
MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
It looks like the top guys cycled just a single lap at 27.5mph and got it matched to the segment, which then works out the speed from the distance of two laps divided by the time they took to do just one doubling it to about 55mph.http://app.strava.com/segments/1158302
Check out the top 9 average speeds on this segment, that's fast....or there's some electronic jiggery pokery going on
It's pan flat btw, so they're not fast descents.
Think i'd need one of Valentino Rossi's bikes to beat that!
Stravas pretty dodgy with segment matching, you can shortcut pretty big chunks and so long as the start/end and enough of your middle points are on course its happy to believe it. On that segment you link you could probably skip humbleton via the crossroads to the west and itd still count, but someone could/should flag your effort.
mattobrien
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Suffolk
This morning I had a go at the segment at my local reservoir, Alton Water. I cycled the 6.5 miles there as a warm up and then had an attack lap.
A lap is 7.5 miles and for a long time I have held the goal of a sub 30 minute lap.
Today I made it round in 29:21! Sadly for me the KoM is 21:19. Guess I should have attacked some of the corners a little more. It has been a couple of months since I have been out on my MTB.
So I didn't get the KoM but I did get my sub 30 minute lap and bragging rights over all my friends wh are yet to post a sub 30 minute time.
Oh and I then did another lap and cycled home. 28 miles all in.
A lap is 7.5 miles and for a long time I have held the goal of a sub 30 minute lap.
Today I made it round in 29:21! Sadly for me the KoM is 21:19. Guess I should have attacked some of the corners a little more. It has been a couple of months since I have been out on my MTB.
So I didn't get the KoM but I did get my sub 30 minute lap and bragging rights over all my friends wh are yet to post a sub 30 minute time.
Oh and I then did another lap and cycled home. 28 miles all in.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
My personal best on that is 31 minutes, I appear to have lost my nerve on my MTB since getting more into road cycling! I'm off to see to see how much faster you were than mean the Alton Water segments now
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mattobrien
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Suffolk
Good luck Andrew. I hope you go very slowly and come no where near beating me. I really do want some glory for more than 2 hours :-)
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
No fear of that happening on my bso! There are still a couple of hills at Alton Water that I have to walk up! I just looked on Strava for my 31 minute lap but it must pre-date when I started using Strava, which means it doesn't exist!
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davester65
Growing Old is Compulsory...Growing Up is Optional
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- Hull, East Yorkshire
I claimed a first this morning too, not a segment first, but rode at a speed of over 30mph 
(even it it was downhill...lol)
Thinks i might create a segment to make myself look way faster than i am
(even it it was downhill...lol)Thinks i might create a segment to make myself look way faster than i am
mattobrien
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Suffolk
Ha ha, I just managed third on this segment http://app.strava.com/segments/1455668
On the way home from Sainsbury's on my hybrid.
Na na to the big boys on their carbon bikes who are only just ahead of me
On the way home from Sainsbury's on my hybrid.
Na na to the big boys on their carbon bikes who are only just ahead of me
