Where Do You Log Your Mileage

[jimboalee]

Everything over 10 miles goes on a spreadsheet.

Everything that is recorded on Egde 605 goes on Garmin Training Centre.

All Audax rides for a series award go on Garmin Basecamp.

When AUK award is complete, gpx files go in a seperate folder on PC and USB HDD.

 

[byegad]

Why bother?

 

[Hacienda71]

I used to log on cylogs but it crased fairly constantly as folks on CC know; I now log on My Cycling Log; don't trust that 100% either so simultaneously I also log my mileage in a spread sheet.

No crashes since it was relaunched.

 

[Davidc]

My Cycling Log, along with a plenty of others from here.

Also on a spreadsheet, where the 2 bikes are separate with all the maintenance records.

 

[The Jogger]

I joined my cycling log. You can't upload from a garmin can you?

 

[Baggy]

Why bother?

Why not?

I've got a basic Excel spreadsheet and still use Cyclogs.

 

[dodgy]

I use SportTracks, completely automated assuming you have a cycle GPS such as Garmin Edge etc. I can't be bothered manually entering in data to a spreadsheet, or even worse a web-site (which might go down). SportTracks obviously is able to tell you not only how far,fast,high,cadence etc etc, but also crucially for me - where you rode.

Anyway, to the question of 'why', for me it's a great motivator to try and beat October 2009s mileage in October 2010, or perhaps ride more ascent in the same month etc.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Why bother?

I'm of the same opinion. It's of no interest to me how many miles I've ridden. Life's too short.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I don't log mine either. I did buy a computer a couple of years ago but I realised after a short while i wasn't bothered with what it was telling me so i took it off.

 

[aabradys]

I use an iPhone app called cyclemeter, works well for me.

 

[zigzag]

i don't use any logging sites or softwares, just calculate rough estimate. commuting miles + miles from longer rides (>100mi, easy to remember) + few hundred miles from local getting abouts. this year the total will be 5-6k miles.

 

[ufkacbln]

Had a quick look at Ascent. I presume you are happy with it. Is the mapping reasonable? I am looking for something to download from a Garmin 705 and want a decent mapping software.

thanks

...ish

The use of his system to review does not need excellent mapping, ALl is based on "Virtual Earth", and the US Topo etc do not cover the UK.

The satellite mapping provided is fine, and you can also choose street or hybrid as in this image:

I tend to use Bike Route Toaster for planning

 

[Crankarm]

I know roughly how many miles I used to do but that was between me and my bike. I certainly wouldn't give information on my cycle riding habits to any third party website even if it was Garmin.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I certainly wouldn't give information on my cycle riding habits to any third party website even if it was Garmin.

Yeah - 'the man' ain't getting my mileage either!

 

[Fiona N]

I use Polar training software although I must admit I very rarely ask it to add up the mileage. I'm more interested in comparing HR response over particular routes as a measure of fitness during the year. I don't find mileage to be a particularly good indicator of anything much and anyway the totals wouldn't include any mileage done when I wasn't using a HRM as none of my bikes or trike has a separate odometer.