Anyone keep written records of rides?

[Globalti]

As a cyclist it should be a quill pen, shurely?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

No - all recorded online and on spreadsheets.

I do, however (as an aside), have a heap of small log books for all the climbs/hikes I have completed in the mountains each year - these go back over 4 decades and they are great to look at every now and again.

 

[johnnyb47]

I always write down my rides ,as well as recording them on Strava. Writing them down means nothing now, but in a few years time it will be nice to just look back on my cycling adventures and reminisce of days gone by :-) :-)

 

[DCBassman]

As a cyclist it should be a quill pen, shurely?

My nice Cross pen has a pull-off cap, so that would make it threadless, yes?

 

[Vantage]

I did for the first 3-4 years after buying the tourer. I kept trip, avg and max speeds at the end of each ride. At the back of the book I kept dates of odo readings and a list of parts I'd bought and when I bought them. Dates of servicing were kept too.
And all in a nice Moleskine book. There's 2 of them now. All written with a Parker Jotter I'd had since leaving school.
I got out of the habit some time ago. Not sure why though. I like reading through old journals

 

[snorri]

I have recorded details of tours of more than a few days duration and find it very interesting to revive memories long after the event.
The emphasis is on the places passed through, interesting people met, excerpts of conversations, running repairs and my state of mind as the tour progressed rather than my cycling performance or lack of. I did record the odo reading at the end of each day but not times or avg speeds etc.

 

[Donger]

I quite like the idea. My records are all in tabulated Word doc form, but whenever my computer is on the blink, I do keep a log book until the PC is restored. It is quite nice to look back over records, and to use them to set targets for subsequent years. I use Strava for route planning only .....I have records going back 10 years and 22,000 miles, but according to Strava, I have never ridden a bike at all.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Pre digital age, I used to keep the plots of possible routes, drawn on paper OS maps, with different colour pens / crayons used for route alterations. I did enjoy that, but digital stuff is far more convenient, so I’ve only used those for the past few years.

 

[Drago]

Ive logged every ride since 2011 on Garmin. Garmin connect let's you upload photos to each activity now, which is nice.

This is a lovely little notebook though.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

I use this for all my rides. I also have a spreadsheet for each bike. Strava is automatically uploaded every ride I do with my Wahoo.

 

[midlife]

I logged all my races and training rides in the 70's, going to have a hunt for the book this weekend in the garage

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I log all my rides on a spreadsheet

 

[jay clock]

I did a spreadsheet for 10 years until about 15 months ago. Suddenly decided it was nerdy and unnecessary and stopped.. About the time I got diagnosed with Parkinsons and subconsciously I suppose I thought there were more important things in life

 

[Old jon]

One spreadsheet for the two bikes here, not bothered about speeds, just a rough note of the route. Distance per consumable and per ride lets me know which tyres last longest and boring stuff like that. Another spreadsheet for the Caloi in Brazil, out of interest really. I do not know if I will ride any significant distance there, but if I do, the record has been started. And a couple of Word documents, which are my posts in Your Ride Today, on here.

 

[pjd57]

I used to do it .....pre Strava.

Much more interesting to look back on.
Should never have stopped.