do you track your rides?

[terry_gardener]

So i started cycling again due to the lockdown and i have tracked nearly all my rides, but the last couple of times i have not bothered tracking them and just gone out and did a ride and it is quite refreshing in some way.

so do you track your rides (using any app or garmin etc)? or do you just ride without?

 

[vickster]

Yes, Strava through phone and garmin (belt and braces, delete one when home)

 

[si_c]

At the moment I'm usually just going out for a ride for an hour or so and have a rough idea of where I'm going but no fixed plan. I record my rides because I record my rides but I'm not paying too much attention to the stats at the moment. I keep track mostly from habit as I'm not really doing too much riding generally at the moment.

 

[Spiderweb]

Yes, Garmin edge 1000 uploaded to Strava on iPhone.
I like to log my rides, see progress (or not) and see what mileage I’ve done at the end of each year.
Edit - I do the same as @vickster, record rides on both devices just in case one fails.

 

[RoadRider400]

Currently using the sport active app. No need to register or pay anything. Keeps plenty of stats on each ride.

 

[I like Skol]

Yes, log my rides, but no real targets/aims. Just like to have an idea of mileage covered year to year and to keep a rough track of bike maintenance (chains/cassettes/tyres etc).

 

[CanucksTraveller]

No, not often. Strava if I'm doing a particular ride where I want to know the exact distance, but other than that I won't bother much.

 

[slowmotion]

I've had a really simple bike computer for ten years. To begin with, I was quite obsessive about keeping details of ride distances etc but after a couple of years I began to wonder what the point was. Now I just go out and enjoy myself, unworried about distances or performance.

 

[xzenonuk]

i just use strava on my phone for pretty much all my rides, i like to know how many miles etc i have done and look at where i have been on the map after a ride and think ah that turn leads to there etc and go exploring next time.

also get pleasantly surprised if i feel like i have been slow and get several personal bests etc when i check strava after a ride.

got a cheapo odometre/speedo on my mountain bike but hasnt had a battery in it for years, think ill take it off lol

 

[HobbesOnTour]

I was cycling a few years before I got a gps device. Then I discovered Strava and saw "segments" on my commute to work.
Then I started paying attention to these segments and trying to beat them.
It took a few weeks but I slowly realised that I wasn't enjoying my commute as much as before. So I changed my screen so I didn't see speed etc. and went back to enjoying the ride.
Too much of my life was measured - why in feck would I measure my time on the bike?

Having said that, I still record my rides.
A simple spreadsheet and a monthly total is a good way of tracking wear and tear on consumables.
On tour, my daily ride on Strava is easily edited to add photos and text if I like - a surprisingly pleasant and addictive task.

A nice "toy" app is Relive that will take your ride, impose it on a map and allow you to add photos. A sub gives more photos & music options. It's non analytical and is a pleasant way to show off to non cycling people

 

[steveindenmark]

I use my Wahoo Bolt to record all my rides and log them on Strava. I have set myself a goal of 7000km this year. I have never had a KOM and do not have any ambition to have one. But its good to know I am not the slowest in my age group. I find it useful for riding other peoples rides. I quite like letting someone else do the planning. I rode without the Wahoo Bolt on my bike yesterday. It was on Jannies bike and she rode with me. I had the feeling that something was missing. As if I had left something behind. When you ride every day. You know automatically what you should have with you and I didnt have the bolt 😁

 

[Brandane]

An old CatEye Strada wireless fixed to each bike (4) to keep track of mileage. If going for a ride any longer than about 10 miles, I usually clip on the Garmin and record that on Garmin Connect. Not sure why, because I never look at the ride again.

 

[ianrauk]

Garmin and my own excel spreadsheet

 

[Venod]

I use my Garmin which uploads to Garmin Connect on my phone, that uploads to Strava and RWGPS, I like to know what mileage I do in a year.

 

[gavroche]

I use Strava ( the free version) and Garmin and sometimes Relive for longer rides as I like the TdF contour effect it plays.