Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Mo1959]

Good morning folks

Has anybody heard of RiTMO? Apparently it's a way of comparing cycling abilities, like a golf handicap. I've never heard of it before, and wondered if it was worth signing up for (free) or if its just another thing to sync to for no point and more emails into my inbox?

I think the general concensus is that it is a bit of a gimmick designed to get you to subscribe to their training plans.

Enjoy your ride later. Just had a quick 33 miles just now before the wind really gets going. Was bad enough as it was. I know I sound like a broken record but I really hate the wind.

 

[RWright]

Good morning folks

Has anybody heard of RiTMO? Apparently it's a way of comparing cycling abilities, like a golf handicap. I've never heard of it before, and wondered if it was worth signing up for (free) or if its just another thing to sync to for no point and more emails into my inbox?

http://www.cyclingweekly.cc/ritmo

All thoughts welcome

Have a good day. Just one appointment today (supposed to be my day off, but, oops, I appear to have fitted somebody in) then lunch with a friend, followed, hopefully, by a decent ride as I'm away this weekend so can't fit my 'long ride' in around visiting the folks

Looks interesting, I signed up, imported May and June data. I am a 13.7. It was a pretty painless process but I entered a challenge that went thru May and June. When I first connected to my Strava account the default transfer did not go back all the way to May 1, only to mid May. I could not see a way to make it import the other two weeks from Strava so I imported those two weeks from the records on my home pc. If anyone imports from Strava they may want to consider how far back you want to go, save an extra step I had to do, it was pretty painless but since I am lazy...just saying. It may save a couple of minutes of someone's life or something.

 

[RWright]

I think the general concensus is that it is a bit of a gimmick designed to get you to subscribe to their training plans.

Enjoy your ride later. Just had a quick 33 miles just now before the wind really gets going. Was bad enough as it was. I know I sound like a broken record but I really hate the wind.

I went up to 18th on the mile muncher challenge. I want to win me some free stuff !

 

[RWright]

I love these days when you wake up and feel like you can take over the world, congrats on your PR and new category! Out of curiosity, how does MyFitnessPal calorie estimation compare to Strava's?

About double , with the amount of riding I am doing I try to leave at least 1000 calories on the table per day, on the short ride days or no ride days that I get hungry I will eat all the calories and once in a while a few hundred more. On the long ride days that I am not very hungry I have left over 3000 calories at the table but that seldom happens either way. Leaving about 1000 on the table every day seems to be working for me, I am down 36 lbs. since Jan 1. I am still bad about sugars, I go over on them every day almost . Sodium is hard to stay under also, very hard.

 

[Mo1959]

I went up to 18th on the mile muncher challenge. I want to win me some free stuff !

OK. You convinced me. Entered it too. I never win anything though!

 

[RWright]

OK. You convinced me. Entered it too. I never win anything though!

Neither do I but you cain't win if you ain't in

 

[Supersuperleeds]

What the hell has happened to strava lost all the people i follow on there now have to find them all again....

It uploaded one of my rides 8 times earlier in the week, and gave me all the digital badges it thought I had earned. Still have them despite deleting the rogue rides.

OK. You convinced me. Entered it too. I never win anything though!

You need to have a rest, it is killing me trying to catch your time up!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

There was a couple of inclines I've been pushing hard to get up on my route but tonight they just seemed so much easier, caused me to raise me eyebrows! Seen a few similar comments from others saying this too. Nice when you see little signs of progress. I've lost a few pounds too, 13st 12lbs when I started and tonight I'm 13st 6lbs.

You started at the weight I am aiming for! Only another 7 pound to go and I will have hit it.

 

[stevey]

It uploaded one of my rides 8 times earlier in the week, and gave me all the digital badges it thought I had earned. Still have them despite deleting the rogue rides.

Well apparantly i had 2 profiles on there for whatever reason thanks to @Mo1959 for letting me know

 

[Mo1959]

It uploaded one of my rides 8 times earlier in the week, and gave me all the digital badges it thought I had earned. Still have them despite deleting the rogue rides.



You need to have a rest, it is killing me trying to catch your time up!

Get yourself out tomorrow then..........I'm having a day off Supposed to be very wet and quite windy anyway so as good a day as any. Legs are needing it.

 

[MaxInc]

About double , with the amount of riding I am doing I try to leave at least 1000 calories on the table per day.

This seems more consistent with the readings I get from Cyclemeter app which varies from 1.5x to 1.8x compared to what Strava's estimates. The biggest gap on Strava appears when switching between bikes with the MTB more inline with Cyclemeter and the road bike quite a bit off. I would expect a similar amount +/- 10% given the same amount of time and effort regardless of bike used even if the road bike will take me further due to increased efficiency.

 

[Jon89]

hi everyone, got a road bike and started cycling around 2 months ago. At first i was just doing a 5k loop at around 12/13mph, not got much time for cycling now but I commute to work 20 miles round trip and I'm going a lot quicker.
Here's my most recent commute that i recorded, uphill as well
http://app.strava.com/activities/59898096

 

[RWright]

This seems more consistent with the readings I get from Cyclemeter app which varies from 1.5x to 1.8x compared to what Strava's estimates. The biggest gap on Strava appears when switching between bikes with the MTB more inline with Cyclemeter and the road bike quite a bit off. I would expect a similar amount +/- 10% given the same amount of time and effort regardless of bike used even if the road bike will take me further due to increased efficiency.

I know a lot of people think even Strava's calorie allowance is high. I don't pay much attention to Strava's calorie numbers since I started with MFP first and just sort of got it working for me. Losing weight quickly is not something I am after. MFP makes no bike weight allowance, I think it just uses my weight along with time and speed. The amount of weight that I lose is much less than their little predicted loss thing they show after you have entered all the daily info.

I may start looking into other more sophisticated training and diet programs later on down the road. I am going to give what I am doing one year ( I mean since I started riding again, this will be this August) before I even start to really think a lot about it. I like it simple like I have it now. I also don't really have any racing aspirations or other long term cycling goals other than to possibly credit card tour or maybe even light camping and be able to do up to 100 miles a day (if necessary ) on reasonable terrain. I also may eventually want be able to do some riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway. it is beautiful up there, one of the few places that I have seen roads constructed to be part of nature, it makes me feel great just driving on it but it is a monster, you need to be willing and able to climb.

 

[mfc1876]

You started at the weight I am aiming for! Only another 7 pound to go and I will have hit it.

I'm only 5ft 8in tall at a push (5'7 and a halfish) so I'm right on or just over the line between normal and obese or whatever it is lol!

 

[stevey]

Popped back to new LBS bought a new helmet

Also had a ride on my very first road bike test run it was on this http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/co...3773_focus_culebro_50_trp_road_bike_2013.jpeg and i must say WOW what a difference from road to MTB bit wobbly to start and trying to figure out the gears, so light so fast good accleration in a short space did i say mention WOW.

It was a bit of a baptism of fire really took it outside got my feet in the toe clips eventually then the heavens opened i got soaked but there was no way i was getting off They also had this which i didn't test ride but will do next time, quite like the look of it as well http://www.wigglestatic.com/product-media/5360080013/raleigh-revenio1-2013.jpg?w=2000&h=2000&a=7. O/H is going to talk to the boss on monday about C2W scheme see if he will agree. overall a most satisfying and enjoyable if short experience .