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

[Nigelnaturist]

Having done a few rides with the Edge 705 and correcting the elevation in rwgps there is very little difference, and strava actually gives slightly more elevation than the corrected elevation on rwgps

 

[Harv]

Its not much each month, and you can cancel any time.

Thanks Nigel. Might check it out this time.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks Nigel. Might check it out this time.

I did it for a month last year, wasn't for me.

 

[Harv]

What do you use to log your rides. I thought you were a Strava man.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

What do you use to log your rides. I thought you were a Strava man.

I have my own database, take the core data from the unit, and elevation correction from rwgps, strava has to many flaws

 

[Ciar]

Just a quick ride out with the Essex and Herts MTB club, first time out in Epping for a month or so to see if it had improved and it had, lovely 20+ miles of not so much mud with a
couple of hairy moments and my back brake failing to work all in all it's lovely to be back in the forest not just commuting to work.

Next Sunday 38 miles in the north downs planned, hopefully not getting lost hah!

 

[Harv]

I have my own database, take the core data from the unit, and elevation correction from rwgps, strava has to many flaws

I can understand the desire for accuracy but I like the social aspect of Strava. Can think of anything else that comes close.

Not sure the premium will benefit me either. I am a beginner after all. The additional features probably aren't relevant to me.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I can understand the desire for accuracy but I like the social aspect of Strava. Can think of anything else that comes close.

Not sure the premium will benefit me either. I am a beginner after all. The additional features probably aren't relevant to me.

I also load my data to rwgps and garmin as well as strava also sportracks this I also use to export to google earth, this helps me to plan routes, down roads I have never been down.

 

[Eribiste]

My little Cotswold Outing Audax run went well yesterday (150614). Just the right sort of day too, dry, not too hot and very little wind, ideal. Full marks to the Beacon Roads Club for organisation too. I'm not a member, but I can recommend this event to anyone. Nice munchies to start you off, and a pasta dish for when you finish! I laid down 68 miles at an average of 15.7.

Next organised ride on my calendar is the Shakespeare 100k in September for the MacMillan cancer care people.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

My little Cotswold Outing Audax run went well yesterday (150614). Just the right sort of day too, dry, not too hot and very little wind, ideal. Full marks to the Beacon Roads Club for organisation too. I'm not a member, but I can recommend this event to anyone. Nice munchies to start you off, and a pasta dish for when you finish! I laid down 68 miles at an average of 15.7.

Next organised ride on my calendar is the Shakespeare 100k in September for the MacMillan cancer care people.

A good pace over that distance, nice one.
It was nice here yesterday for riding, warm enough for short sleeves without being cold, a little NE breezy (and I mean about 3-4mph), I guess it all helped toward the pb I set, which I knew at the time was close, but like all local segments I didn't expect a pb on it.

 

[Learnincurve]

So yesterday I planned today's 17 mile road ride, then went to read a blog and came to a part about some uphill time trial race up Beeley moor "oh that area looks familiar" says I shortly followed by "oh" Having checked the map again I'm going above the moor but there is a 2.5 mile bit which goes from 41ft to 737ft and the whole thing has a total climb of 1,440 ft. This could be interesting.

 

[welsh dragon]

No cycling for me today. Granddaughter and a grandson have a dentist appointment, so grannies taxi's will be needed. Never mind, later I can plan where I'm going to ride tomorrow. Have a great ride today everyone. Or walk, or whatever your doing.

 

[BrianEvesham]

I can understand the desire for accuracy but I like the social aspect of Strava. Can think of anything else that comes close.

Not sure the premium will benefit me either. I am a beginner after all. The additional features probably aren't relevant to me.

I would like to see how I stack up with other riders my age and wieght.
Just to tight to spend the money!!!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I would like to see how I stack up with other riders my age and wieght.
Just to tight to spend the money!!!

You stack up well against me and I am younger and a lighter

Just watched the road rage Britain, and I have to say if the clips are anything like as common as were shown about cyclists it's no wonder car drivers are a bit peeved.
https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/road-rage-britain/series-1/episode-1
The bike courier I must admit was very bad, but he had never driven a car, and found driving one isn't easy, we all forget each mode of transport has it's own problems, vans and truck limited visibility (no matter how many mirrors), it was good to see the V.E.D raised but not a conclusive out come to it.
I try and thank those motorists that wait or give me time when they are behind me and have to wait to overtake safely, but there are good and bad in all walks of life, there was a comment about cyclist and trucks. I think this referred to cyclists coming up the inside of a truck, but could also have been a cyclist being just to the front and left of a truck (and this is a really bad place from the drivers point of view) and the cyclist being killed, the best way to deal with this as a cyclist is to simple wait behind the truck, cyclist speeding down the wrong side of the road and between vehicles that leaves the cyclist only inches spare is a big NO in my point of view, though overtaking stationary traffic on the right is the right thing to if safe, but if you have you cross the centre line to do this the oncoming traffic has right of way, so you do it with caution. Which brings me back to cycle lanes on the roads for the most part they are a waste of tax payers money ( a little like me) as for the most part the are ignored and can be dangerous, separate cycle paths are a different issue, but they also have there own problems.

I am not the greatest cyclist/driver in the world but I have driven/ridden from bikes to HGV's and try and see things from all road uses point of view when I ride, and whilst I had a couple of minor off's (clip-ins) and I manage a reasonable speed, in all the riding i have done in the last 2 years over 14,000 miles only a few times have i really felt a real risk of death, and a few more of serious injury, the one thing I have learnt is if an incident has passed it's not worth getting upset about it, no matter how close it came as you start to focus on that rather than being safe for the next junction or obstacle in your way, rider or driver, and that then becomes your vulnerable point lack of concentration.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

To add to the previous, I have had words with at least two cyclists running a local red light that is a really dangerous one, its why it has a set of traffic lights instead of just a junction as its blind on almost any turn until into the junction, and I nearly got wiped out at it and I was on green before I set off, so I hate to think how late the car was going through, and also a cyclist going down the inside of a stationary traffic just to save what 30's so he can set off quicker, though I must admit the distance and short climb to catch him was a little tough, during the conversation he explain he had been knocked off and had surgery to fix it pins ect as I rode away I thought I am not surprised, and just a week Sunday coming through Donny a guy ran two red lights headphones on ( I know not illegal should be in my opinion), and it took me pulling in front of him twice to get his attention, and just last night a cyclist on a bmx jumping between vehicles off the path would have crossed my path had I not shouted and been breaking, so yea cyclists are bad, we as cyclist tend to condemn the motorist when in fact most are pretty good as are van a truck drivers yet we don't often berate ourselves for our bad riding, because I know I get things wrong but because most of the time I get things right the wrongs are generally covered by the rest of the safety I put into my riding.
Having said all that you watch I will go and get splattered today