Bicycle thread - Page 1754

fullmonte · 11-30-2012, 06:33 PM

Had the flu/crud all week, but today was too nice to waste indoors. Got out for 9miles of single track at 7 mph avg. Only hacked up a couple of phlegm balls. Passed a guy with a leaf blower clearing the trails.

He got in some miles today.

Motocicletta · 11-30-2012, 09:46 PM

Verizon 3G service, Sansung Illusion phone, I loose GPS signal on Strava and Mapmyride apps, lots of straight lines connecting locations where the GPS reconnects, Google MyTraks works great instead and keeps acuurate GPS tracking during the ride.

Any ideas as to why ? Bad phone ? I'd prefer to use Strave or MApmyride because both are more bicycle specific.

Now I import the *.gpx file to RidewithGPS to keep records of my rides:

Gummee! · 12-01-2012, 07:53 AM

I'm legal to race again. Just renewed my license. 13mos for the price of 12

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ducnut · 12-01-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Gummee!

I'm legal to race again. Just renewed my license. 13mos for the price of 12

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On Strava, right?

Gummee! · 12-01-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ducnut

On Strava, right?

Ya know... if I had a strava account, I may post races on it to see if I couldn't match those speeds solo. ...but I'd probably just use Training Peaks, the Garmin Software, etc instead of posting anything publically.

Why do I want my competition to know how fast I'm going before I outsprint em?!

Thinking about track racing just now. Can you imagine the 'strava segment' around the track?!

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ducnut · 12-01-2012, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Gummee!

Ya know... if I had a strava account, I may post races on it to see if I couldn't match those speeds solo. ...but I'd probably just use Training Peaks, the Garmin Software, etc instead of posting anything publically.

Some time ago, I was downloading to Garmin, but, thought "Why?'. I don't really give a shit. I just wanna' ride.

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Originally Posted by Gummee!

Why do I want my competition to know how fast I'm going before I outsprint em?!

You sly dog!

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Originally Posted by Gummee!

Thinking about track racing just now. Can you imagine the 'strava segment' around the track?!

There's a velodrome, down in St Louis. It's pretty rough, but, there's a decent crowd.

Major Taylor velodrome in Indianapolis is super-nice. If I lived there, I think I'd buy a track bike. They have a skate/BMX park, right there, too.

Gummee! · 12-01-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ducnut

You sly dog!

Yer damn skippy!

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There's a velodrome, down in St Louis. It's pretty rough, but, there's a decent crowd.

Major Taylor velodrome in Indianapolis is super-nice. If I lived there, I think I'd buy a track bike. They have a skate/BMX park, right there, too.

you wanna get fast in a hurry? Race track.

LOTS and LOTS of seated power comes outta track racing. I useta be able to outsprint people sitting down. Its fun to watch em flailing about on their bikes as you're pedaling smoothly away from em.

...but I can't climb a hill quickly to save my life!

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k7 · 12-01-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ducnut

Major Taylor velodrome in Indianapolis is super-nice. If I lived there, I think I'd buy a track bike. They have a skate/BMX park, right there, too.

We had a lottery pool at work and someone asked what I'd do if I won a share.

They had never heard of a velodrome before.

melville · 12-01-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by k7

We had a lottery pool at work and someone asked what I'd do if I won a share.

They had never heard of a velodrome before.

Thing one here also--build a velodrome if'n we win the lottery.

250m, wood, indoors!

ducnut · 12-01-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by k7

We had a lottery pool at work and someone asked what I'd do if I won a share.

They had never heard of a velodrome before.

Well, I don't know if that's what I do, but, to each their own.

This gives one an idea of the standards of the place.

The BMX/skatepark.

Gummee! · 12-01-2012, 06:30 PM

ChisenhallW ain't home, but boy howdy! does HE have a story.

...so does my buddy B.

I'll let him tell C his side first.

Oh, B and I did 3-laps and then 2-laps at race pace. Got gapped by a bit on the first one after I dropped my chain from the outer to inner ring after an off-camber uphill leading into an uphill/rise (as much as there're hills where I am) and lost focus. I just couldn't close a 10m gap in the second. 0 for 2 but B was fixin to puke and I wasn't. Seems I didn't dig hard enough gotta work on that.

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TheNedster · 12-01-2012, 09:17 PM

3:20 and 42 mi. out in the mud and muck on the MTB today. I've got to get some winter tires, the back end was bound and determined to pass the front in every other corner (Continental Race Kings). Something not too knobby with a nice round profile since I ride from the house on the road to get to most rides. Your suggestions are welcome.

YakSpout · 12-01-2012, 10:45 PM

No rides for a week now and it's spitting rain and I worked til midnight last night and I went to a funeral 100mi away today.

So many excuses. So few miles.

Chisenhallw · 12-02-2012, 07:06 AM

Gummee! · 12-02-2012, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Chisenhallw

You get those pics uploaded yet?!

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11-30-2012, 06:33 PM	#26296
fullmonte Reformed Kneedragger Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Oddometer: 4,394	Had the flu/crud all week, but today was too nice to waste indoors. Got out for 9miles of single track at 7 mph avg. Only hacked up a couple of phlegm balls. Passed a guy with a leaf blower clearing the trails. He got in some miles today. __________________ "If you are looking for the typical ride to a restaurant, eat tacos, hold the middle finger over the food, stop and take a picture of a gravel road type ride, you probably won't be interested." - dlrides "A guy I know was the lead researcher for the University of Utah federally funded study of cellphone and texting use while driving. He found that your twice as dangerous as a drunk while using your cell phone and I think it was up to six times worse if the driver was texting."-dakardad

11-30-2012, 09:46 PM	#26297
Motocicletta ridetowork Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Santa Monica Oddometer: 351	MyTraks Works, No Strava Verizon 3G service, Sansung Illusion phone, I loose GPS signal on Strava and Mapmyride apps, lots of straight lines connecting locations where the GPS reconnects, Google MyTraks works great instead and keeps acuurate GPS tracking during the ride. Any ideas as to why ? Bad phone ? I'd prefer to use Strave or MApmyride because both are more bicycle specific. Now I import the *.gpx file to RidewithGPS to keep records of my rides: __________________ motocicletta Santa Monica, CA '88 R100GS

12-01-2012, 07:53 AM	#26298
Gummee! That's MR. Toothless Joined: May 2004 Location: NoVA for now... Oddometer: 25,901	I'm legal to race again. Just renewed my license. 13mos for the price of 12 M __________________ There. I've moved back to VA. Can you PLEASE change the weather?!

12-01-2012, 06:30 PM	#26306
Gummee! That's MR. Toothless Joined: May 2004 Location: NoVA for now... Oddometer: 25,901	ChisenhallW ain't home, but boy howdy! does HE have a story. ...so does my buddy B. I'll let him tell C his side first. Oh, B and I did 3-laps and then 2-laps at race pace. Got gapped by a bit on the first one after I dropped my chain from the outer to inner ring after an off-camber uphill leading into an uphill/rise (as much as there're hills where I am) and lost focus. I just couldn't close a 10m gap in the second. 0 for 2 but B was fixin to puke and I wasn't. Seems I didn't dig hard enough gotta work on that. M __________________ There. I've moved back to VA. Can you PLEASE change the weather?!

12-01-2012, 09:17 PM	#26307
TheNedster Lurkapotamus Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Perched atop the Great Central Valley Oddometer: 732	3:20 and 42 mi. out in the mud and muck on the MTB today. I've got to get some winter tires, the back end was bound and determined to pass the front in every other corner (Continental Race Kings). Something not too knobby with a nice round profile since I ride from the house on the road to get to most rides. Your suggestions are welcome. __________________ "The V-Strom Man sits up straight and only picks his nose when he is 100% sure that no one is looking." - Uncle Larry

12-01-2012, 10:45 PM	#26308
YakSpout Obstacle Allusion Joined: Dec 2003 Location: all by myself Oddometer: 5,209	No rides for a week now and it's spitting rain and I worked til midnight last night and I went to a funeral 100mi away today. So many excuses. So few miles.

12-02-2012, 07:06 AM	#26309
Chisenhallw Kilted Terror Joined: Feb 2007 Location: I've narrowed it down to 'earth'. Or 'Baltimore'. Oddometer: 1,815	__________________ ESCAAAAPE..FROMMMM...BALTIMOOOOORE! 2001 Kawasaki Concours

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