steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
I think they is awake to that.
Seeing some of the distances and VM some achieve is just mind boggling.
Seeing some of the distances and VM some achieve is just mind boggling.
The "I will ride _____km in 2024" thread - commit and conquer here!!
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c3024446
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I've found the use of a spreadsheet is really helping me towards my target (6038km) - It's got a req'd rate of 16.5km / day, I enter in the previous day's riding, and it spits out exactly how far I'm ahead / behind the required at that date. Only 50km behind now after a lazy start to the year!
Winter is going to be the tough bit - really want to get well ahead of the req'd kms before those colds months kick in, don't want to be 500km behind after winter and go "oh well" and give up on the goal.
Winter is going to be the tough bit - really want to get well ahead of the req'd kms before those colds months kick in, don't want to be 500km behind after winter and go "oh well" and give up on the goal.
Nothing better than riding to/from work. I did a 65 hour week in 5 days last week but still managed to ride all days. No matter how worn out I was I still loved the 'me time' the bike gave me. Having your fav trails between home and work doesn't hurt either!!
franco cozzo
Likes Dirt
fuck yeah...nice dedication. :whoo:
ive always had a lot of respect for day in/day out commuters...i can imagine some days weather, fatigue, load luggin can be a pain in the ass.
great thing is when you ride daily ive found strength & endurance gains are much greater (as long as you dont overdo it)
steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
On the weekend I undertook a ride that was the equivalent of what would be my one way commute both in terms of total distance and vm.
No way I'm commuting !!!
No way I'm commuting !!!
I do the same. I have a spreadsheet with a page for each month linked to graphs on the final page.
Those graphs also have the K's from the last few years in as a comparison
should hit 3000km on Friday.
Elbo
pesky scooter kids git off ma lawn
I usually opt for the roadie for commuting, as there's no trails between home and work, but that would be great to hit some singles on the way to and from work! Yesterday, Epping Road was backed up from Wicks Road to Centennial Avenue, I couldn't count all the cars I passed, but in a short stretch up from the Lane Cove River I lost count at around 50 cars… on a 4 lane road, that's 200 cars! Why anyone insists on driving single-occupant cars in Sydney in beyond me.
Elbo
pesky scooter kids git off ma lawn
I'm not day-in/day-out, but usually manage 4 out of 5 days. Definitely get home feeling a lot more worn out, but I'm also not wasting 6hrs of my life every week sitting in a car. I'll vouch for your claim of strength and endurance gains, never felt better than this last year that I've been commuting most days. Highly recommend it, does wonders for your mental state too I feel.
Not to mention the waste line! It justifies my cake habit.
Daniel Hale
She fid, he fid, I fidn't
180km behind.tackle the otway 300 300km/5000 elevation... if you dont like getting wet otways isn't the place to ride though
MarioM
Likes Dirt
Its not that I don`t like riding in the wet , and I do when its not too heavy , but the rain we had this way was torrentialand bogged the trails badly , plus I`m not a fan of destroying a trail for the sake of a ride .
Daniel Hale
She fid, he fid, I fidn't
big week, 200km with 3500 elevation, my arse is sore though
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
What qualifies as a worthwhile commute distance? The most I have to ride is 8km there and back to take my daughter to daycare (three times A week)
Just noticed something shit, second time occurring. I'm riding along and my bike computer (Garmin Edge 500) says I'm sitting still. Last time I knew it was about 500/1000m off the correct distance. Today, I rode about 25km and noted at the 17km mark that the computer had stopped at 5km. Pretty pissed that I missed the Ks that I put out today and some of my fast sections were on the money for a PB.
Now I'm wondering how many Ks I've lost altogether. Anyone else ever experienced this problem?
Now I'm wondering how many Ks I've lost altogether. Anyone else ever experienced this problem?
bear the bear
Is a real bear
Suggest pairing it with a speed sensor.
Raced Wembo in Rotorua about a week ago and the laps were coming up 3k short due to tree cover except for those that were running stand alone sensors....just a suggestion
Great suggestion, except that I've actually got both speed and cadence sensors, which makes it even more strange!
The best bit of info I've found is that the battery on the speed/cadence sensors might need replacing.