Ride Reports

vermin

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Stats:

Distance 71.15 mi
Duration 4h:26m:39s
Avg. Speed 16.0 mph
Max. Speed 34.9 mph
Calories 5093 kcal
Total Ascent 2661 ft

I was VERY surprised at the average speed for a solo ride for myself.

Ride profile:

How did you manage to burn so many calories on that ride? :shock:

Out of interest I compared your stats to a ride I did last weekend:

Stats (from Strava)

Distance 69.7 mi
Duration 4h:12m:33s
Avg. Speed 16.5 mph
Max. Speed 40.3 mph
Calories 2838 kcal
Total Ascent 5669 ft

So thats roughly the same distance, ride time and average speed, but with more than twice as much climbing. So what did you do to burn the extra 3000 calories? :?: :?: :?:

Kieran_Burns

I'm fat. Thanks for rubbing home the fact.

I'm going to go to the kitchen now and eat cheese until I throw up.

vermin

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I'm fat. Thanks for rubbing home the fact.

I'm going to go to the kitchen now and eat cheese until I throw up.

Bulimia - that's the spirit.

If the data's accurate, that's a monster effort.

Kieran_Burns

vermin wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I'm fat. Thanks for rubbing home the fact.

I'm going to go to the kitchen now and eat cheese until I throw up.

Bulimia - that's the spirit.

If the data's accurate, that's a monster effort.

Endomondo vs Strava:

Same ride Strava stats
Distance 71.2mi
Time 4:27:47
Climb 2,661ft
Avg Power 135W
Energy used 2,163kJ

vermin

Kieran_Burns wrote:

vermin wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I'm fat. Thanks for rubbing home the fact.

I'm going to go to the kitchen now and eat cheese until I throw up.

Bulimia - that's the spirit.

If the data's accurate, that's a monster effort.

Endomondo vs Strava:

Same ride Strava stats
Distance 71.2mi
Time 4:27:47
Climb 2,661ft
Avg Power 135W
Energy used 2,163kJ

Lies, damned lies, etc :roll:

dhope

vermin wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

vermin wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I'm fat. Thanks for rubbing home the fact.

I'm going to go to the kitchen now and eat cheese until I throw up.

Bulimia - that's the spirit.

If the data's accurate, that's a monster effort.

Endomondo vs Strava:

Same ride Strava stats
Distance 71.2mi
Time 4:27:47
Climb 2,661ft
Avg Power 135W
Energy used 2,163kJ

Lies, damned lies, etc :roll:

Lies, damned lies, statistics, and the speeds quoted on the SCR thread

bobbygloss

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Stats:

Distance 71.15 mi
Duration 4h:26m:39s
Avg. Speed 16.0 mph
Max. Speed 34.9 mph
Calories 5093 kcal
Total Ascent 2661 ft

Endomondo vs Strava:

Same ride Strava stats
Distance 71.2mi
Time 4:27:47
Climb 2,661ft
Avg Power 135W
Energy used 2,163kJ

Was that a typo, quoting kJ instead of kcal? Otherwise, it's barely 500kcal on Strava.

Kieran_Burns

That's a paste from Strava

meanredspider

Another dull Highland ride - can't imagine why anybody lives here

meanredspider

itboffin

nice would qualify for MTFU points going up or going down if its icy otherwise its just meh!

meanredspider

itboffin wrote:

nice would qualify for MTFU points going up or going down if its icy otherwise its just meh!

Ha - wet road, the tell-tale rainbow of diesel and sporting "widow-maker" Rubino Pro tyres :shock: 8) Rolf F thinks I have cajones the size of planets

Fortunately, as my grandfather used to say into his 90s, the devil isn't in a hurry for the ones he's sure of... :twisted:

meanredspider

Continuing the series - this time a 50k off-road MTBer on the Black Isle

itboffin

Talking of diesel spills walking out of Waterloo station into the new canoe racks something had clearly dumped a full tank of fuel into the river (road)

itboffin

Totally bummer of a ride yesterday, I'd planned 65 miles from home down to the edge of the new forest and then back on myself to our family farm for Christmas dinner no 1.

I'd planned an easy pootle for the first half then nail the second, but 23 miles in the PF pays a visit only the second this year. Not a problem I pull over whip out my spare tube, fit and start pumping ...nothing not a sausage is going into the tube, on inspection I find the removable conti valve core is finger tight, great!

I couldn't get it to stay in place, okay so I'll repair the existing one, 15 mins to find the tiny hole then I discover my vulcanising glue has set hard and I have no self glueing patches in this saddle bag. FFS

So a call to the support car and a cold wait by the roadside is how my ride ended.

Back at home I've found the value itself is faulty is doesn't seal, one for the bin then I find the cause of my deflation a thorn still embedded in the tyre despite my checking all in all I wasn't meant to continue that ride.

meanredspider

Gorgeous weather for it

itboffin

bored shiteless of the turbo I decided to take the MTB for a spin, i'd assumed the paths would be rock hard.

Nope!

firstly getting there the roads are just sheet ice, so back home to switch tyres 8) now suitably shod i hit the very first trail and its just deep soaking ice filled mud & puddles, i chanced my luck on the canal path.

FAIL! even worse most of it was so deep and slippery even the studded tyres struggled.

back to the turbo dungeon tomorrow :evil:

edit: did another lap anyway :roll:

itboffin

Back out on the MTB with studs this morning and the roads were ice free just wet & muddy, apart from the masshoof weight of my current set up I also need to look at the gearing, some of the short climbs had me almost passing out.

meanredspider

Which studs have you got, ITB?

itboffin

On the MTB conti spikes on the old now gone CX schwable studs

davis

Riding in rural France is better than in the UK. It just is.

itboffin

my 2015 reduced commuting plan is going swimmingly, 2 turbo sessions, 4 commutes and 2 leisure weekend rides just perfect, now if this wind could just do one!

itboffin

well that was an interesting 50 miles of cold (2c) wind and a sidewall punctures whilst descending at speed :shock: managed to patch the tyre, replace the tube and limp to the nearest LBS (5 miles) availed myself of their track pump and continued on my merry way 8)

Not that bad in the end, not one of my fastest rides but heh miles is miles

itboffin

Serious case of rules 5 & 9 this weekend, there's no way I could even if i wanted to ride today, its epic here at the moment.

meanredspider

itboffin wrote:

Serious case of rules 5 & 9 this weekend, there's no way I could even if i wanted to ride today, its epic here at the moment.

Yesterday I think I peaked at about 16kmh in one direction on the flat and over 61kmh in the other. Kessock bridge was shut

DrLex

itboffin wrote:

Serious case of rules 5 & 9 this weekend, there's no way I could even if i wanted to ride today, its epic here at the moment.

Ain't much better a little to the West; currently planning on MTB'ing at 3 p.m. when a lull is forecast.

itboffin

Actually yesterday was harder to descend due to the gaps in the hedges, bloody lethal. I hit 11 mph on one descent where its normal to be in the high 30s without pedalling.

Very unwise to be on a bike on those conditions, still at least i'm home and dry today because its horrific out there. Belgium eat your heart out.

tgotb

First outing on the tandem with TGOTB junior on Saturday, complete with cake stop at Roehampton cafe. Huge success, we even took a few scalps :-)

msmancunia

Did only my second ride of the year on Friday - I've been otherwise engaged transcribing interviews with various football managers to the tune of a quarter of a million words in the evenings and weekends. Colleague asked if I wanted to ride the Tissington trail as we were both off, so agreed.

Somehow, we ended up going north when we thought we were going south, came off the trail, and did a very hilly 10 miles through the lanes of Derbyshire on MTBs before we realised we'd gone wrong :oops:

But, it got me back on my bike. And confirmed how unbelievably unfit I am....

Kieran_Burns

msmancunia wrote:

Did only my second ride of the year on Friday - I've been otherwise engaged transcribing interviews with various football managers to the tune of a quarter of a million words in the evenings and weekends. Colleague asked if I wanted to ride the Tissington trail as we were both off, so agreed.

Somehow, we ended up going north when we thought we were going south, came off the trail, and did a very hilly 10 miles through the lanes of Derbyshire on MTBs before we realised we'd gone wrong :oops:

But, it got me back on my bike. And confirmed how unbelievably unfit I am....

https://youtu.be/7CFMldw5EmE

Next time you're in the area give me a shout, I like to loop through.