Silly Commuter Stats

mcmullej

gert_lush wrote:

mcmullej wrote:

The Running Man wrote:

"batshit insane" ..... aahh - that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me :roll:

Meant it in the nicest possible way ;-)

I do have a certain understanding of the allure of this thing.

you've been very quiet so far this year mcmullej, after storming away the title last year i expected you to be leading the way again this year!

My kilometerage is up this year. By about 10%

It's just all these batshit-insane nutters.... These mentalists with nothing else in their lives. Hollow, desperate people. Fixated day after day on the glory of SC Stats. Just can't understand the appeal anymore.

Ahem.

Porgy

Clever Pun wrote:

Porgy wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

I went to log my miles today then remembered I didn't cycle

Oh no


:twisted:

I knew this in advance... hence the crackers miles on tuesday. Got a gig tonight and I want to see the band on first, it's too tricky to get home first... did not enjoy the train even though my legs were greatful

I hope it rains in devon for you

Anyone who's been on Dartmoor for more than a couple of hours will know that the weather will almost certainly change several times while you're there - involving rain, mist, hail or snow and if you're lucky, some sun 8)

gert_lush

mcmullej wrote:

gert_lush wrote:

mcmullej wrote:

The Running Man wrote:

"batshit insane" ..... aahh - that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me :roll:

Meant it in the nicest possible way ;-)

I do have a certain understanding of the allure of this thing.

you've been very quiet so far this year mcmullej, after storming away the title last year i expected you to be leading the way again this year!

My kilometerage is up this year. By about 10%

It's just all these batshit-insane nutters.... These mentalists with nothing else in their lives. Hollow, desperate people. Fixated day after day on the glory of SC Stats. Just can't understand the appeal anymore.

Ahem.

Yeah, what a lot of crazy bas****s, anyone in the top 10 should get a life :roll:

Clever Pun

Porgy wrote:

Anyone who's been on Dartmoor for more than a couple of hours will know that the weather will almost certainly change several times while you're there - involving rain, mist, hail or snow and if you're lucky, some sun 8)

I grew up in Okehampton I know damned well you'll get wet

used to cycle on the moor on my bmx, great fun...wrecked many a bike trying stupid jumps

gert_lush

I got lost somewhere near Princetown in really thick fog a few years ago which is quite impressive because there's only about 2 roads around there! Love Dartmoor, one minute glorious, next minute in fog hiding behind a tor in case a beast comes and chases you

itboffin

Mmmmh BMCA2010 now let me think..!
If that is who I think it is, thanks for the tow around the park tonight, shall repay the favour sometime

lurker!!!!

Edit: nope false alarm not him

andy83

Is it really wrong I left work and it was raining, got home and fed the animals and thought "ah well girlfriend out, im already soaked" so I decided to go out again for extra miles knowing it would push me into top 10.

this stats table has seriously took over my life, hang on I have no life

itboffin

Mmmmmm i'm very sus of Rich's 1000.4 miles I dont think his cycle comp is that accurate that he/we can rely on 1000.4 actually being enough to qualify for April...

:twisted:

gbsahne001

900 mark for the month in sight :shock:

Can't see me doing the same next month though, as all my freetime is booked for diving or children.

bmca2010

will3


bout ye

being luking about for a while, found the forerunner again so might as well stat cloking the miles for the crack

Wallace1492

salsajake wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Well tonight I will break through the 600 for the month. Very pleased at that.
Had hoped for 500 per month, so its good to beat it. Target for May must be 700.

I thought you would be going for more than 500 given your aspirations for overall contention last year, or are you still suffering from your injury? I don't think I will be able to stay ahead of you much longer though if you are upping things to 700 a month!

Aspirations for a top place last year were based on what people were posting then. 500 a month last year would have been contending for a top 10 place, but it is a whole new ball game this year, and I have adjusted my hopes accordingly. I will just be happy to try and get up to an average of 500, though the injury hampered January and February. Getting into top 40 will be a tall order, but could be achievable. Where in Midlands are you? I was riding in Cannock Chase last weekend.

Clever Pun

Hmm it's becoming increasingly clear I wont be in the top 10 this year... barring injury or me breaking some legs

boo

will3

and there's more! djw92 - did you spend all night adding those stats in one go? :?

Found out that my mini pump isn't a pump this morning. Ho hum.

CiB

will3 wrote:

and there's more! djw92 - did you spend all night adding those stats in one go? :?

Strewf. That amount of input almost merits a change request for a bulk update facility. Good effort there. 8)

salsajake

Wallace1492 wrote:

salsajake wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Well tonight I will break through the 600 for the month. Very pleased at that.
Had hoped for 500 per month, so its good to beat it. Target for May must be 700.

I thought you would be going for more than 500 given your aspirations for overall contention last year, or are you still suffering from your injury? I don't think I will be able to stay ahead of you much longer though if you are upping things to 700 a month!

Aspirations for a top place last year were based on what people were posting then. 500 a month last year would have been contending for a top 10 place, but it is a whole new ball game this year, and I have adjusted my hopes accordingly. I will just be happy to try and get up to an average of 500, though the injury hampered January and February. Getting into top 40 will be a tall order, but could be achievable. Where in Midlands are you? I was riding in Cannock Chase last weekend.

my commute is into brum from the west, go up cannock a bit - did you ride the new monkey trail there? If so, any good? Was supposed to go last night but mates cried off sick. Incidentally, how did you overtake me this week despite doing less miles than me this week? Sometimes maths really confuses me!

itboffin

Blimey 3 visits last night and one again just now, I thought I'd treat myself by riding sans rucksack you know to finish the month off in style - FAIL!!!

I hit the 17 ml mark well up on 20 mph avg turn the corner to yet another Flint and gravel covered lane completely miss the fooking boulder that proceeds to tear an inch hole in the front wheel :shock:

my roadside mechnics-foo is frankly awesome, any pro teams out there looking for a man that can change a tyre faster than an F1 pit crew.... Look no further!

Now then what tyres shall I try next?

salsajake

Continental GP 4 season

Clever Pun

tbf itb you have more practice than most, if you weren't lightening quick you'd be missing a hand or part of your brain

will3

itboffin wrote:

Blimey 3 visits last night and one again just now, I thought I'd treat myself by riding sans rucksack you know to finish the month off in style - FAIL!!!

I hit the 17 ml mark well up on 20 mph avg turn the corner to yet another Flint and gravel covered lane completely miss the fooking boulder that proceeds to tear an inch hole in the front wheel :shock:

my roadside mechnics-foo is frankly awesome, any pro teams out there looking for a man that can change a tyre faster than an F1 pit crew.... Look no further!

Now then what tyres shall I try next?

Is this the conti speed kings you mentioned some time back?

salsajake

will3 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Blimey 3 visits last night and one again just now, I thought I'd treat myself by riding sans rucksack you know to finish the month off in style - FAIL!!!

I hit the 17 ml mark well up on 20 mph avg turn the corner to yet another Flint and gravel covered lane completely miss the fooking boulder that proceeds to tear an inch hole in the front wheel :shock:

my roadside mechnics-foo is frankly awesome, any pro teams out there looking for a man that can change a tyre faster than an F1 pit crew.... Look no further!

Now then what tyres shall I try next?

Is this the conti speed kings you mentioned some time back?

aren't they an mtb tyre? 20mph average on an MTB over 17 miles would be going some!

asprilla

I'm rapidly going off Continental Tyres, my gatorskins and GP4000 are just cut-up city, and the Ultra Road Races are made of cheese.

Krylion Carbon's on the other hand are excellent.

will3

salsajake wrote:

will3 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Blimey 3 visits last night and one again just now, I thought I'd treat myself by riding sans rucksack you know to finish the month off in style - FAIL!!!

I hit the 17 ml mark well up on 20 mph avg turn the corner to yet another Flint and gravel covered lane completely miss the fooking boulder that proceeds to tear an inch hole in the front wheel :shock:

my roadside mechnics-foo is frankly awesome, any pro teams out there looking for a man that can change a tyre faster than an F1 pit crew.... Look no further!

Now then what tyres shall I try next?

Is this the conti speed kings you mentioned some time back?

aren't they an mtb tyre? 20mph average on an MTB over 17 miles would be going some!

there's a cx variant. Quite light, but paperbags when it coomes to pumctures.

will3

Asprilla wrote:

I'm rapidly going off Continental Tyres, my gatorskins and GP4000 are just cut-up city, and the Ultra Road Races are made of cheese.

Krylion Carbon's on the other hand are excellent.

I've had a set of Conti Speed Contacts. They've been absolutely excellent so far.

salsajake

are the mtb speed kings simillarly afflicted?

The only things to come through my Conti GP 4 seasons would have gone through anything I think, in each case (and there is only 4 I think) glass that I have had to pull out of the tyre or, on the one occasion, I hit a square rock which dented the rim and gave me a compression flat. 225g for a 25 section is pretty light too, for a reinforced tyre. Grip in the wet is excellent, but you do pay for it in £££s as they are about £35 each. They are wearing well though after a couple of 1,000 miles

itboffin

Nah these are vittoria pros the speedkings are hopefully for this seasons CX races, I'm riding my blue with ribble at the moment, stiff & heavy is the order of the day, thank god for carbon contact points.

Without stepping up to the next price range ie +£30 I've pretty much done every brand of tyre, the vics are good and I like the high pressure (145) but they've worn heavily in the centre after 2000 mls easy to fit too.

Think I'll stick with those for now, Condor here I come!

will3

salsajake wrote:

are the mtb speed kings simillarly afflicted?

No idea, never tried them.

My Cx ones weren't too bad until l'd worn the knobbles off (which happened in less than 1000 miles road use). then I had a flat every time it rained.

I'm sure they're lovely for off road stuff, and as I said, quite light, but not a great option on a commuter.

Porgy

Should we do a sweepstake on what ex pat scot is going to be entering later today. I'll go with 930. That'll knock me further away from theTop 10.

Wallace1492

salsajake wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

salsajake wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

Well tonight I will break through the 600 for the month. Very pleased at that.
Had hoped for 500 per month, so its good to beat it. Target for May must be 700.

I thought you would be going for more than 500 given your aspirations for overall contention last year, or are you still suffering from your injury? I don't think I will be able to stay ahead of you much longer though if you are upping things to 700 a month!

Aspirations for a top place last year were based on what people were posting then. 500 a month last year would have been contending for a top 10 place, but it is a whole new ball game this year, and I have adjusted my hopes accordingly. I will just be happy to try and get up to an average of 500, though the injury hampered January and February. Getting into top 40 will be a tall order, but could be achievable. Where in Midlands are you? I was riding in Cannock Chase last weekend.

my commute is into brum from the west, go up cannock a bit - did you ride the new monkey trail there? If so, any good? Was supposed to go last night but mates cried off sick. Incidentally, how did you overtake me this week despite doing less miles than me this week? Sometimes maths really confuses me!

I was on the roads riding out of Alrewas where my brother lives. Saw the trails and they looked quite busy and decent. I only updated last weeks and the weekend rides stats at the begining of the week, hence the overtake... not maths, just me doing it late!!

rolf_f

Yay! Achieved my targets for the month - exceeded 800 miles and beat my last years total mileage (2278) by the end of the first 3rd of the year. I am now on 2309 and just in the top 20. 8)

Did it by a quick run to the bike shop and inadvertently going via Pool (nicely touching 40mph on the MTB going down the bank), then inadvertently on to Almscliffe, then inadvertently on to Kirkby Overblow and then inadvertently on to Wetherby. Eventually got back to the shop in Headingley and didn't buy anything.......

salsajake

Kirkby Overblow is a brilliant name, worth riding to just to see the sign.