Silly Commuter Stats

rolf_f

Of course, another devious but possibly useful column would be climb divided by mileage. Effectively gives the average gradient (ie a measure of how hard the miles people are riding are). Would be a very small number so might need to be multiplied by an appropriate factor.

e.g
Miles Feet Climb Gradient x100
Salsajake 1674 8838720 114770 0.013 1.30
Rolf F 1372 7244160 61000 0.008 0.84
Jimmypippa 3115 16447200 137060 0.008 0.83
jthef 2193 11579040 36864 0.003 0.32
bigease 3000 15840000 23980 0.002 0.15


So, now we can see that Salsajake is a bit of a climbing hero, Jimmypippa and I are sound runners up and jthef and bigease have a pretty easy life

Edit - what happened to wysiwyg? The table works perfectly well when writing the post but submitted looks rubbish!

CiB

That's a good one. Watch this space...

WYSIWYG works when you view your deliberations in the text edit box, but HTML shows multiple spaces as one space so all the formatting disappears.

prawny

If I have a go at the height thing but get confused can I delete it? I'm estimating 105450ft so far, based on 1850ft per day it maight be more. If I manage to go out not commuting it's usually a hilly one, just ask whyamihere :?

CiB

prawny wrote:

If I have a go at the height thing but get confused can I delete it? I'm estimating 105450ft so far, based on 1850ft per day it maight be more. If I manage to go out not commuting it's usually a hilly one, just ask whyamihere :?

Just update it to zero by subtracting whatever height you've already added.

jimmypippa

salsajake wrote:

jimmypippa wrote:

#1 in height gain (and that is a conservative estimate)

looking at your profile, that commute must be about 250m height gain both ways (must be fun on the way home!) I guess your height is coming from non-commuting rides in the peaks too though. Then again, you have been almost twice as far as me this year, so you are probably right about it being conservative.

According to bikehike:

Total Ascent:	244	m	 
Total Descent:	96	m
Total Ascent:	799	ft	 
Total Descent:	315	ft	

so just under 350m/round trip. Just over 1100 ft.

This is my commute home, so it can be a little less fun, especially with a headwind...

The last 50m are a right sod.

prawny

ChrisInBicester wrote:

prawny wrote:

If I have a go at the height thing but get confused can I delete it? I'm estimating 105450ft so far, based on 1850ft per day it maight be more. If I manage to go out not commuting it's usually a hilly one, just ask whyamihere :?

Just update it to zero by subtracting whatever height you've already added.

Right it's only going to be approximate because I haven't got a garmin (yet) and I've changed y rout a couple of time but my usual route is 1997ft of climbing round trip. I'll work it out in a bit thewife wants a drink :roll:

Edit it's only 1886ft, bike hike took a detour in the middle. :roll:

CiB

Rolf F wrote:

Of course, another devious but possibly useful column would be climb divided by mileage. Effectively gives the average gradient (ie a measure of how hard the miles people are riding are). Would be a very small number so might need to be multiplied by an appropriate factor.

So, now we can see that Salsajake is a bit of a climbing hero, Jimmypippa and I are sound runners up and jthef and bigease have a pretty easy life

What a great idea. It's in - height / miles * 10 to make it a sensible figure. Nice. I like that. Award yourself an extra 200 feet climb Rolf F.

rolf_f

ChrisInBicester wrote:

What a great idea. It's in - height / miles * 10 to make it a sensible figure. Nice. I like that. Award yourself an extra 200 feet climb Rolf F.

Thank you very much ChrisInBicester - I might just do that

mcmullej

itboffin wrote:

biondino wrote:

ITB, the point of the divisions is that the non-updated stats are by definiton inaccurate, and the very out of date ones just distort the reality all the more.

mmm this is all beyond me now i'm going back to my spreadsheet

You're not fooling anyone.

Can you prove your whereabouts at the time of Rich's incident this week?

Rich158

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

itboffin

Rich158 wrote:

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

It won't be the same without you dude but glad you alive and on the mend, i'll make Mcmullej suffer from the both of us :twisted:

:roll:

mcmullej

Best of luck with the recovery, Rich. Come back soon!

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ITB, bring it, old man.



Actually, that's me for August, off on hols tonight with no bike. Perversly looking forward to some proper winter commuting from Sept onwards. Might get me some lights and do off road night commuting... hmmm.

jimmypippa

salsajake wrote:

jimmypippa wrote:

#1 in height gain (and that is a conservative estimate)

all that stands between us is this...

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/354595/photo1.html

until you update your stats, it is now 99' short of Everest...

mmm up eccles pike I think...

prawny

I'm cathing up fellas :twisted:

itboffin

mcmullej wrote:

Best of luck with the recovery, Rich. Come back soon!

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ITB, bring it, old man.



Actually, that's me for August, off on hols tonight with no bike. Perversly looking forward to some proper winter commuting from Sept onwards. Might get me some lights and do off road night commuting... hmmm.

How long you on holiday for .....?? :roll:

Tiz a good day to ride

cjcp

Rich158 wrote:

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

You'll not be at Palace then on Tuesday? Big wuss.

Hope you're recovering, fella.

roger_merriman

Rich158 wrote:

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

have you been given any idea as to what sort of time scale?

itboffin

Pssst #32

Spent my entire ride today battling with wasps, wind and auto shifting rear mech, still nice day to ride

itboffin

Working from home today so just a little CX practice

Rich158

roger merriman wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

have you been given any idea as to what sort of time scale?

Not yet, but as soon as I can grip the gars I'll be on the bike. Frustratingly the legs are fine, it's just my ability to grip, through the shoulder injury, that's affected. At the current rate of recovery it could be at least two weeks :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

roger_merriman

Rich158 wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

To ITB & Mcmullej, I'm going to be off the bike for the foreseeable future :evil: :evil: due to my recent accident.

Good luck in the duel for the top guys, I'm going to withdraw gracefully

have you been given any idea as to what sort of time scale?

Not yet, but as soon as I can grip the gars I'll be on the bike. Frustratingly the legs are fine, it's just my ability to grip, through the shoulder injury, that's affected. At the current rate of recovery it could be at least two weeks :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

well as long as it doesn't harm the shoulder probably a good thing and probably driving you potty!

GraemeT

Woohoo :!: I am a winner
I may be a lowly 29th in the oveall year to date race, but I'm the first one to reach my August target 8)

Come on you slackers, keep up

prawny

Whoop whoop, I'm in the top 20

salsajake

GraemeT wrote:

Woohoo :!: I am a winner
I may be a lowly 29th in the oveall year to date race, but I'm the first one to reach my August target 8)

Come on you slackers, keep up

Nice one Graeme - and on a day when you moved up a place too - whoops, no you didn't!

Porgy

I have given up on August. I hate the weather - it's muggy and hot and I've been far too busy at work - what with an external audit, visits to depots and stores, etc.

But come September - I'm gonna go for the thousand miles!! :twisted:

itboffin

I'm still no. 1

redvee

itboffin wrote:

I'm still no. 1

For visits from her, or something else?

salsajake

itboffin wrote:

I'm still no. 1

out of interest, what is your daily commute and how often do you do it (assume every day and a long way!) How much non-commute riding do you do, and is that with cycle clubs, racing, sportives etc? Just wondering what it takes to practically live on the bike as you appear to!

itboffin

salsajake wrote:

itboffin wrote:

I'm still no. 1

out of interest, what is your daily commute and how often do you do it (assume every day and a long way!) How much non-commute riding do you do, and is that with cycle clubs, racing, sportives etc? Just wondering what it takes to practically live on the bike as you appear to!

45-50 miles a day commuting
no club rides ever just social rides with the SCRers, the odd sportive but not really as many as I should/could
I also ride pretty much every Sat/Sun or whenever we have a family social event, take this weekend i'm riding to the IOW via the New Forest - ace!

prawny

If it wasn't for the bank holiday I'd have made my target this month CRAP! I hate bank holidays! :evil: :evil: