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  • amnezia
    amnezia Posts: 590
    londonlivvy wrote:
    will3 wrote:
    I'm slightly confused about the people who's YTD and January columns don't match. If you didn't do the miles in January, just exactly when did you do them?

    In my case i didn't join the stats thingy til the 6th Jan (or so, I forget), by which time I'd already done 115 miles. I couldn't be bothered/ couldn't work out how to enter them all individually as different trips so just entered the previous total and now going on from there.

    yeah i did the same. My total mileage is still correct
  • chopperHarris
    chopperHarris Posts: 119
    Porgy wrote:
    hello neighbour - what time do you head through welling then?
    Normally around 7am, sometimes a bit later if i have been on call overnight, your local then i take it? whereabouts are you
    08 Felt Compulsion 2 SE
    09 Corratec S-light
    10 Giant Defy 2
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    chopperHarris wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    hello neighbour - what time do you head through welling then?
    Normally around 7am, sometimes a bit later if i have been on call overnight, your local then i take it? whereabouts are you

    I set off from welling - though rarely as early as 7.00. I normally head off anytime from 8.00 to 9.30am.
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Back wheel's now looking iffy - two broken spokes - slightly out of true.

    don;t think I can risk riding it home, so will be getting on train.

    and train again tomorrow.

    Goodbye top 10 :(
  • mkirby
    mkirby Posts: 365
    mwahahaha im of the starting blocks fear my humongous 9.3 miles.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Porgy wrote:
    Back wheel's now looking iffy - two broken spokes - slightly out of true.

    don;t think I can risk riding it home, so will be getting on train.

    and train again tomorrow.

    Goodbye top 10 :(

    Did you have an off?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • hambones
    hambones Posts: 407
    Progress thwarted! The roads were totally clear last night meaning i could get out for a night ride on my road bike. Snow overnight meant it was back to the mtb for the slow grinding commute in this morning....
    Still breathing.....
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    itboffin wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    Back wheel's now looking iffy - two broken spokes - slightly out of true.

    don;t think I can risk riding it home, so will be getting on train.

    and train again tomorrow.

    Goodbye top 10 :(

    Did you have an off?

    it was a new wheel just before xmas - I should have checked it for loose spokes a couple of weeks ago but didn't.

    Ho hum, I'll be back in the saddle next week though.
  • chopperHarris
    chopperHarris Posts: 119
    Porgy wrote:
    chopperHarris wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    hello neighbour - what time do you head through welling then?
    Normally around 7am, sometimes a bit later if i have been on call overnight, your local then i take it? whereabouts are you

    I set off from welling - though rarely as early as 7.00. I normally head off anytime from 8.00 to 9.30am.

    May see me then when im on call overnight then, normally leave between 8 and 9.

    Silver Specialised Allez
    08 Felt Compulsion 2 SE
    09 Corratec S-light
    10 Giant Defy 2
  • chopperHarris
    chopperHarris Posts: 119
    Porgy wrote:
    Back wheel's now looking iffy - two broken spokes - slightly out of true.

    don;t think I can risk riding it home, so will be getting on train.

    and train again tomorrow.

    Goodbye top 10 :(

    Cleaned mine on Tuesday night ready for the ride in on wednesday and found my rear wheel was pretty much seized solid! thought it felt tough on the ride home!, an hour later the hub was stripped and rebuilt with fresh grease and spinning as it should, the ride in this morning was definetly easier, was fine at the weekend when i gave it a quick going over so must have been all the salt and slush on Monday and Tuesday that killed it.
    08 Felt Compulsion 2 SE
    09 Corratec S-light
    10 Giant Defy 2
  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    chopperHarris wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    chopperHarris wrote:
    Porgy wrote:
    hello neighbour - what time do you head through welling then?
    Normally around 7am, sometimes a bit later if i have been on call overnight, your local then i take it? whereabouts are you

    I set off from welling - though rarely as early as 7.00. I normally head off anytime from 8.00 to 9.30am.

    May see me then when im on call overnight then, normally leave between 8 and 9.

    Silver Specialised Allez

    I'll wave :D 8)
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    First rest day this year :D
    Lots of pasta and rice for dinner, water, water, water & early night

    Not planning anything honest :roll:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • spursn17
    spursn17 Posts: 284
    I'm not on the 2010 list, and when I try and sign up to add myself it tells me I'm already there.

    What am I doing wrong?
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,461
    spursn17 wrote:
    I'm not on the 2010 list, and when I try and sign up to add myself it tells me I'm already there.

    What am I doing wrong?

    Just add some miles, they automatically go into 2010.


    Not too many though.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • spursn17
    spursn17 Posts: 284
    Cheers, added 71.

    sorry Wheezy :lol:
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Yo - that's me back on the board with some real commuting miles. Jeez it was cold, and wet, and a puncture halfway didn't add much to the joy & merriment. All my clobber should have dried out in time for the return journey this evening tho. Bring it on.

    Porgy - slow down man. You're out of sight almost. :wink:
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    Finally back on the bike. This flu malarkey doesn't half take it out of you!
  • mcmullej
    mcmullej Posts: 136
    Mid-table mediocrity for me.

    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    Now I know why the Inuit have so many different words for snow. Out on the MTB last night and it was just crazy. Sludgy, squishy snow on top of compacted icy snow with patches of bare mud. Whereas last week there was crispy fluffy snow followed by a different texture of squishy sludgy snow. It all looked the same. But places that we re ok last week were impassable last night. It was a real effort to get any where.

    Only did half our regular route. Didn't feel like we only did half though.

    Bring on the thaw!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I see Londonlivvy has put in a blinder 127 miles in a day in this weather, phew!
    No chance of me pulling any of those distances just yet, still banked out an extended 32 milers this morning, hopefully with the same on the way home, weather permitting.

    I did notice the odd twinge of ligament pain in the knee, mmmmh! will have to keep an eye on that one.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • T00THBRU5H
    T00THBRU5H Posts: 18
    Am I allowed to back date mileage? Signed up today but did 5 trips from Ealing to Hyde Park (and back) since 01/01/2010. I've added them anyway :lol:

    Hello!
    My road bike!
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    mcmullej wrote:
    Mid-table mediocrity for me.

    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    !

    Indeed, once the new years resoluters have lost their resolve.......
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    mcmullej wrote:
    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    And commute distance - my maximum total will be less than 3k miles though there might be some potential for summer extensions but that's a bit tricky.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    Rolf F wrote:
    mcmullej wrote:
    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    And commute distance - my maximum total will be less than 3k miles though there might be some potential for summer extensions but that's a bit tricky.

    Presumably only if you take the direct route? Or do you live on a very small island?
  • londonlivvy
    londonlivvy Posts: 644
    itboffin wrote:
    I see Londonlivvy has put in a blinder 127 miles in a day in this weather, phew!
    No chance of me pulling any of those distances just yet, still banked out an extended 32 milers this morning, hopefully with the same on the way home, weather permitting.

    I did notice the odd twinge of ligament pain in the knee, mmmmh! will have to keep an eye on that one.

    um. no. Not 127 miles in a day. Ever. I have no idea what I've done. I am clearly being blonde. But if I remove that, then I end up with 151 miles, which is also tosh. I've gone through my mapmyride records - total of 312 - less the 48.9 miles on rollers and so have a total of 263. I've updated accordingly.

    Sorry! but thanks for spotting that.

    I am now going away skiing for the weekend so I shall have sunk even further down the table by the time I get back!
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Now, I know I'm never going to trouble the higher echelons, but should I sign up with the knowledge that my current YTD takes me just above CiB? :twisted:
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    T00THBRU5H wrote:
    Am I allowed to back date mileage? Signed up today but did 5 trips from Ealing to Hyde Park (and back) since 01/01/2010. I've added them anyway :lol:

    Hello!

    Welcome! :)
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    will3 wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    mcmullej wrote:
    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    And commute distance - my maximum total will be less than 3k miles though there might be some potential for summer extensions but that's a bit tricky.

    Presumably only if you take the direct route? Or do you live on a very small island?

    Difficult to find a happy medium - my direct route is pretty safe and pretty direct and not too horrible for Leeds! Most of the alternatives aren't really a great regular option - eg I could get some good miles in via North Leeds but it would require some high stress mileage on the way back. Not to mind for the odd weekend ride but not that enticing on a regular basis. I do have alternatives but most involve more height gain than horizontal gain!
    Faster than a tent.......
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    Rolf F wrote:
    will3 wrote:
    Rolf F wrote:
    mcmullej wrote:
    Oh well, always said it was about consistency. Let's see where we all are in a few weeks....

    And commute distance - my maximum total will be less than 3k miles though there might be some potential for summer extensions but that's a bit tricky.

    Presumably only if you take the direct route? Or do you live on a very small island?

    Difficult to find a happy medium - my direct route is pretty safe and pretty direct and not too horrible for Leeds! Most of the alternatives aren't really a great regular option - eg I could get some good miles in via North Leeds but it would require some high stress mileage on the way back. Not to mind for the odd weekend ride but not that enticing on a regular basis. I do have alternatives but most involve more height gain than horizontal gain!

    Have you considered just riding to work, back home, back to work in the morning and then the reverse in the evening? Or if that's too much, you could just go partway home in the morning. Easy to do extra miles if you really want to.
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Now, I know I'm never going to trouble the higher echelons, but should I sign up with the knowledge that my current YTD takes me just above CiB? :twisted:
    Sign up asap. I've got another 21 miles going home tonight so it'll only be a temporary blip. :wink:
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    T00THBRU5H wrote:
    Am I allowed to back date mileage? Signed up today but did 5 trips from Ealing to Hyde Park (and back) since 01/01/2010. I've added them anyway :lol:

    Hello!
    You are. That's what the starting mileage in the Sign Up page is for, and the Adjust Mileage option on the main updates page. As long as you've done the miles you can stick them on the leaderboard.

    No rollers / turbo miles though. We frown on that.

    Enjoy.

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