Strava.com - Put your money where your mouth is
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mental that is allRule #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.0 -
To be honest I don't really get it, much like everesting or so on, I get ride a boris/chopper/etc up MT Ventoux or similar but just numbers?0
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https://www.strava.com/activities/373377352
yesterdays effort on the commute home, the KOM was on my radar however only equaled
will make it mine soon ! 
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Now Hill Climb season is here I wanted to test my form out.
Seemed good and got a 100 Climbs KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/5788549?filter=overall
Then 9th up Gun Hill, that was used in the 2011 TOB: https://www.strava.com/segments/921757?filter=overall
Bloody hurt. :roll:0 -
Aww, his and hers KOM/QOM's. How cuteNow Hill Climb season is here I wanted to test my form out.
Seemed good and got a 100 Climbs KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/5788549?filter=overall
Then 9th up Gun Hill, that was used in the 2011 TOB: https://www.strava.com/segments/921757?filter=overall
Bloody hurt. :roll:
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Some fecker only went out yesterday at stole one of my few KOM's the bleeding cheek of it, not only that but they nailed it, 26 mph over my 24.5 which has stood for a long time, well I couldnt let that lie now could I especially as i'd booked today off work :twisted:
27.5 mph 'ave it :twisted:
Now to go back out and hunt down this feckers KOM's - i smell blood :twisted: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.0 -
Tour of Britain went along my commute on Wednesday. I lost one of my KOMs that had stood for a year or two, I went from 1st place to 21st. Managed to hold on to another one, though
Thing is, I know they were in a top-class peloton, but:
a) It was into a headwind - my attempts were 'slight' tailwinds
b) They didn't know exactly where each of the segments started and stopped - I think I knew the course to the millimeter.
and even more depressingly:
c) They were doing the same speeds for 140 miles that day and repeating it every day for a week where I was done almost exactly at the end of each segment.
Truly another breed.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19700983#p19700983]UndercoverElephant[/url] wrote:Tour of Britain went along my commute on Wednesday. I lost one of my KOMs that had stood for a year or two, I went from 1st place to 21st. Managed to hold on to another one, though
Thing is, I know they were in a top-class peloton, but:
a) It was into a headwind - my attempts were 'slight' tailwinds
b) They didn't know exactly where each of the segments started and stopped - I think I knew the course to the millimeter.
and even more depressingly:
c) They were doing the same speeds for 140 miles that day and repeating it every day for a week where I was done almost exactly at the end of each segment.
Truly another breed.
At least only 20 of them are uploading to Strava, you could have been 121st 0 -
swapped bikes, ribble carbon sportive for scott emptied my water bottle and reduced repair kit to an inner tube / tyre lever
smashed the ar$e out of the same fellas other fast KOM 27.4 avg up a short i.e 30s effort, it might only be 4% but a very satisfying days work.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.0 -
I'm going to seriously lose my shite if Strava doesnt stop averaging down my ridesRule #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.0 -
I'm going to seriously lose my shite if Strava doesnt stop averaging down my rides
It's always done that though? I lose 0.5 - 1 mph on average, sometimes more if I'm caught at the lights a lot (this is with garmin).
It doesn't cope with stop /start traffic very well in my opinion...cyclemeter used to give me a higher average (akin to the garmin) as well0 -
19.1 avg down to 18.7 is just not onRule #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.0 -
19.1 avg down to 18.7 is just not on
true...0 -
Stupid question perhaps but i'll ask anyway
do you think people go out running especially for Strava segments?
Like walking or jogging to the start then going for it?
I of course do NOT run its ungentlemanly, however Mrs itboffin does and has been getting those "emails" but mentioned that someone who took the segment looked like they'd walked most of the route bar that segment.
could it be?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.0 -
Stupid question perhaps but i'll ask anyway
do you think people go out running especially for Strava segments?
Like walking or jogging to the start then going for it?
I of course do NOT run its ungentlemanly, however Mrs itboffin does and has been getting those "emails" but mentioned that someone who took the segment looked like they'd walked most of the route bar that segment.
could it be?
I know plenty of riders who do that on the bike...0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19713067#p19713067]UndercoverElephant[/url] wrote:Stupid question perhaps but i'll ask anyway
do you think people go out running especially for Strava segments?
Like walking or jogging to the start then going for it?
I of course do NOT run its ungentlemanly, however Mrs itboffin does and has been getting those "emails" but mentioned that someone who took the segment looked like they'd walked most of the route bar that segment.
could it be?
I know plenty of riders who do that on the bike...
erm yep i may have done that ...recently :oops: :twisted: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.0 -
I got one of those emails the other day. I didn't even know I had held the bleeding thing so I couldn't crow about it, now it's gone. Might have to cycle to my parents' soon.0
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that's another thing what is with those emails when they never showed on your profile in the first place!?!
lameRule #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.0 -
Took the geared bike out to have a go at Keyser_Soze's KOM on my commute, a nice 1.5mi stretch with no lights.
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Didn't manage it. 6th. About 5 seconds off 2nd. And Keyser is another 15 seconds clear of that. Balls.0 -
Link to segment?0
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Ah yesLink to segment?
https://www.strava.com/segments/711961
There's a 20mph speed limit and what seems to be a functioning speed camera, which makes me think there aren't many draft-assisted times up there.
Still, more work required.0 -
There's a 20mph speed limit and what seems to be a functioning speed camera, which makes me think there aren't many draft-assisted times up there.
I set my time when it was clear - not a good segment for traffic along there as there are a couple of pinch points/stretches of parked cars where traffic slows down lots, plus a few bus stops and zebra crossings. Good times need a decent wind as it's still quite exposed close to the river. Still you've equaled my fourth fastest time along there, will have to either pull my socks up or 'cheat' and go at the weekend when it's dead "Mummy Mummy, when will I grow up?"
"Don't be silly son, you're a bloke, you'll never grow up"0 -
It was indeed dead. Sat in the middle of the road to avoid the parked cars and got lucky with no buses etc.There's a 20mph speed limit and what seems to be a functioning speed camera, which makes me think there aren't many draft-assisted times up there.
I set my time when it was clear - not a good segment for traffic along there as there are a couple of pinch points/stretches of parked cars where traffic slows down lots, plus a few bus stops and zebra crossings. Good times need a decent wind as it's still quite exposed close to the river. Still you've equaled my fourth fastest time along there, will have to either pull my socks up or 'cheat' and go at the weekend when it's dead
I'm not going to get close on the fixed gear, so any goes at pinching it is will be cheat efforts on the CX 0 -
Just uploaded 8 Strava activities (commutes) and discovered I've got my one KOM back, by 5 seconds. You're not getting that one back quickly, Peter Hughes 8)
40km/h through Millfields Park is probably a bit cheeky though... :oops:0 -
Londoners, you're all too slow!
http://insights.strava.com/#prclt-NCmR1zWV
Bloody Dutch cyclists are faster!0 -
that link doesnt work for me, must be their recent association with Garmin rubbing offRule #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.0 -
that link doesnt work for me, must be their recent association with Garmin rubbing off
Try a modern browser, Granddad. :twisted:0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19718074#p19718074]UndercoverElephant[/url] wrote:Londoners, you're all too slow!
http://insights.strava.com/#prclt-NCmR1zWV
Bloody Dutch cyclists are faster!
a generous interpretation of London if the average ride is 16 miles and 200 metres of climbing.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19718289#p19718289]UndercoverElephant[/url] wrote:that link doesnt work for me, must be their recent association with Garmin rubbing off
Try a modern browser, Granddad. :twisted:
Well edge is out of the question that doesnt work with any website 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.0
